The Ultimate X58 CPU | Intel Xeon W3690
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2017
- If you're looking for the ultimate X58 CPU, look no further. It's the Intel Xeon W3690, and this video will tell you why.
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There's another advantage of the W3690 (and all other LGA1366 CPUs with unlocked multipliers) that I learned about after making this video. If you have a board with a locked BIOS, such as the one in the HP Z400 workstation, you can use Intel XTU to do some basic turbo overclocking from within Windows. It's not nearly as flexible or effective as proper tuning in the BIOS, but it might give you a reason to go with this or the W3680 over other options.
can you please show me the best settings in XTU to overclock w3690 safely ?
imgur.com/a/vQewo
This is a good place to start, that'll give you 4GHz on all cores under load. I haven't spent a lot of time with XTU but on my system I could go up to 31x (4.13GHz) on all cores and still complete a Cinebench test. 32x on all cores crashed CB though. I tried adjusting the 1 core multiplier but it didn't seem to actually do anything, so I'd keep your multipliers the same across the board.
u r right i did go up to 32x for all cores and it crashed with watchdog bluescreen erorr and i think 31x for all cores like the image will be the end of my OC but it is not bad at all actually it is great we r talking about 3.9 ghz !! the AC ORIGNIS recommended ghz is only 3.4 ghz !!
Good stuff, glad it worked out for you!
I have a hp z400 with a w3680 and a gtx 970 and its a monster in gaming, i used UTX and bumped the multiplier up to 31(4.1ghz stable)
Its 2023 and I'm running a W3680 on Gigabyte USB3 X58 with 24GB RAM. Been on X58 since 2010 and upgraded the CPU 920->960->3680. This PC was running the hot new Windows 7 when new and upgraded straight to Windows 10 where it remains. Been through many many video cards on this rig and yet its in daily use at 13 years old.
The X5675 can be found for 36USD on Ebay. Its a wonderful product, reached 4.1GHz on stock voltages. It replaced an aging i7 920 and joined forces with my GTX1080. X58 will march on 2020.
im running a x5675 @ 4.4Ghz 1.30v stable. currently have a noctua CP12 14SE cooler which hovers around 84c during CPU stress test. Have a EVGA 240 AIO on the way, hopefully it allows me to push it further.
Edit - got my aio installed.... 4.5ghz@1.32v full load is now 55c
What motherboard are you guys using?
@@LuisRamos-hk2in hey Luis, I'm using a P6TSE from Asus. It gets to 220 BCLK, but running at 186 atm.
@@qt5172 HOW? I'm running a G1.Sniper with an x5675 and I'm running 1.395v to get 4.5ghz... And I keep getting irql BSOD's.
@@twizz420 Well, if he's telling the truth, he clearly won the silicon lottery and get an excellent overclockable chip. I wish to know which motherboard he's using too.
I have this CPU little brother, The W3680 overclocked to 4.54Ghz paired with a GTX1070 and games run great BF1 4K High 45-60 fps Destiny 2 4K medium 60fps at all times its old but its a beast
TheColonelK1LL what cooler are you running? If the system is still going 😁
i would recommend Noctua's 140mm heatsinks, those are designed exactly for high tdp cpu like xeons.
What settings did you use in bios?
Are you playing them at 4k? Why?
@@Krystalmyth he probably has a 4k monitor
Really enjoyed that (and the UT background), thanks for the video.
Very nice video, It's always impressive how powerful these X58 builds can be.
I love my w3690, I don't even bother overclocking it, runs all my games no problem.
I always enjoy when people go over the 1366 platform, since it's my personal favorite. This video was great and had nice b roll
Cool music and editing with it. Nice vid!
Excellent video showed me more things I am learning about Xeon CPUs thanks keep them coming love the take on Xeon how it can be used in gameing
Your work and knowledge is impressive. Keep up the good work!
I enjoyed the hand held panning shots. Good effort
One of your best videos yet! Great work!
