Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3770K Overclocking

[tweakboy]

http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-ivy-bridge-core-i73770k-overclocking-/

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[Ares1214]

http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-ivy-bridge-core-i73770k-overclocking-/

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I hope the multiplier is being limited or something, maybe its just a bad ES chip. I was hoping for this thing to hit 5.5 GHz honestly. I mean, this at 2 GHz will be faster than anything AMD has, but still...:$

 

[exar333]

Disappointing if true.

 

[Kenmitch]

Not impressive at all. I'd agree if they clock to 5ghz or more with decent voltage I'd most likely get one....If not I'll keep the 2700k

 

[Bman123]

something doesn't seem right. It's 22nm, base clock of 3.5ghz and they only pushed to 4.8ghz? These should come out right around my upgrade time

 

[dma0991]

Not exactly good news considering that I was expecting most IB would be 5GHz++ on average.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

I'll wait for more leaks, but 10% per clock isn't going to win many people over who already have SB if it's not clocking any higher.

We'll have to see if there is a new ES stepping that comes out as well, once I figure out what this one is lol.

 

[Grooveriding]

Very poor if accurate, I sure hope not. I would hope for 5ghz to be the new top end norm with 'reasonable' volts like 4.6 is to SB right now.

 

[AdamK47]

What? No 6GHz overclock?

 

[Arachnotronic]

What? No 6GHz overclock?

I am starting to think that Intel is actually being smart in releasing the mainstream chips first, then working out the kinks in the new process to get the -E versions of the chip up and running...

 

[GammaLaser]

No mention of the temps/voltages/cooling setup? Hmm...

 

[BallaTheFeared]

No mention of anything really, not even stepping lol.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if this is a bit of a let down chip, but something tells me this isn't the full story on any of it. Maybe the user didn't want to go over a set voltage, say 1.3v or something, who knows though since the OP is void of any real information.

 

[Bman123]

Not enough info to really draw a conclusion yet

 

[JAG87]

You people are expecting too much. 5.5 Ghz? Since when was an extra gigahertz of headroom been achieved with a shrink? From what I remember, 65nm Kentsfield to 45nm Yorkfield, 45nm Nehalem to 32nm Westmere, didn't bring any significant improvement in voltage requirements or OC headroom, but only minor power improvements. This is the same thing except the power improvements are far greater than previous ticks (77W TDP from 95W), plus a 10% IPC improvement, and what looks like a 5-10% OC headroom improvement.

That's very good, I don't know what you are all complaining about.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Me i am the only one who is impressed in a way with this i7 3770k.

HD4000 graphics,lower tdp 10% more performance per clock over a 2600k a 3.9ghzs turbo and higher overclocking headroom most likely on the retail chips.

When is says debut April 8 is that a paper launch or could i purchase one that date?

Just maybe i could hold out with my i3 2100 till then

 

[njdevilsfan87]

Very poor if accurate, I sure hope not. I would hope for 5ghz to be the new top end norm with 'reasonable' volts like 4.6 is to SB right now.

Those are exactly my thoughts. If IB is only reaching the same clocks as SB, it's kind of pointless. You might as well get yourself a discounted used SB after these are released. But let's hope not.

I got in on some high end Z68 board from Amazon recently for $121, but it won't ship for 1-2 months (just in time for IB). I was planning to go P67+SB -> Z68+IB but only if these chips can hit 5ghz pretty regularly.

 

[gevorg]

Disappointing if true, but its an engineering sample, it could have been created just to test specific aspect of the chip's L3 cache, for example, while other components are in partial or non-optimal state.

 

[exar333]

From a standard-consumer's point of view, IB will be a home-run. It will have higher frequencies, better turboes, faster IPC, cheaper to make, and measurably lower TDP.

From an enthusiast point of view, better thermals and slightly better IPC isn't a big deal if the OC ceiling is the same.

I agree that the article is not very detailed or complete. Time will tell...

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I made a prediction not too long ago that 4.8-5.0 would be the new average, with good chips on good cooling hitting around 5.2-5.4, and only the rarest golden chips being able to do 5.5 and higher, and that 6+GHz would be extremely unlikely on any sort of reasonable 24/7 build.

There was a rumor somewhere between my prediction and now that suggested 5.5 would be the average for those with H100 level cooling, but that seemed way too good to be true to me.

 

[Nemesis 1]

ON water 5.2 ghz5.3ghz should be average.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

I get that now, I'd get that without water, assuming I was running a high end cooler though.

These need to hit at least 5.5GHz for me to consider, which is sad for me, and me only... But I've been looking forward to this for awhile... I even put the money in my digi bank four months ago

 

[paperwastage]

I get that now, I'd get that without water, assuming I was running a high end cooler though.

These need to hit at least 5.5GHz for me to consider, which is sad for me, and me only... But I've been looking forward to this for awhile... I even put the money in my digi bank four months ago

aren't most SB chips limited mostly by voltage and heat? (eg if you throw 1.6V at it, a lot of them will hit 5ghz without any problems)

lower TDP = solving the heat problem
die shrink, will it solve the voltage problem?

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Mine does 5.2 /w 1.51~v stable,

1.6v runs are done with subzero cooling and give back almost no return compared to what they would get on air/water.

It's one of the major "sucks" facts about SB, it doesn't respond to cold, and it has a severe voltage response cut off. Mine responds well to voltage from stock to 5.27GHz, after that it gets stupid about it needed a huge jump over what is required for 5.27GHz just to hit 5.3GHz.

 

[Arachnotronic]

It seems that the 22nm process is very leaky. Which is unfortunate, given that 22nm w/ tri-gate transistors was supposed to address this.

 

[epidemis]

They have basically said in the past that they have problems with their 22nm process, yet they anticipate to have them fixed at a later point. It has been said multiple times by both by their research head honcho mark bohr and paula otelinni. I don't know how old the EE proc the slinky dude got his hand on, but it could still be un-optimized.