AMD 12-Core MagnyCours System Overclocked 3.2Ghz !!!!

[haylui]

Holy crap! 12 threads @ 3.2ghz w/ only 1.037v?!?!?!?

How does this hold up to other chips (phenom II, i7/5, C2Q) clock for clock?

And whats up with 10mb for L3? Isn't that an error or something with the way the system is utilizing the L3 cache, so it only shows up at 10 instead of 12?

Nice stuff.

clock for clock is 99.9% similar in single threaded apps
maybe will be a few percent faster in multi-threaded apps, thanks to HT Assist

low operation voltage thanks for the increasingly matured 45nm manufacturing process; nothing to do with the architecture

[blindbox]

Aww you just had to post it in the news section did you? Good thing comes to those who search for it (it was in the AMD section for a looong time)

[nn_step]

Go MCM... Began has the CPU core wars

[gOJDO]

While 3.2GHz is not impressive as a number, the specs of the CPU are damn impressive. 12 cores, 3MB L1, 6MB L2, 10MB L3.

[AKM]

While 3.2GHz is not impressive as a number, the specs of the CPU are damn impressive. 12 cores, 3MB L1, 6MB L2, 12MB L3.

Fixed.

[Smartidiot89]

Fixed.

Or 10MB L3 depending on if probefiltering is off/on

[v0dka]

While 3.2GHz is not impressive as a number, the specs of the CPU are damn impressive. 12 cores, 3MB L1, 6MB L2, 10MB L3.

Early ES and 3.2Ghz overclock is not impressive? Yeah the word overclock alone is amazing on this platform. And the voltage is really low too. I say you dont fully understand the meaning of this number here.

[kl0012]

Impressive stuff. Waiting for battle of giants (aka Magny Cours vs. Nehalem EX).

[nn_step]

While 3.2GHz is not impressive as a number, the specs of the CPU are damn impressive. 12 cores, 1.5MB L1, 6MB L2, 12MB L3.

fixed
[Since each core has 64KB L1 Data, 64KB L1 Instruction, 512KB L2 Unified, and each die has 6MB L3]

[K404]

Is it really low voltage? as in...REALLY?


Its not as if CPU-Z voltage monitors have EVER been inaccurate.....

[Smartidiot89]

fixed
[Since each core has 64KB L1 Data, 64KB L1 Instruction, 512KB L2 Unified, and each die has 6MB L3]

Or 10MB L3 depending on if probefiltering is off/on

Again

[v0dka]

Is it really low voltage? as in...REALLY?


Its not as if CPU-Z voltage monitors have EVER been inaccurate.....

If you would take time to read the thread posted by S7, you would know the answer. And that it was done on stock (1.1v). http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...4&postcount=61

All attempts to downplay this result fail.

[nn_step]

Again

the amount of physical L3 is not changed, only the amount that is free for allocation changed
Thus to say a total of 12MB of physical L3 is accurate but if you would like we could always make the distinction of the logically available L3 [Which fluctuates significantly during software execution for several reasons such as the shrinking and growing of the probe directories]

[K404]

If you would take time to read the thread posted by S7, you would know the answer. And that it was done on stock (1.1v). http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...4&postcount=61

All attempts to downplay this result fail.

6% off from CPU-Z. My point stands.

It wasnt a comment on the quality of the result

Checking CPU-Z validations- the way most external ppl will see this result- will give them wrong info about the work done. Id rather see CPU-Z not report voltages than do it wrong.

[informal]

He did it on default vcore(3.2Ghz) and there was slight variation in cpuz readings,that's all.

[annihilat0r]

More Ram
Multiple 58xx series GPUs
some SSD's for kicks
More volts and cooling.

Then win Vantage, or any other benchmark you desire. (aslong as it scales)

so we can play Crysis at last

[Calmatory]

Actually just let the thing mature and get into mass production, give it a proper motherboard and cooling and I could see this thing hitting HIGH. 12 cores @ 6 GHz with LN2?

[Glow9]

While 3.2GHz is not impressive as a number, the specs of the CPU are damn impressive. 12 cores, 3MB L1, 6MB L2, 10MB L3.

What? Isn't that like saying a P4 at 4Ghz would be better than a i7 at 3.2Ghz, I don't think so.

[Manicdan]

this is based on instanbul, which is not the same as phenom right? im not sure how different the architecture is, i just know its 2 more cores. so i havnt a clue how well we should see these OC if we look at phenom numbers

[informal]

It's based on Lisbon,a slightly different revision from Istanbul. There are things that are improved/added when compared to Shanghai,but details are scarce atm. OCing should be similar to desktop(deneb) cores if not better,but we need open multiplier for serious OCing which will come next year with Thuban desktop version.

[Manicdan]

It's based on Lisbon,a slightly different revision from Istanbul. There are things that are improved/added when compared to Shanghai,but details are scarce atm. OCing should be similar to desktop(deneb) cores if not better,but we need open multiplier for serious OCing which will come next year with Thuban desktop version.

hmm, good news. now i wonder if this will be enough for me to switch away from my 940/ddr2 setup, or if i should stick and wait for 32nm 8-12 core chips

[mursaat]

Noone noticed the wPrime numbers?

1024M - 75.768s
32M - 3.539s

For those unfamiliar with wPrime numbers, I quote mr chew*:

Here's the times he beat guys , no longer current Wprime Wr's

wP1GB 01min55.988sec Pheelon AMD Opteron 8382 2612.0 1.20 Air
wP32M 04.304sec Pheelon AMD Opteron 8382 2612.1 1.20 Air

So close to 1 sec faster for 32M and more than 40 sec faster in 1GB

[LowRun]

Aww you just had to post it in the news section did you? Good thing comes to those who search for it (it was in the AMD section for a looong time)

Speaking about a long time, i'm surprised Movieman didn't show up in the AMD section thread, hope the poor old man's heart didn't let him down after seeing that task manager screenshot

[Smartidiot89]

I think we've all forgotten something... This is an engineering sample, i don't think the official ones will have an unlocked multiplier.

[Chad Boga]

Do people think this is gonna be released as a desktop processor, or less than $2,000?