Just had to stop "stop" your video right at 3 minutes just so I can tell you thank you for doing a comparison of the i7 next to the Xeon in your rig. 👍👍
My brother-in-law gave me his old PC from his architect school days for free. Specs are Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Mobo, i7 920, 6GB RAM, 600 watt PSU, Antec 302 case, and a weeeeeeak Quadro FX 570 GPU.
I immediately tore everything down and cleaned it from top to bottom. It was pretty disgusting. Found a dude online selling his GTX 970 for $90 and added a Samsung SSD. Just looking for 24GB of RAM now to complete the build.
This is my first X58 PC build and man has it been fun so far. This video was pretty amazingly thought out and I appreciate all the testing you went through. Take care!
Ah yes,this video was much better than the previous one, keep improving on b-roll!
This was an amazing video dude. Awesome and keep it up.
I match your cinebench score with a x5650 and an AIO on an asus rampage iii gene at 4.4 ghz. I honestly think with the right motherboard and cooling the x5650 is the ultimate xeon as it achieves stable 4.4 ghz overclocks at 29 dollars on ebay, w3690s are still 150 dollars.
There's a big difference between "ultimate" and "smartest buy". You've capped out your all-core multiplier already so unless you juice your BCLK a little more or enable turbo, you've squeezed all you can out of it. That right there highlights why an unlocked multiplier is nice; even if you can't realistically raise it past what a locked CPU can achieve, you still have the freedom to try, and at the very least you can do some really basic overclocking with XTU on boards with a locked BIOS. At the moment the X5660 is priced basically identically to the X5650, so the price argument doesn't hold up either. (eBay didn't want to show the trending prices so I can't confirm if that's normally the case) I have no idea where you're getting $150 for the W3690, the trending price is $110. Still not a good deal, but that's not the point.
What are your temps Timmy?
He's in Canada. Prices 20% higher due to $ disp, also additional import duties
I have an X5680 running at 4.73GHz
KRKATANAKID I was looking to buying a x5680 what kinda psu and cooler do u have to get 4.7 , I’m new to oc , I have a w3540 wouldnu recommend me to upgrade to the x5680
Thanks for this! I was thinking about it too! Looks like I'm gonna settle for the W3680 since it's $40 cheaper.
Depends on your motherboard, if you can overclock with the BIOS, then the cheaper CPU's make more sense, if you have a cheaper OEM motherboard (no BIOS overclocking), then the unlocked CPU's are better.
Unreal Tournament!! Love it, still have it on every pc, and wife and I play it A LOT
I retired my Xeon Bloomfield BOXX workstation in favour of a 9th gen HP workstation. The old Xeon system was unbelievable in terms of reliability and stability I've never stuck with a rig for so long with such good upgrade paths.
I really enjoyed that. Seeing the first i7 preforming the way it was. It was gratifying lol. I had one of those as my main system up until 18 months ago. I still have it, well my son has it. We put the x5680 in it. We have it overclocked a bit, just under 4Ghz with 24GB of Ram. My son loves it. Thanks again for your video. 👍🙂👍
wow!! you finally upload! grate job bro
Back nearly four years ago i scored a Asus Rampage 3 Formula, Complete in retail box and 90% of boxed accessories for $115 Aud with postage and currently the second owner of it.
Also got a Core i7 920 D0 stepping for $110 Aud with postage and today i STILL have them and the i7 is rocking a stable 50% overclock with 1.375Vcore.
Also that C0 920 is a damn good chip as most never go past 3.8Ghz with that voltage so consider yourself lucky to have that chip.
I know one thing, those older HP z series workstations like the z800 and z600 make an AMAZING budget build. i got mine with an ssd, two x5670s and 24gb of ram for $250. thats insane. the case is so massive you can fit anything you want in it and the cooling is great.
Great video. I have an oc 920 to I think 3.4 ghz. Would I see much of an improvement in Games going with the Xeon ?
UT99 music FTW...
