Overclocking Individual Cores

Jan 20, 2013
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Is it possible to overclock individual cores? It seems like there is a difference of a couple hundred mhz between what each core can achieve. I'm running a FX-8320 @1.35v and using OCCT for stability testing while using task manager to set affinity.

Core #0- 3.9ghz
Core #1- 4.0ghz
Core #2 - 4.2ghz
Core #3 - 3.8ghz
Core #4 - 4.2ghz
Core #5 - 4.2ghz
Core #6 - 4.1ghz
Core #7 - 4.0ghz

I can't achieve more than a 3.8ghz OC because of Core #3. At 4.2, the core temps hit a max of 60 degrees after a hour of stress testing but continuously return errors so I want to hit the max multiplier on each of the cores. Is this even possible?

Thanks guys

AMD FX-8320
ASRock 970 Extreme4
Corsair Vengeance @1600mhz; 1.65V
Hyper212 Evo
GTX 650
CM HAF 912; 2 fans at 50%, one front and one back
Corsair CX500
 

notty22

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Jan 1, 2010
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I believe AMD's Overdrive will let you o/c each core in Windows.

http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/amd-overdrive/Pages/overview.aspx


http://sites.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD_OverDrive_Utility_AMD.COM_Release_Notes.pdf
AMD OverDrive™ Utility

Release Notes for Version: 4.2.6.0638
Release Date: Feb 2013

The award-winning AMD OverDrive™ gives you complete c
ontrol of your system. Personalize your experience
in real time with easy-to-use screens designed fo
r novice to expert users. AMD OverDrive™
allows user to
tune parameters to help system stability, optimize perfo
rmance, and control cooling/acoustic characteristics.

This version of AMD OverDrive™ Utility supports
systems with the following AMD products:
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AMD A10, A8, A6, and A4 Series APUs
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AMD FX Processors 8000, 6000, and 4000 Series Processors
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AMD A85X, A75X, and A55 Chipsets
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AMD 9-Series Chipsets
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AMD 8-Series Chipsets
Page 11 : Individual core control
Read the performance tuning guide for more information
 
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Ayah

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Jan 1, 2006
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Guess I'm wrong, kinda weird though. I wonder how multithreaded programs react to cores performing at different levels.