Is my 8370 better than most?
Is my 8370 better than most?
I can reach 4.6Ghz at 1.368 volts, maintaining stability during a 24-hour blend p95. Two points, is this an improvement over standard performance? And do you anticipate being able to hit 5 with the new cooler I’m getting (upgrading from 212 evo to h115i)?
If you increase the voltage using the AIO, you might achieve 5 Ghz. Currently I’m at 4.6 Ghz on my 8370 at 1.32 volts—just a boost in multiplier and a High LLC setting. I run with a H105 AIO, operating continuously at 48°C while handling SETI@Home tasks. I reached around 57°C during a p95 run for two hours. I’m careful not to exceed the 62°C socket temperature.
What I recommend is adding a small 40mm fan on the motherboard’s rear side, directing airflow onto the back of the socket. This should help push temperatures even higher.
I can reach 4.6Ghz at 1.368 volts, maintaining stability during a 24-hour blend p95 session. Two points: is this an improvement over standard performance, and do you anticipate being able to hit 5 with the new cooler? (Upgrading from 212 evo to h115i)
When increasing voltage with the AIO, you might achieve 5 Ghz. Currently I'm at 4.6 Ghz on my 8370 at 1.32 volts—just a boost in multiplier and a High LLC setting. I run with a H105 AIO, operating continuously at 48°C while using all cores for SETI@Home. I reached around 57°C during a p95 run lasting two hours. I keep the socket temperature well below the 62°C limit.
I recommend adding a small 40mm fan on the motherboard's rear side to direct airflow over the socket. This should significantly help in reaching higher overclocks.
It worked well for three hours at 1.32, but running it overnight didn’t hold up. This shows why long-term operation is essential. Also, I plan to place the fan on the back and possibly touch the metal backplate to improve cooling.
Whenever you lower the voltage, temperatures also drop. I considered the 1.368V was too high for 4.6GHz unless you were extremely unlucky with the silicon selection. What version of p95 were you running? The newer p95 versions incorporate AVX2, which significantly impacts Piledriver performance and raises maximum temperatures compared to other benchmark or CPU stress test applications. The thermal demands generated by p95 are unusual in typical Windows or Linux setups. This demonstrates that if your overclock withstands such a test, it can handle more demanding workloads. You may achieve even higher speeds with the socket fan and VRM fan active. Still, you’ll likely need to increase the Vcore further to maintain stable overclocking. Choose the smallest Vcore possible while keeping the required GHz within limits so the AIO can efficiently manage heat.
eh, everything looks good with what I received. 1.43 at 5.0 ghz, passed the 4-hour p95 blend test on whatever version I have, which raised it to around 55 c using this aio while keeping it fairly quiet. I might consider getting a couple of better fans though.