Just got QX9650 ES O0

Specification :

Processor QX9650 ES (thanks to Intel Indonesia)
MB Gigabyte GA-X38-DS5 (F4B BIOS) know as X38-DQ6 by CPU-Z
VGA Gigabyte GeForce 8800GT 512 MB
Memory Team DDR2-1200 2 GB Kit (thanks to Foxhound)
HDD WD Caviar 320 GB SATA II
PSU Gigabyte Odin Pro 1200 Watt
Cooled by Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 + Thermaltake 12 cm Smartfan
Memory Cooled by Corsair Memory Cooling




On air result @ 4.4 GHz vcore 1.72 volt

80K++ on 3DMARK 2001 SE



45K ++ on 3DMARK 2003



25K ++ on 3DMARK 2005



16K ++ on 3DMARK 2006 (CPU clock only stable @ 4.63 Ghz)




Super PI 32M @ 4.3 Ghz (update PI 32 @ 4.4 Ghz will publish soon)




to be continued.......

This post has been edited by Lodewijk: Dec 9 2007, 10:34 AM

4.4Ghz on air?? nice

Great review.

wow QX9650 ES 4.4ghz..

but the vcore applied made me

don't worry, penryn cool enough . Can you imagine Q6xx using that vcore on air ??? hahahaha

This post has been edited by Lodewijk: Dec 8 2007, 11:26 PM

d@ng it.. those word would bring me to throw my kentsfield

tha's why la... at first... wow... 1.7vCore, that's too much, how hi/lo the idle/load temp?

it's not really 1.72 volt needed for 4.4 Ghz.

Here's the situation :

- X38-DS5 vcore option above 1.6 volt increment from 0.0025 change to 0.05v (1.65, 1.7, 1.75, 1.8 etc)
- Vdroop on this mobo around 0.03, and real vcore detected by CPU-Z/Everest difference with BIOS setting around 0.03 too. Example : you set 1.65 volt in BIOS, the real vcore you get is : 1.65 - (0.03 + 0.03) = 1.59v
- When i need 1.68 volt for CPU, i can't set the vcore 1.7, because the real vcore applied will be 1.64. So i must go 1,75 volt on BIOS, get real vcore 1.72 and vdroop up to 1.68 - 1.69. This is the real vcore for the CPU.

About idle temp around 31 - 35 degree and full load reach 47 - 50 degree

Hmmm.... but still high vcore wor...... what's the default vcore?

I wonder whether these new 45nm proc can stand high vcore or not.... you know, narrower space, increase risk of electromigration, etc....

BTW, the temperature is cool!!!

Default vcore detected is 1.25 volt Time will answer your question about that.... i can't answer it now...

I see. Could you give some OC capabilities of this proc on each vcore setting? E.g. Stable OC at 1.3v, 1.35v, 1.4v, 1.5v, or something like that...... wanna know how they OC on lower vcore....

Edit : Oh ya, what's your vdimm setting?

This post has been edited by kmarc: Dec 8 2007, 11:57 PM

okay if i have time i'll do that... since i want to see this baby doing with dry ice first.

My dimm setting for all the benchmark 2.55 volt.

1.7vcore idle temp around 31c?
but the retail price of QX9650 is killing

Q9450 for most people.

Yeah, my next target is the Q9450...

Best bang for buck....

nice clock benny~! btw while the penryn seems to be a very2 good ocing chip, i wonder why it seems like clock per clock it has same performance as the current quad core..

maybe the extra l2 cache is too overkill .. currently...

if so, people who is not intends to oc extremely, might not have benefits migrating from kentsfield to penryn..

btw i hope the retail one also can hit as high as the ES.. or perhaps better than that!!

1.7 vcore and that kinda temp? jesus imma throw my kentsfield now lol

yap Q9450 best bang for buck... but there's a problem if you want to OC it...the multi is too low.. you will need very very good MB to reach higher clock with it.

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Added on December 9, 2007, 8:16 amthanks irenic

Retail QX9650 is a monster !!! Can do 4 Ghz only with 1.25 -1.35 volt...and i saw somebody can reach 4.7 GHz with only 1.68 volt.

This post has been edited by Lodewijk: Dec 9 2007, 08:16 AM

wad i can say...

A few reviews showed that the wolfdale is, on average, faster than conroe by about 5-10%. Can't remember about kentsfield vs yorkfield though.... IIRC, the most benefit would be those apps that take advantage of SSE4, especially video apps....

Oh ya, forgot about the CPU multipler. Hmmmm.... actually not a problem for me as I'm not an extreme overclocker. Currently using the E6750 with 8x multiplier too....