Voltage Ramps, Continued
Phenom II X3 710
| Clock | Core Northbridge Voltage |
|---|---|
| 1.6 GHz | 0.925V |
| 1.7 GHz | 0.95V |
| 1.8 GHz | 0.975V |
| 1.9 GHz | 1.0V |
| 2.2 GHz | 1.025V |
| 2.3 GHz | 1.05V |
| 2.4 GHz | 1.075V |
| 2.6 GHz | 1.1V |
| 2.695 GHz* | 1.125V |
| 2.885 GHz* | 1.175V |
| 2.940 GHz | 1.2V |
| 3.06 GHz | 1.25V |
* Overclocked: HT and northbridge 7 x 245 MHz
Phenom II X4 945
| Clock | Core and Northbridge Voltage |
|---|---|
| 1 GHz | 0.9V |
| 1.9 GHz | 0.925V |
| 2.5 GHz | 0.95V |
| 2.6 GHz | 0.975V |
| 2.7 GHz | 1.0V |
| 2.8 GHz | 1.025V |
| 2.9 GHz | 1.05V |
| 3 GHz | 1.1V |
| 3.13 GHz* | 1.125V |
| 3.25 GHz* | 1.15V |
| 3.38 GHz* | 1.2V |
| 3.5 GHz* | 1.25V |
* Overclocked: HT and northbridge 7 x 250 MHz
Phenom II X4 955
| Clock | Core and Northbridge Voltage |
|---|---|
| 2.4 GHz | 0.9V |
| 2.5 GHz | 0.925V |
| 2.9 GHz | 1.025V |
| 3 GHz | 1.075V |
| 3.6 GHz | 1.225V |
Please note that these are synchronous voltage settings for both the core and northbridge. Obviously, with the right motherboard, you'll be able to tweak these settings further by choosing slightly lower core voltages. From our experience with these processors, you can reduce them by about 0.25V.
When overclocking the HyperTransport bus, you'll need to boost the northbridge voltage. Our sample Phenom II X3 710 would only work at 7 x 245 MHz with a voltage setting of 1.025V (compared to 1.0V for 1.9 GHz when not overclocked). And at 4 x 245 MHz, it needed 1.0V (compared to 0.925V for 1.6 GHz when not overclocked). In effect, the K10Stat setting for the processor looks like this:
Phenom II X3 710
| Clock | Core and Northbridge Voltage |
|---|---|
| 3 GHz | 1.25V |
| 2.327 GHz | 1.05V |
| 1.715 GHz | 1.025V |
| 980 MHz | 1.0V |
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Thanks for that, as well as the article.
I said this before on the preliminary article and I'll say it again... why is the 710 running at a NB frequency of 1600MHz when others on that platform are running at 1800MHz? I've got mine on a GA-MA78G-DS3H with a 2000MHz NB, so the CPU is perfectly capable of running at its default speed. I don't know... maybe I'm missing something here, and I'm very happy for you to tell me what it is!
Additionally, I've gotten optimised steppings of 1.6, 1.9, 2.2 and 2.6GHz at slightly higher (say, 0.25v) voltages than you have and it works fine on the DS3H.
This article is a nice read. Now I can use the tips they have on intel 25w test and this and build a great, cheap and energy efficient HTPC. Just wondering, does this apply on 785g mobos say like the asus m4-evo?