Overclocking

[Ragnarok]

Hello,

I was just wondering if anyone with a mental capacity over 3 could inform me on whether or not dual core processors have a higher overclockability than single core processors.


Thanks,
Ragnarok

 

[jonnymanc]

Difficult call to make!!

Though there are many guides describing what 'steppings' clock better than others!!

If yo are talking AMD, then the Opteron DC's are very good, though I believe the X2's are pretty good as well!!

Single cores still clock well, though it seems that DC is the way forward!

Hope this helps.

 

[malphadour]

The definative answer to this is:


Maybe.



From articles and posts I have read, it would seem that as a general rule Dual Cores don't O/C quite as well as single cores. However their are several factors involved in this.

Firstly, you can have two single core chips, one will O/C 15%, the other will O/C 25%, this is very much pot luck. Apparently core which are made from silicon that is cut from the centre of a wafer will O/C better, tho I odn't know if this is an old wives tale.

The second factor is that when you have a dual core chip, are both the cores equal. You could have one core that is mega, and one that is crap, so your total O/C will be crap. If you get two great cores then it will clock like a bastard and the world is happy, but one bad one and its glumness all the way. I think this is why on average duals O/C slightly less than singles.

Hope that kind of helps.

 

[nigelf]

another depends: on the processors that you compare, on steppinginside a family, voltage supplied, cooling, quality ram, ...


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