Clock Speed/Voltage Table And Test Setup
| Core i5-750 Overclocking | 3,600 MHz | 3,700 MHz | 3,800 MHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| System Idle Power | 74W | 75W | 77W |
| System Peak Power | 179W | 190W | 198W |
| BIOS Vcore | 1.251V | 1.301V | 1.32V |
| CPU-Z VT | 1.208V | 1.256V | 1.264V |
| Cpu VTT | 1.101V | 1.149V | 1.149V |
| PCH | 1.81V | 1.81V | 1.85V |
| RAM | 1.651V | 1.651V | 1.651V |
| Fritz Chess Benchmark | 10,408 | 10,698 | 10,986 |
| C-States | enabled | enabled | enabled |
| Stable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Core i5-750 Overclocking | 3,900 MHz | 4,000 MHz | 4,200 MHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| System Idle Power | 78W | 79W | 125W |
| System Peak Power | 221W | 238W | 270W |
| BIOS Vcore | 1.37V | 1.45V | 1.52V |
| CPU-Z VT | 1.344V | 1.384V | 1.432V |
| CPU VTT | 1.203V | 1.25V | 1.303V |
| PCH | 1.9V | 1.9V | 1.9V |
| RAM | 1.651V | 1.651V | 1.651V |
| Fritz Chess Benchmark | 11,266 | 11,506 | 12,162 |
| C-States | enabled | enabled | disabled |
| Stable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Core i5-750 Overclocking | 4,100 MHz | 4,100 MHz | 4,300 MHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiplier | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| System Idle Power | 80W | 114W | 127W |
| System Peak Power | 244W | 244W | 282W |
| BIOS Vcore | 1.465V | 1.463V | 1.55V |
| CPU-Z VT | 1.384V | 1.384V | 1.456V |
| CPU VTT | 1.25V | 1.25V | 1.318V |
| PCH | 1.9V | 1.9V | 1.9V |
| RAM | 1.651V | 1.651V | 1.651V |
| Fritz Chess Benchmark | 11,785 | 11,842 | 12.359 |
| C-States | enabled | disabled | disabled |
| Stable | No | Yes | No |
Please have a look at our CPU-Z image gallery to look at all the speeds and settings
Test Setup
| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Details |
| Performance Benchmarks | |
| Motherboard (Socket LGA 1156) | MSI P55-GD65 (Rev. 1.0) Chipset: Intel P55 BIOS: 1.42 (09/08/2009) |
| CPU Intel I | Intel Core i5-750 (45nm, 2.66 GHz, 4 x 256KB L2 and 8MB L3 Cache, TDP 95W, Rev. B1) |
| CPU Intel II | Intel Core i7-870 (45nm, 2.93 GHz, 4 x 256KB L2 and 8MB L3 Cache, TDP 95W, Rev. B1) |
| RAM DDR3 (Dual) | 2 x 2GB DDR3-1600 (Corsair CM3X2G1600C9DHX) 2 x 1GB DDR3-2000 (OCZ OCZ3P2000EB1G) |
| Cooler | Thermalright MUX-120 |
| Graphics | Zotac Geforce GTX 260² GPU: Geforce GTX 260 (576 MHz) Graphics RAM: 896MB DDR3 (1998 MHz) Stream Processors: 216 Shader Clock: 1242 MHz |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital VelociRaptor, 300GB (WD3000HLFS) 10,000 RPM, SATA/300, 16MB Cache |
| Blu-Ray | LG GGW-H20L, SATA/150 |
| Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling, Silencer 750EPS12V 750W |
| System Software and Drivers | |
| Operating System | Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 x64 Service Pack 2 (Build 6000) |
| Drivers and Settings | |
| Intel Chipset Drivers | Chipset Installation Utility Ver. 9.1.1.1015 |
| Intel storage drivers | Matrix Storage Drivers Ver. 8.8.0.1009 |
Benchmarks & Drivers
| 3D Game Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Details |
| Far Cry 2 | Version: 1.0.1 Far Cry 2 Benchmark Tool Video Mode: 1280x800 Direct3D 9 Overall Quality: Medium Bloom activated HDR off Demo: Ranch Small |
| GTA IV | Version: 1.0.3 Video Mode: 1280x1024 - 1280x1024 - Aspect Ratio: Auto - All options: Medium - View Distance: 30 - Detail Distance: 100 - Vehicle Density: 100 - Shadow Density: 16 - Definition: On - Vsync: Off Ingame Benchmark |
| Left 4 Dead | Version: 1.0.0.5 Video Mode: 1280x800 Game Settings - Anti Aliasing none - Filtering Trilinear - Wait for vertical sync disabled - Shader Detail Medium - Effect Detail Medium - Model/Texture Detail Medium Demo: THG Demo 1 |
| Audio Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmark | Details |
| iTunes | Version: 8.1.0.52 Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min. Convert to AAC audio format |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98 Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min convert WAV to MP3 audio format Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kbps) |
| Video Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmark | Details |
| TMPEG 4.6 | Version: 4.6.3.268 Video: Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 5 Minutes Audio: Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-channel, English Advanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 Kbps, 44.1 KHz) |
| DivX 6.8.5 | Version: 6.8.5 == Main Menu == default == Codec Menu == Encoding mode: Insane Quality Enhanced multithreading Enabled using SSE4 Quarter-pixel search == Video Menu == Quantization: MPEG-2 |
| XviD 1.2.1 | Version: 1.2.1 Other Options / Encoder Menu - Display encoding status = off |
