X58 Chipset B3 Stepping Changes

[jcniest5]

So, can anyone say anything good about B3 stepping? Any better bclk, stability, anything at all? I assume quite a few people should have boards with B3 by now...

I surely hope so because I'm holding out until more boards have it before getting my second rig.

No difference in clocking between B3 and B2 on the same board/BIOS. B3 addresses some power management and low power state errata along with a few other minor changes but it was not meant to address performance changes. Performance improvements will come from better BIOS and board designs along with continued manufacturing process maturity on the X58, not any B3 stepping design changes.

Well, although what you said may be true according to what's stated by Intel on paper, we have yet to prove that it's indeed true in real live use. Not saying your statement is false, I'm just saying without any real bench with the same board but new B3 chipset, it has yet to be provened true neither way. It's all pure speculations right now.

Having said that, I have yet to see any old boards with the new B3 chipset. So far the only one that has the B3 is EVGA's LE board, but it's not an old board...it's rather new. When I start seeing older boards with the newer B3 chipset, then I will jump on one, not sure which one it is, though.