Aquinus
Resident Wat-man
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2012
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- Location
- Concord, NH, USA
System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |
It's funny but with everything set to default in the bios, this cpu never runs at 3.6Ghz, it always runs at 3.8Ghz no matter the load. I think it depends on the motherboard being used, that's why every review mentions a different turbo cpu speed.
Enable turbo and speed step, and adjust the multiplier in turbo in addition to tweaking the bclk. I've hit 4.45ghz with my 3820 in a matter of minutes. I haven't tried to tweak it more because it's blazing fast as it is already. I couldn't be happier with this chip. I mean come on, it's a SB-E chip without breaking the bank! (Unless you invest in an expensive motherboard, like the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe like I did, but it is worth every penny.)
Edit: It is also cheaper than the 2600k, I can't complain.