Fckn Love this Track!!! So good he Put this in ! Remjnds of good old Times :)
Great vid. Hope you can answer these questions for me! Forums seem to be mixed on this but isn't the 48gb on x58 usability pointless? Does the memory controller even utilize it past 24gb? (I know you can it to register its there but does the x58's memory controller use it past 24gb? Secondly with the DDR3 pushed past 1600... Isn't it only capable of utilizing 1366 (Speaking of the W3690 ) Thanks, I am curious to upgrade more stuff on my x58 sli classified !
Depends on the ram, x58 doesn't like dual sided ram if you're using more than 3 sticks, so it's easy to hit 24GB's using 3 sticks but if you want 48 GB's you'll need single sided ram.
@@mikem9536 using gskill ripjaws ddr3 2rx8 (dual ranked) 1600mhz 10.10.10.30 xmp 6x8gb dimms working just fine on x58 boards tested on p6t-deluxe-v2 and on p6x58d-premium. Also x58 xeons and i7s support ecc but only low density ram. tested and can confirm on p6t-se mobo i7 920 running with 2rx8 ecc dimms. It will also work with ecc reg dimms marked with r e.g. (2rx8 pc3-10600r). can also confirm that high density ddr3 ecc reg ram will not work on consumer x58 mobo so anything including 4rx8 (quad ranked) in the name e.g. (4rx8 pc3-10600r). I presume that 4rx8 pc3-10600e non registered ecc ram wont work either in standard x58 mobo reason being is that the intel chipset will not communicate with high density memory similar to cheap ddr2 4gb dimms marked as amd only being that they are quad ranked/high density. Just fyi u cannot mix different types of dimms e.g. if i have normal 2rx8 pc3-10600 non ecc ram i cant add 2rx8 pc3-10600e ecc or 2rx8 pc3-10600r registered ecc ram to my system but i can chose to replace non ecc ram with either 2rx8 pc3-10600e or 2rx8 pc3-10600r ram as a upgrade. The speed of the ram used in my example doesnt matter what matters is whether its high density 4r(4 rows) or low density 1r, 2r (1 row or 2 row) 2r ram will not overclock as well but it preforms better than 1r ram which will overclock more as there are less access rows to strain the memory controller. The other important thing is making sure u dont mix different types of ram so keeping non ecc ddr3 L, U ,S (no indication) (2rx8 pc3-10600L, 2rx8 pc3-10600U, 2rx8 pc3-10600S, 2rx8 pc3-10600) separate from ddr3 ecc and ecc low voltage (2rx8 pc3-10600E, 2rx8 pc3L-10600E) and separate ecc registered and ecc reg low voltage (2rx8 pc3-10600R, 2rx8 pc3L-10600R) from normal ecc and standard ram.
Thanks for the video. Can you please mention your room temp for your tests.. I see reviewers often forget to mention that and with my 30C+ room temps my results/expectations always are far from the mark
THAT UNREAL TOURNAMENT music ohhh how i missed that :(
Great video as usual!
I've been using the 990x for 8 years, which has the same factory clock speed as the W3690, and I am particularly impressed with the Xeon's (generally) lower voltage requirement(s).
From my experience (and those shared by others), 4.6GHz on the i7 requires vCore of at least 1.5v.
I have a stable overclock at 4.62GHz which requires 1.54 vCore.
I managed a stable 4.6Ghz on my i7990x wit a vcore of 1.4800
switch from 920 to w3690 today! huge difference and totally worth it
Hi man can you make more videos like this but compare the old powerful CPU vs the New tech CPU with the same price range ?
Great video btw, subbed !
Mainboard Gigabyte EX58A-UD5 with Intel Xeon W3690 processor 'FF' error occurs, currently the BIOS version is 'F8A', does the BIOS version not support the processor?? If you use a Core i-7 950 processor, there is no 'FF' error. please solve, thanks for the input
I literally bought recently the w3690 for my DX58SO system because of this video...for $60 on ebay. Thank you!
The Obseletist, what cooler do you recommend for overclocking at 4 gHz or more? I have a coolmaster g100m, and it does a good job at around 68 degrees, but during certain points in a game, the temp may spike to the 80's. Liquid cooler?
