Phenom II On Ice: AM3 Overclocked With LN2
Phenom II On Ice: AM3 Overclocked With LN2(Ed.: We had tons of fun with the guys from Team IRONMODS during our Overdrive Overclocking Championship. With AMD's Socket AM3 Phenom II processors on the horizon, we asked team member Ton "TiTON" Khowdee to do a pre-launch exhibition of the X3 720 Black Edition--a chip that AMD says should overclock better than the Phenom II X4 940 BE. He obliged, and provided this write-up and the following photo documentation of his efforts.)
This article will be a hardcore demonstration of AMD's latest Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition processor. This is not a traditional review of a processor. We are not focusing on 24x7 stability. Instead, we'll focus on passing benchmarks at the fastest possible speed. We will be putting AMD's latest Black Edition chip through the ultimate torture test. The CPU will be frozen with liquid nitrogen and its voltage cranked all the way up. We are going to dance on the fine line between breakneck speeds and complete CPU destruction. We will go to the dark side and see what performance rewards are awaiting those brave enough to travel down this path.
Irony?
Formula: (New-Old)/Old*100 ;-)
but good to see from AMD.
X Mhz:
Benchmark 1: 20 fps
Benchmark 2: 20 sec
2X Mhz
Benchmark 1: 40 fps
Benchmark 2: 10 sec
It's 100% faster -> twice as many fps, half as long rendering time.
anyway AMD cpu = Velocity Raptor
the fabrication technology of this cpus is incredible
Irony?
The correct formula to use when an increase in performance equals a decrease in the unit measured is (Old/new)-1 = performance increase in percent
accessgranted 02/10/2009 10:16 AM
It's a 75% (28/16 = 1,75) in performance, not 40%.
The operative word is performance. It is a ~75% increase in performance and a ~40% decrease in time. I have to agree, TH got it wrong.
Numbers aside, awesome test!
I'm sorry, you're absolutely right Access. I've edited all of the author's original numbers to reflect the proper percentages. Thanks for the correction!
You should have your English checked.
This is making me want to build my first liquid-cooled gaming machine in the fall, which is hopefully when all the manufacturers should have their MBs on the market.
Nice article, guys.