| Mainconcept Reference 1.6.1 | Version: 1.6.1 MPEG-2 to MPEG-2 (H.264) MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2) Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, 2-channel, 16-bit, 224 Kbps) Codec: H.264 Mode: PAL (25 FPS) Profile: Settings for eight threads |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 | Version: 4.0 WMV 1920x1080 (39 sec) Export: Adobe Media Encoder == Video == H.264 Blu-ray 1440x1080i 25 High Quality Encoding Passes: one Bitrate Mode: VBR Frame: 1440x1080 Frame Rate: 25 == Audio == PCM Audio, 48 kHz, Stereo Encoding Passes: one |
| Application Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Benchmark | Details |
| Grisoft AVG Anti Virus 8 | Version: 8.5.287 Virus base: 270.12.16/2094 Benchmark Scan: some compressed ZIP and RAR archives |
| Winrar 3.9 | Version 3.90 x64 BETA 1 Compression = Best Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| Winzip 12 | Version 12.0 (8252) WinZIP Commandline Version 3 Compression = Best Dictionary = 4096KB Benchmark: THG-Workload |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2009 | Version: 9 x64 Rendering Dragon Image Resolution: 1920x1280 (frame 1-5) |
| Adobe Photoshop CS 4 (64-Bit) | Version: 11 Filtering a 16MB TIF (15000x7266) Filters: Radial Blur (Amount: 10; Method: zoom; Quality: good), Shape Blur (Radius: 46 px; custom shape: Trademark sysmbol), Median (Radius: 1px), Polar Coordinates (Rectangular to Polar) |
| Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional | Version: 9.0.0 (Extended) == Printing Preferenced Menu == Default Settings: Standard == Adobe PDF Security - Edit Menu == Encrypt all documents (128-bit RC4) Open Password: 123 Permissions Password: 321 |
| Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 | Version: 2007 SP2 PPT to PDF Powerpoint Document (115 Pages) Adobe PDF-Printer |
| Deep Fritz 11 | Version: 11 Fritz Chess Benchmark Version 4.2 |
| Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Banchmark | Details |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02 Options: Performance Graphics Test 1 Graphics Test 2 CPU Test 1 CPU Test 2 |
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00 PCMark Benchmark Memories Benchmark |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2009 | Version: 2009 SP3 Processor Arithmetic, Cryptography, Memory Bandwith |
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I think the AMD Athlon II x4 620 could give it a run for it's money, especially considering not only the price/performance ratio, but also the upgrade options. Even if you go Intel, the ATI cards are knocking out come great results at reasonable prices..what does Intel have to counter both ATI and nVidia?
I think this chip is a great little product, I just don't think Intel is sitting that pretty, and the motherboard upgrades (or lack of them), will catch them out. They did good with the BX chipsets in terms of stability and upgrades but those days are long gone..they replaced that solid product with the likes of Intel GMA
You'd buy an AMD CPU, because they make better GPUs than intel?
I'm still curious to see how far bclk can be pushed while keeping turbo made enabled...
In the chart on the second page, "Processor" is spelled wrong. :-)
You'd buy an AMD CPU, because they make better GPUs than intel?
Depends on the criteria..I base any decision on several factors: price, performance, usage and longevity - a systems design choice rather than one weighted entirely in favour of brand loyalty. Most of the clients won't spend the money, so their choice is restricted..but.an AMD 780G chipset with reasonably fast Athlon II x4, does practically everything they want, right from acting as a HTPC solution to a machine that can run 3D games. It's either that a more expensive Intel rig, sporting an nVidia chipset. Most clients simply request a CPU upgrade, they don't need DDR-3 and in most cases they don't even need a new power supply. The machine's down for 20 minutes whilst I update the BIOS and viola..new lease of life.
Both have been ahead - and behind - each other at one stage. I have always used most AMD at home and in my system builds, unless the client or the workplace/study environment dictates otherwise. I can't really fault either, it mostly comes down to my personal preference. Yes, I like AMD, but I now try to spend more learning the Windows-based software - I think it's more beneficial, taking into account the rate at which technology is changing and the performance both camps offer.
Not a bad review PS and AR ... not bad at all.
I have previously been a harsh critic of you both.
The point raised about max OC and still having the CPU internal power management switched on is worthy of following up with a few CPU's.
Saving a few trees and having a fast rig ... having the cake and eating it too ... is the go!!
We don't want D805's pushing 4Ghz and chewing 200Watts thanks.