I don't think you really need liquid cooling tbh, 4GHz in particular isn't very hard to cool even with the 212 Evo. I almost bought a Scythe Mugen 5 until I realized I needed an even shorter cooler for best compatibility with my case, so assuming your case isn't crap I'd get that.
@@hblankpc , yeah I had a "crap case". My whole rig was donated to me by my friend/co-worker, after I told him I was getting back into PC gaming, after a years and years. The rig was (somewhat is, though I'll explain the changes) a basic Cooler Master case, Windows 7 professional, 2 640GB HHD's (in Raid configuration), i7920, 8 GB ddr3 ram, a Gtx 970 Twin Frozer graphics card, stock cooler, 1 exhaust fan, but it did come with a Cosair 750M power supply. NOW: 16gb ddr3 ripjaws 1600mhz ram (XMP profile says it can be 1600 but in bios I have it at 1444hmz, 1600 is not stable, but that may require some configuration), EVGA Geforce GTX 1060 6GB SC graphics card (I have this overclocked at 1835mHz, really outstanding results!), the w3690 (of course!), the Cooler Master RGB G100m cooler which is on full speed (2500rpms), MSI 24 inch 144mHz curved monitor..and now I have the Silverstone Primera RGB case with 4 140mm fans, and with 2 140 mm be quiet! fans on the top inside of the case..all of which will be transferred over to this new case. I prefer right now air over liquid cooling. Even playing games now with my current upgraded configuration, I get excellent performance and temps...will be even better when transferred to the new case. Who knows though...I am happy with my configuration and it's performance. I already know about all of ideas that what I have may be deemed "outdated" when it comes to gaming. Everything though is super-fast, and I enjoy it. I may at some point swap the whole mother-board/cpu/ram configuration for an AMD/Ryzen build (ironically, I just saw on ebay that the DX58so, lga 1366 socket was going for as much as $150! There's something about this kind of platform for budget gamers/enthusiasts like myself!!) but for now, I am cool! And again, thank you for this video about the w3690, which sold me on this build! PEACE!
The Obsoletist, also...can you recommend how I can bring my DDR3 ram speed to XMP profile (1600mHz) in bios and be stable? I'll even include my email address here...not that I am lacking (really) in performance, but just like many enthusiasts, I want to get the most out of what I have. The ripjaw ram sticks are really awesome. Thanks!
On my P6T setting the XMP profile automatically sets the QPI/DRAM voltage to 1.3V, maybe try that?
The W3690 has support on the 2010-2012 Mac Pro. I’ll be putting one in my system
Reccomended to me 4 years after release and instantly subbed bc A XEON PROCESSOR B THE FUCKING UNREAL TOURNEY MUSIC
I have the i7-920 with the gigabyte x58 extreme with the stock speed at 2.6 and i want to overclock it at least at 3.5, is there any way u can help me with that ?
Happy Holidays Obsoletist :3
Is that the unreal tournament music?
I have an old X58 motherboard with the i7-990X CPU. I would like to be able to do faster engineering calculations; I don't play games. Would you be able to compare the W3690 Xeon CPU and the i7-990X on the GeekBench floating point test?
They perform literally the same with those workloads.
I currently have as my main pc a 1650 v2, next build to be either and 8700k, 2700x, dual 2667 v2, or dual 2687w v2. can't find any comparisons. You have any thoughts as to which would be best? I am not a hard core gamer, but want the ability when needed.
For pure gaming purposes, 8700K > 2700X > 2667 = 2687W. The dual Xeon options will perform identically given adequate cooling, so you might as well not bother with the 2687W. In raw multithreaded perf either dual Xeon setup will net you ~30-35% more performance than the 2700X under the ideal conditions (100% load across all cores), but will fall behind by almost the same amount if you're not using >8 cores. I'd personally go for the 2700X, it has the most balanced performance in my opinion and doesn't gulp down power like the dual Xeons would
I was looking for an upgrade using two cpus, so you recommend I better go to x5690? I though this w5690 can work in pair as the w5580
Yes, go for an X56**. W36*0s won't work
What type of motherboard do XEON use? Only info I can find is a couple of forums that say X99.
