Saturday, October 29th 2011
AMD OC Record Broken, Still Powered by AMD FX-8150
In mid-September, earlier this year, a team of overclockers sponsored by AMD set a new Guinness Record for clock speed by a silicon processor, setting an AMD FX-8150 processor to run at a staggering 8429.38 MHz. If anything, the coveted Guinness Record feat helped cement the general notion that AMD FX processors are good at overclocking. Sadly, AMD's record didn't last long, with renowned overclocker Andre Yang breaking it with his 8461.51 MHz feat. At this point we don't know if Andre had Guinness covering his feat to he could officially break AMD's record. AMD wouldn't mind it at all, because the new record was set using an AMD FX-8150, too. Andre did it single-handed, or at least he is the only person in the "Submitted by" field on the CPU-Z Validation page.
According to the validation page, 8461.51 MHz was achieved using a base clock speed of 272.95 MHz, with 31.0X multiplier, and a brutal core voltage of 1.992V (almost 2 volts!). As with AMD's record feat, an ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard was used. A single 2 GB Corsair-made memory module was used doing 909.8 MHz (1818.16 MHz DDR) with timings of 9-9-9-24T. Like with AMD's feat, only two out of the FX-8150's eight cores were enabled. More details are awaited.
According to the validation page, 8461.51 MHz was achieved using a base clock speed of 272.95 MHz, with 31.0X multiplier, and a brutal core voltage of 1.992V (almost 2 volts!). As with AMD's record feat, an ASUS Crosshair V Formula motherboard was used. A single 2 GB Corsair-made memory module was used doing 909.8 MHz (1818.16 MHz DDR) with timings of 9-9-9-24T. Like with AMD's feat, only two out of the FX-8150's eight cores were enabled. More details are awaited.
110 Comments on AMD OC Record Broken, Still Powered by AMD FX-8150
the celeron on netburst was the record breaker now the new netburst they should have made an 32nm x6 with clock bump first :(
i.e. desined to run at highest chocks possible without taking in mind the ipc :D that was the p 4 and now the bulldozer
www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?276393-Andre-Yang-beats-Macci-FX-WR-on-CPU-Z-8461MHz-with-LN%B2-HWBot.org&p=4985362&viewfull=1#post4985362
:laugh::laugh:
@entropy13
LOL ...
Then if it isn't a Bulldozer chip, what is it?! :p
This a clocking challenge, not performance.
This is not a compare between CPUs from differnt OEMs...this is a compare of skill in clocking.
Over the next several months, these guys are going to be working hard @ getting a BD module over 9GHz. And nothing we think or say is gonna stop them.
Many people want to be the one to be first to say "It's over 9000!".:roll: you can sit back and watch the competition, or you can ignore it. The choice is yours. ;)
It would not be capable of handling that power without the cooling upgrade. Kinda like how sometimes you need a bigger block or heads to push for horsepower.
A stretch, for sure, but whatever. You really gonna gripe about THAT, of all things?:D:p
@entropy
Oh cmon, my post was meant with lighthearted-esque-ness. :ohwell: Nothing more
So in short...an FX-8150 with 4 cores enabled at 8.3GHz for example is NOTHING compared to an FX-8150 with 2 cores enabled at 8.5GHz?
No wonder overclocking competitions are just like your typical elections ($$$, influence, blackmail, cheating), or your typical workplace (patronage policies, favoritism, badmouthing of others).
EDIT: Actually there's a better analogy then to overclocking record setting/competitions. It's the (illegal) motorcycle racing here. You start with a typical motorcycle, and you end up with basically what would amount to a bicycle with slightly bigger wheels and an engine. There's no seat, no headlights, no mudguards, no any other covering over the body, just for the sake of speed.
Of course I'm not saying overclocking is illegal, but apparently it's better to reach 150kph with a "skeleton" motorcycle rather than 145kph with the same motorcycle that didn't have that much compromises.
That said, I have spoken to many of these guys over the years, and it's jsut liek any other hobby..they are in it for the fun. There have been some unfortunate instances of overclocking competitions rigged(Dude in the OP has access to MEGA amounts of parts to bin from, and in the past, was giving scores away to people that then used those scores and won competition entries and prizes they never actually competed for. NOt the OP poster, but dude who lays claim ot those clocks), but all that said, I still enjoy WATCHING them.
I just feel that this side of the OC world has no place in product marketing. AMD marketing team should have pulled their socks up, and sent TPU a chip for a launch release, but clearly they decided that things like the Guinness record were more important. I think that was a very bad move...and really, you must understand that it would not be me personally doing that review, so this is not ME bitching about not getting a chip myself. This is me bitching that my co-worker here @ TPU didn't.
And let me just say, sub-zero clocking isn't as simple as getting a pot, pouring LN2 in it, and then running up the clocks. There is a bit of knowledge you need to just get the system to boot when under that much cold...so I do appreciate the "skill" these guys have.
I wouldn't call it "skill", exactly, but whatever. These guys still put on a good show.