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E5200 OC/BenchMark Thread.(56k warning)

Its running at 400x12.5 sah :]
 
So d'you have SpeedStep enabled, go into the advanced tab in your BIOS and under the CPU configuration you should see EIST and the a like. I'll be insanely jealous if you are at 5GHz.
 
I have no speed step option in my bios.

Just ran " CPU speed professional" says I'm running at 4999mhz

Is there any other programs I could run to confirm 5.0ghz?
 
Hmmm... Everest, CoreTemp, RealTemp, SpeedFan, Sandra. I usually take CPU-Z's 'word' over Windows' tbh.
 
If you look at my print screen from the last page I have speed fan running, it reports a speed of 5003mhz

Downloaded Everest

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Smooth!

You could be running at 5GHz, but I can't help but think that EIST is enabled and it's down clocking by dropping the multi to 6 hence why it states 6 x 400 at the CPU type.

Plus I'm incredibly jealous. Just I noticed that [my] Windows states I'm running 4.16GHz when I'm actually running at 3.5GHz.
 
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I hope it is running at 5ghz, certainly loads up windows as if it was 5ghz.

Going to read my motherboard manual again to find out about speed step settings.

I got all excited about getting 5ghz it be quite a let down if it turns out its not running at 5 :(
 
I really hope it's not, 5GHz would be freaking amazing!

I'm hoping my rig will magically allow me to OC higher now that I have my 4870. :P
 
I'm wishing you luck :P sending some magics down the internet as well.

As for speed step, still can't find it even though I've updated my bios, although if it was speed step causing the funny results, running prime 95 should make it go up right?

If yes then running prime 95 makes no difference at all!
 
^^

So d'you have it set to 12.5 in the BIOS or 6?
 
Fair, then it must be CPU-Z that is lying... that or SpeedStep (EIST) is enabled. Download CPU Burn-In and run it for 5 minutes and then launch CPU-Z that'll should then report if the multi is being lowered or increased on the fly.
 
No change, CPU-Z still reports core speed (core#0) 2399.9mhz multiplier x6.0 bus speed 400.0mhz.
 
That is so odd. CPU-Z works flawlessly usually.
 
*shrugs*

its being doing it since 3.4ghz.

Even running two instances of CPU burn in there is no difference in cpuz.

:S

What sort of temperatures would you expect 5ghz to run at?

Because my temps are real low at 100% load
 
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It's hard to say really. I really do think it's running at 2.4GHz not 5GHz - which could explain the temps.
 
InnocentCriminal said:
It's hard to say really. I really do think it's running at 2.4GHz not 5GHz - which could explain the temps.
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Got any straight up CPU bench marks I could do? (as little ram testing as possible)
 
Hmmm... Everest and Sandra have some CPU benching utilities. I think.
 
Ran performance test 7.0 compared my e5200 against 10 others (ranging from stock to 3.8 ghz) I did not do so well :(

Looks like it could be running at x6 any ideas on what is causing this? ( and please don't say speed step because I can't find it anywhere ha ha)

Right just took bios back to my 3.4 ghz settings, when I first run Everest or CPUZ z they show 3.4ghz but nearly straight away the multiplier goes to x6

:S
 
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It won't be called SpeedStep in the BIOS but EIST - it'll be under the Advanced tab in the BIOS not the Ai Tweaker.
 
Windows XP always reports the CPU speed as FSBxHIGHEST MULTI... im running at 3.6ghz (300x12) and XP reports 3.75ghz (300x12.5).

Its definately not speed step thats causing this. If it was speed step once your PC starts using more resources speed step turns off and your CPU should run full speed. So if you've set multi to lets say 8x in BIOS and FSB at 400mhz XP would always portrait like you are running 400x12.5x... If you were to have speed step enabled, at IDLE (and low resource usage) state(s) CPU speed would be 400x6, and once you load it up (or increase resource usage) it would run 400x8..

If you really plan on overclocking turn off EIST, C1E and CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM in BIOS.
EIST stands for "Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology", C1E is some kind of low power state and CPU SPREAD SPECTRUM is there to reduce "Electromagnetic Interference" (EMI) and can help in OC'ing if turned off.

Have in mind that once you turn off SPREAD SPECTRUM in BIOS it might happen that your CPU sensors report crazy temps (like 111oC or so), thats nothing to worry about since your CPU isnt really running at those high temps its just that the sensors sometimes go crazy :D

But to tell you the truth... You being able to run FSB at 400mhz with an E5200 is an awesome achievement (i walled out at 347mhz - 4.337Ghz@1.576V (1.62BIOS))...

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you can see upper-right corner that everst didn't even detect my sensors :D

Going 400mhz on the FSB gives you a lot of room to increase your OC but i really wouldn't try going for 5ghz... its quite impossible unless you have at least water cooling setup, and most of the times its not about the high temps but about high voltage which can insta kill your CPU...

check this out: http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Speed_Demonz/BIOS_Guide/BIOS_Guide_02d.htm
 
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It won't be called SpeedStep in the BIOS but EIST - it'll be under the Advanced tab in the BIOS not the Ai Tweaker.
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Nope nothing like that at all.

All that stuff ( other then EIST because I can't find it) was off during this.
 
That is so odd.

Well, keep going anyway, you might have to ignore Windows lying to you.
 
Even at stock my ram runs at 1:2 D: why!?

although at stock CPU z fluctuates between 1200mhz and 2500mhz.


RIGHT! something is very wrong, in bios I can set the FSB to 420 and it not only does windows boot, I can run everything fine and dandy : /

Scratch that, only works once apparently :p
 
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:lol:

I wish I could get to 333 on my FSB.

:(
 
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