i3 initial results.....got bclk?

[Brian y.]

Spent some time tonight playing around with a i3 Clarkdale and was mostly interested in what kind of bclk I could attain with it......

i3 CB @ -160 (runs done at -130~-133)VTT@1.56v
MaximusIIIFormula
Corsair GT Cas7 PC16000 2x2GB
ASUS 5870 x3
Ultra x3 1600/Corsair HX1000
Otti pot
Thanks to ASUS for the support

Don't laugh at the memory as it was all it would run or scores but I was pretty impressed by the blck it was running at. Yeah three cards were overkill for the setup but ask me if I care

first some runs at x19

This CPU loves vcore, that is for sure







now to crank the vcore a little and try it again at x21



looks as if GT3 bugged low......






ran Vantage but I somehow forgot to save the screenshot....

and here is the max bclk......yup only that much higher



Thanks for looking

[Oliver]

wicked stuff, i3 seems to be alot of fun if you need to get kicking around with other than GTs or for people running on budget

thanks for posting

keep pushing it

[[XC] gomeler]

Need a higher multiplier Looking good though on that bclk, now just wait for the 25x multiplier and you are kicking at 6GHz+.

[Don_Dan]

Nice runs, and you're using a pot by Otterauge too!

Did you run some PI too?

Be careful with the Vcore though, I know a guy who killed his Clarkdale at 2V.

[3oh6]

Did you run some PI too?

killed it...or simply put it out of its misery like a wounded animal?

[borec]

nice BCLK

[Blue Storm]

wow, impressive BCLKgreat results Brian

[miahallen]

Nice Brian...I asked my contact for i3...

It is very hard to get a i3 CPU at this time, Intel is strictly control their product information at this time. Any information about Clarkdale CPU cannot be released before NDA date(7. Jan).

[ajaidev]

I have one but no mobo to run it on searching for a H55/57 "wannna test the gma also"...

The tests look great but not as good as i had hoped for but with time i am sure 6+ OCs will be done soon.

[kiwi]

Yep, multi is a problem on these for xtreme benching.

I have one but no mobo to run it on searching for a H55/57 "wannna test the gma also"...

I have plenty of BLKDH55TC available for around 90 euro But not i3

[massman]

That's quite a lot of vcore for that clock frequency. I suppose you needed to increase the vcore for higher BCLK results? Any thoughts on the scaling of bclk with added vcore?

[aslanwas]

congrats, nicee vcore as well

[WaterFlex]

Clarks are beautiful mainstream chips

[Duniek]

I have one but no mobo to run it on searching for a H55/57 "wannna test the gma also"...

The tests look great but not as good as i had hoped for but with time i am sure 6+ OCs will be done soon.

YES
where is h55/57?

[Monstru]

Got a few around here

[Benji Tshi]

Hehe, you have BCLK but no CPU multi, i have CPU mutli but no BCLK ( http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=867462 )
My i5 661 seemed to be wall around 210 BCLK, no matter the temperature/volts/mainboard or anything. Moreover, the behaviour was like a Lynnfield, which means -90/-100 CB and 1.55-1.6v, more was not good...

[ChinStrap]

7xx(MHz) ram?

why not 11xx(Mhz)?

won't it do it?

[Brian y.]

Nice runs, and you're using a pot by Otterauge too!

Did you run some PI too?

Be careful with the Vcore though, I know a guy who killed his Clarkdale at 2V.

after seeing that the BIOS would not allow any CAS changes(you could set it but it would not take)I figured that it would honestly be a waste of time atm but will probably give it a shot as there are a couple more variables that I did not get to test during the sessions and a couple more things I noticed that i need to try again to verify that it was indeed what was behind some of the success that I had with the scaling of this CPU.

Been using an Otti pot for quite awhile, it is one godly pot

I have one but no mobo to run it on searching for a H55/57 "wannna test the gma also"...

The tests look great but not as good as i had hoped for but with time i am sure 6+ OCs will be done soon.

already been done as I have been told by a friend. 6.7GHz 1M is at 6.5xx seconds. PP is atrocious due to memory limitations.(No, I have not seen screenshots but he is a little more than reliable )

That's quite a lot of vcore for that clock frequency. I suppose you needed to increase the vcore for higher BCLK results? Any thoughts on the scaling of bclk with added vcore?

vcore scaling was not of importance in regards to bclk scaling as I could max out on the highest multi at the same bclk at 1.56v. The higher vcore was just to stabilize the CPU. The 1.8v was needed to pass Vantage and I just kept it there for the rest of tests.

