Have a look at what I'm playing with

[imported_Phil]

Iiiiiinteresting....

Note the bit highlighted (badly, sorry) in red. WCPUID doesn't seem to know what this processor is...

72C under full load (testing in a small case for airflow problems), 45C idle. Temperature climbs 20-25C in a few seconds when Prime95 is started.

Anybody want to see anything more?

 

[shoRunner]

a 660?

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: shoRunner
a 660?

If that's the correct code number, then yeah :thumbsup:

3.6Ghz Prescott, with NX support and 64-bit extensions.

Runs pretty well, all things considered.

I would have posted this a bit earlier because the CPU has been with us for a few weeks, maybe a couple of months, but I haven't gotten around to it yet

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend
Iiiiiinteresting....

Note the bit highlighted (badly, sorry) in red. WCPUID doesn't seem to know what this processor is...

72C under full load (testing in a small case for airflow problems), 45C idle. Temperature climbs 20-25C in a few seconds when Prime95 is started.

Anybody want to see anything more?

I want to see more, please send it over to meee!!!

 

[Bozo Galora]

ya, confidential means its an Intel engineering samplre, which also means its unlocked downward

and CPUID will have to be updated to detect the new series of cpu's

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
ya, confidential means its an Intel engineering samplre, which also means its unlocked downward

I thought that engineering samples were fully multiplier unlocked, not just downwards?

and CPUID will have to be updated to detect the new series of cpu's

Yeah, I'm going to send the data over to H. Oda today sometime, hopefully he can update it to recognise the new revision.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: DaFinn

Originally posted by: Dopefiend
Iiiiiinteresting....

Note the bit highlighted (badly, sorry) in red. WCPUID doesn't seem to know what this processor is...

72C under full load (testing in a small case for airflow problems), 45C idle. Temperature climbs 20-25C in a few seconds when Prime95 is started.

Anybody want to see anything more?

I want to see more, please send it over to meee!!!

Heh

 

[poor Leno]

Eh.. but how could it be a 660, when it has a 128 K L2 cache??

 

[Bozo Galora]

I see youre at 72 degrees. I have often wondered if those piss poor reviews of the new chips are just reflective of CPU throttling going on without user knowledge. There is now a software that monitors thermal throttling, but I'm not sure its ready for latest Intel.

Here it is - be interested to see your results:

http://www.panopsys.com/throttlewatch.php

 

[Yanagi]

660.. ? Get new ram and play with the multis. This oughta be fun

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Bozo Galora
I see youre at 72 degrees. I have often wondered if those piss poor reviews of the new chips are just reflective of CPU throttling going on without user knowledge. There is now a software that monitors thermal throttling, but I'm not sure its ready for latest Intel.

Here it is - be interested to see your results:

http://www.panopsys.com/throttlewatch.php

We've tested the thermal throttling point when designing our thermal solutions - 94C.

I haven't had the balls to find the shutdown point yet.

 

[mwmorph]

i dont know man. i wouldnt trust the WCPUID stuff. i mean mmx isnt supported? isnt mmx supported in almost all chips?

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
i dont know man. i wouldnt trust the WCPUID stuff. i mean mmx isnt supported? isnt mmx supported in almost all chips?

Yeah, that is strange...

The first, non-extended, page of Feature Flags shows MMX as being supported though.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: poor Leno

Eh.. but how could it be a 660, when it has a 128 K L2 cache??

You've got me there

There's a few things here that I don't think WCPUID is picking up correctly.

I'll re-run with Sisoft Sandra when I get back in the office later on today, to see if that can see everything properly.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend
I thought that engineering samples were fully multiplier unlocked, not just downwards?

ES's come in all sorts of flavors. I have two that are completely unlocked, another that is completely locked, another than can be adjusted down, etc... It just depends on whether or not that particular sample process included the locking step.

 

[dev0lution]

Looks like a 660 that WCPUID isn't picking up info on properly....

 

[intogamer]

wcpuid didn't update it with the sample chip. Ebay that thing. Though INTEL will rip your ballz off.

 

[Vee]

Incorrectly recognized 660, 561.
Or something else, Celeron E 461

 

[JBT]

Why don't you use CPU-Z instead of WCPUID.... WCPUID is old... when was the last time they updated that thing? I think CPU-Z is alot more accurate too and has more useful features.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: JBT
Why don't you use CPU-Z instead of WCPUID.... WCPUID is old... when was the last time they updated that thing? I think CPU-Z is alot more accurate too and has more useful features.

I had a feeling I was using the wrong program.... sigh.

Still, it's gone back to testing stock now, so the next time I get it out, I'll have a play. I don't have much motivation to get a motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard disk, CD-ROM, etc out of stock just to run CPU-Z on it That's more paperwork than I'd like for a Friday.

Plus, we don't have any boards capable of overclocking it

 

[daveshel]

Damn the NDA, full speed ahead!

 

[boshuter]

I have a 3.4 version of the same cpu sitting here, it's an engineering sample also. I just got it and a 3.8es to play with..... and I do have a good oc'ing motherboard

 

[imported_Phil]

You know, it's interesting that I'm really not bothered by a 3.6Ghz chip these days

I guess it's because the Mhz race was over and done with once 1Ghz was out of the way.
I did, however, go and watch an Athlon64 3500+ system install Windows XP down in Production the other day - good gawd that was quick.