Overclocker Takes Unreleased Intel Core i7 2700K Processor to 5GHz on Air
Overclocker Takes Unreleased Intel Core i7 2700K Processor to 5GHz on Air
Posted 10/06/2011 at 12:17pm
| by Paul Lilly
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There's reason to be excited about the upcoming launch of Intel's Core i7 2700K processor. News of this processor's existence and eventual release were leaked to the Web just a few weeks ago, and already engineering samples have fallen into adventurous hands. One person who got their mitts on one put the chip through its paces by overclocking it to 5GHz on air.
That's a nice bump over the chip's stock 3.5GHz clockspeed. Getting there required setting the BCLK to 100MHz and the multiplier to x50. The overclocked chip completed a successful SuperPi run through 1M and a CPUmark pass. It's not quite the same as Prime95 or Orthos, but it is an early indicator that the chip is stable well past its rated clockspeed.
In addition to running at 3.5GHz stock, the Core i7 2700K sports a 3.9GHz Turbo frquency, 8MB of L3 cache, Intel HD 3000 graphics (850MHz/1350MHz), dual-channel DDR3-1333 memory controller, and a 95W TDP.
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jason2393
October 06, 2011 at 3:16pm
I can't see where the link mentions the proc running on air, even after translating.
Marthian
October 06, 2011 at 9:38pm
Intel even overclocked the i7 2600k to 5.0ghz on air, it's not going to sizzle, especially if it ran stable through tests.
jaypers
October 06, 2011 at 2:39pm
And yet, I still can't max out my Core 975 eXtreme proc....
At this rate, the day my CPU become a bottleneck, I will be old and gray.
phoenixjc
October 06, 2011 at 1:08pm
"That's a nice bump over the chip's stock 2.5GHz clockspeed."
"In addition to running at 3.5GHz stock, the Core i7 2700K..."
So...which one is it?
aarcane
October 06, 2011 at 1:08pm
I had my i5 2500k at over 4.5 on air before no issues. I just don't like how much heat it produces :( If this new 2700K can hit 6 or 7, it mght be worth the upgrade finally.
Also: you say the chip is stock at both 2.5Ghz and 3.5Ghz. Which is it? I could look it up, but I'm lazy~
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