A combination of VTT and a certain something else was what I found to help scaling more than anything else....I need more proof before I say what it is to make sure it was not a fluke, not trying to hide anything

Hehe, you have BCLK but no CPU multi, i have CPU mutli but no BCLK ( http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=867462 )
My i5 661 seemed to be wall around 210 BCLK, no matter the temperature/volts/mainboard or anything. Moreover, the behaviour was like a Lynnfield, which means -90/-100 CB and 1.55-1.6v, more was not good...

I can honestly say that this CPU was nothing like what I had previously encountered with Lynnfield although all my Lynnfield CPU's were duds

Always appears hard to come across CPU's that have the best of both worlds

7xx(MHz) ram?

why not 11xx(Mhz)?

won't it do it?

nope. From what I have seen so far they are locked in regards to memory....hopefully this is just an ES deal.

Was weird staring at CAS 5 as it has been awhile

[ajaidev]

And now i9 vs i5 aka i3 "Well because i have switched off HT"



Not too shabby, also the RAM is locked BTW so cant OC it.... the HT is turned off because it was not very stable with it on it may have needed more Vcore but i did not have the balls to raise it over 1.5v



Yep i9 totally r*pes the poor i3/i5 well everybody knew it would lol

The good:

Its a good chip i mean it will sell no doubt about it its like a half i7.
Performance is good but does not fell as smooth as the i7 9xx.

The bad:

Needs vcore i am surprised how much vcore this eats, it eats even more vcore than the i5 750 i had "Which also ate a lot" but this is a 32nm chip dam
After 1.5v you better have some gooood cooling, i mean good.

The ugly:

I want the H55/57 cant test the dam GMA without it.
P55 had initial problems could not even boot with the thing in had to use a i5 750 to boot and then flash the mobo.

[franklin5252]

Nice overclock keep the updates coming in.

[Sebastione]

I wonder what these chips can do 24/7 on air....
Is this a recommendable upgade to anyone running a E8XXX above 4 Gigs?
Somehow I have my doubts....

[MaJ0r]

Nice, nice. I want to look more results

[TinTin]

Spent some time tonight playing around with a i3 Clarkdale and was mostly interested in what kind of bclk I could attain with it......

i3 CB @ -160 (runs done at -130~-133)VTT@1.56v
MaximusIIIFormula
Corsair GT Cas7 PC16000 2x2GB
ASUS 5870 x3
Ultra x3 1600/Corsair HX1000
Otti pot
Thanks to ASUS for the support

Don't laugh at the memory as it was all it would run or scores but I was pretty impressed by the blck it was running at. Yeah three cards were overkill for the setup but ask me if I care

first some runs at x19

This CPU loves vcore, that is for sure







now to crank the vcore a little and try it again at x21



looks as if GT3 bugged low......






ran Vantage but I somehow forgot to save the screenshot....

and here is the max bclk......yup only that much higher



Thanks for looking

Nice result, try Deluxe, I have tested it, bclk stronger than Maximus Formula III.

Here is my 540 initial trial:

Test Platform:

CPU: Intel I3 540 3.06G
MB: Asus SaberTooth P55
RAM: Adata XPG 2200+ CL8 2GX2
Display Card: Asus HD5970
PSU: Antec Quattro 1200W OC Edition
Cooling: LN2

5.52G direct boot to win7 X64



5.52G 3D03: 146699


3D05 is very low, don't know is it bug-low or Ram freq limited....



255X18 bclk


Highest clock is 5565MHz @ 1.7V, waiting for cpuz web site, it is down now...

SaberTooth only have 1.7V Vcore max, I need to go back to deluxe again...

[majkel84]

I wonder what these chips can do 24/7 on air....
Is this a recommendable upgade to anyone running a E8XXX above 4 Gigs?
Somehow I have my doubts....

Mine i5 661 do 4500MHz on somwhere between 1,4-1,45v

It depends on price range. Nevertheless 170$ is a bit too much for this chip.

I think lower memory divider will be typical for all Clarkdale chips. It's Intel's strategy to differ performance drop of dual core's with HT to real quad core i5 750.

[moky33]

hi all

sorry to disturb your topic brian but i need help,i've got mIIIf and i test a core i3 540.but impossible to go over bclk 195..this chip seems to be a bomb,actually stable 4.5 at 1.32vcore:



all multiplier don't pass 195,with vtt ,qpi,pch etc ...nothing do !!! this new cpu locked? or i do something wrong..?

i have last bios m3f 2001..

Brian,if my post disturb ,say me i will delete it.

if someone can help me to exploit this chip...(ram gskill 17600 pi )

Many thx !


moky