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Canterwood and the P4 -HT...
my resultsÉ
by 1fast6
(5/31/2003) |
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last week I posted some
early benchmarks with my P4 HT and canterwood mobo... well, I've had a bit of
time to play, so here's an update of where I am now...
my setup...
P4 2.6G HT @ 3510 (271
x13), stock intel hs/fan
Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 (Intel
875P canterwood chipset)
512mb Kingston Hyper-X
PC3500
Western Digital 40gb
"special edition" HD
ATI Radeon 9700Pro
Windows XP pro, SP-1 and
all current updatesÉ
a few comments before we beginÉ
1)
if HT is
enabled in bios when Windows XP is installed, XP loads in SMP mode and
recognizes two processorsÉ as did CPUID and SandraÉ pretty cool !!!
2)
no overvoltingÉ
though the mobo supports voltage mods in bios for cpu, mem, and AGPÉ I actually
lost ground when overvolting, probably because I am running on stock airÉ I
believe I am actually undervolting for these benches, but IÕm not gonna reboot,
just to verify that for you jerkoffsÉ
3)
there is just
something soooo sexy about being at 271mhz fsbÉ on IntelÕs Òquad-pumpedÓ CPU
bus, thatÕs a 1084 mhz CPU bus !!! so if you thought the big story with the
865/875 chipset was the 800mhz CPU busÉ think againÉ IÕm over a gig on the CPU
bus, and it wasnÕt that long ago that the CPU itself ran at that speedÉ
ok, lets get crackinÕÉ
CPUID...
not bad considering this
is on stock airÉ temps run 42 degC when idle and 60 degC under SETI loadÉ
notice the dropdown next to Òprocessor #1.. believe me thereÕs another page
for processor #2É
Sandra 2002Pro (v 2002.6.8.97)É
I canÕt seem to locate
2003proÉ (anybody have a backup copy, theyÕd like me to hold for safekeeping)É
anyway, lets get on with the benchesÉ
CPU mathÉ
ooohhhÉ very respectable,
indeedÉ wish I had Sandra2003 to see what it would do against the latest AMD
competitionÉ next upÉ
CPU multimediaÉ
another nice scoreÉ
Memory bandwidthÉ
ahhh, the money shotÉ
wouldnÕt you agreeÉ this comparison reminds me of the lyrics from Jimi HendrixÕs
Voodoo ChildÉ ÒI stand up next to the mountainÉ and chop it down with the edge
of my handÓÉ timings are cl2/3/3/7 at 3510mhzÉ memory bus is at 2/3 multiplierÉ
here, I actually lost ground sticking with a higher multiplier with less
aggressive timings, so I dropped back from 4/5 to a more stable 2/3É more on that laterÉ
Video
hereÕs a couple of video
benches for ruffian (better than the TNT2, huh)É
catalyst 3.4 driversÉ both
2001se and 2003 were run with DX9.0a loadedÉ
3D Mark 2001se (build 330)É
wow, pretty tastyÉ core
overclocked from stock 324 to 365MHz and memory overclocked from stock 310 to
340MHzÉ not bad, at allÉ
3D Mark 2003 (build 320)É
now weÕre talkinÕÉ 370MHz
core and 340MHz memory overclock on this oneÉ this system appears to score
within the top 10 of all systems in this processor range in the Futuremark
databaseÉ
oh yeah, before I forgetÉ
SETIÉ windows cmdline 3.03, SETIdriver v1631, SETI
Spy v3.04
(none of that 2.4/3.0
client crap TN likes to throw around)
these are pretty good SETI
times, rightÉ if you doubt me, then check my production, mofos
(heheÉ snikker, snikkerÉ) ;)
some final commentsÉ
1)
the P4 HTÕs
and the canterwoods are a sweet combo, for sureÉ I think you have to agreeÉ put
these in the hands of someone who actually knows what they are doing and the
sky is the limitÉ
2)
I found the
Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 a very capable and stable mobo... it offers a nice mix of
features (but no raid) at a reasonable price... maybe its just the crappy cheap
DC rigs I have been playing with for the past few years, but this board and the
springdale board I also just received just seem lightyears ahead of anything
else I have tried lately in terms of packaging, quality of build, etcÉ
everything worked, right outta the gateÉ no small feat, because this board is
loadedÉ on board 6.1 audio, on board LAN, 6 x usb 2.0, SATA, 1394 firewire,
dual bios (boy that is a welcome additionÉ a backup of the biosÉ no more
worrying about flash fuckupsÉ), a 108 page manual for godÕs sakeÉ and all kinds
of nifty software utilities, including a utility to download and update bios
from windows, and a windows based overclocking utility for the noobs...
3)
Kingston
HyperX is killer memoryÉ I bought a pair of Corsair XMS PC3500Õs and the HyperX
PC3500Õs and tried them both in this rigÉ the Hyper X is faster, stable to a
higher overclock, and at more aggressive timingsÉ the Hyper X is in right now
at 3408mhz with cl2/2/2/6 timings and the Corsair XMS was only able to do
2/3/3/7 at this speedÉ I am very happy with the HyperXÉ and it was $15 less than
the XMSÉ how can ya go wrongÉ
4)
I mentioned
before that I would discuss the memory timings and multiplierÉ I noticed as I
raised the fsb, I had to drop the multiplier in order to keep reasonably
aggressive timingsÉ I think CL2/2/2/6 is pretty aggressive, donÕt youÉ the
reason I chose this path was the PAT that is built into the Canterwood chipsetÉ
I donÕt know exactly what voodoo this thing does, but when I dropped my
multiplier, it didnÕt seem to lose any performance in the benchmarks, whereas
relaxing the timings had an immediate effectÉ verrrry interestingÉI wonder if
PAT uses the memory multiplier as a starting point and somehow works its way up
from there to the highest stable point... hmmm...
well this was really funÉ
its been a while since I was able to get back to some serious overclockingÉ in
doing so, I accomplished a 35%
gain (which is great on stock air) and as I said it was funÉ fun, not only
because I got to play with some really Òstate of the artÓ hardware (which I
havenÕt done in soooo long), but because this 35% overclock took me beyond the
speed of any production CPU that can be purchasedÉ for any price!!! but just
for comparisonÉ Newegg is currently listing the P4 3.0G at $428Éa $190 and an
80% premium over the $238 that the P4 2.6G chip sells forÉ canÕt do that with
any AMDÉ
its been a long time since
overclocking felt this goodÉ this is what Òpulling one over on the manÓ is all
aboutÉ
next up, IntelÕs 865 Springdale chipsetÉ