I think it has something to do with the socket of the xeon
what should I pick for my gigabyte x58a ud7 MB, x5690 or w3690
Hi! I have a question.
Is the multiplier unlocked? or will I have to overclok with BCLK?
Thanks
Multiplier is unlocked on the w3680 and w3690, so no need to adjust base clock if you dont want to.
My BIOS (on Lenovo Thinkstation S20) doesn't seem to have an option for overclocking for W3550. I am not sure if I will see these options for W3690 if I upgrade.
Is there a way to overclock w3690 on any machine (including Thinkstation S20)? I mean is there a way to put a custom bios or any other software way to overclock. Thanks a lot!
Idk about a custom BIOS (you'll have to research that yourself) but you can get 4.13GHz pretty easily on a W3680/3690 or i7-980X/990X using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. Just set all of the turbo multipliers to 31x and away you go. It's not going to be the same as true BIOS overclocking but it's better than nothing
Hi The Obsoletist. Enjoyed watching this video and i've got a question im hoping you can answer for me. I recently got a w3565 for $20 which should be here any day. I bought a Dell T3500 with a w3505 dual core @ 2.53ghz and upgraded to a free e5506 quad @ 2.1ghz. Paired with the gtx 750ti i can still do some pretty great gaming on the 5506 and i know it will be insanely better with the 3565. What im wondering is when im ready to purchase the final cpu for this system am i better with this w3690 or would i be better of with an x5687 quad @3.6ghz for gaming?
The W3690 is better for modern games that scale well with higher core counts, while the X5687 is only a tiny bit faster in games that don't (since it's 133MHz faster). Personally, I'd recommend grabbing a W3680 and using XTU (instructions in reply to pinned comment) to overclock it, since you won't be able to overclock with an X series Xeon.
The Obsoletist thank you man much appreciated!
Someone please give info about overclock this 3690, voltages and frequencies..
Just bought one
Thanx
Which will be better W3690 or X5675 if I overclock?
Which will better X5687 or W3690 if I do not OC? The X5687 is priced nearly one third of W3690. Please answer!
First question: It's hard to say. I'm inclined to say X5675 but I have no evidence.
Second question: W3690. The X5687 is a quad core clocked only 133MHz higher, that's not worth losing two cores.
Overall, go for the W3680 if you care about the unlocked multiplier, or X5675 if you don't
Watched this on my W3690 powered Z-400.
Hit me in the feels with the UT Facing Worlds track
Nice video, I'm definitely subscribing !
And I have a question:
I'm getting a new PC (my actual Core 2 Duo is really on its knees with basic usage) What do you think would be the best ? A Xeon W3680 on a Precision T3500 or a Core i7 2600 on a Optiplex 790 MT ? I can get both system for pretty much the same price (160 euro for the Precision, 180 for the Optiplex), I'm not really gaming on it, just indie game I can't find on my Xbox One (I'm gonna put a GT730 in it, not a gaming card at all, tho with the 12GB of RAM and the SSD it's gonna fly) I think the W3680 would be best because of its 6 core, but maybe the i7 would beat it because of its newer architecture, what do you think I should get ?
Thanks, and nice video ;)
The newer architecture of the i7 isn't nearly enough to beat out the 2 extra cores on the W3690, so go for the latter unless you care a lot about power consumption. The E5 makes things interesting though, it's slightly faster than the i7 and on the same architecture (so it still loses to the W3690) but it has an upgrade path to an even newer CPU with anywhere from 4 to 8 cores should you choose that in the future.
TL;DR:
best performance now: W3690
best power consumption: i7-2600
good performance now, best performance later: E5 1620
To be honest I don't care about power consumption XD
Yeah I saw that ! For 180 EUR, I can get a ThinkStation S30 with a E5 1620 v1 with 8GB of RAM and a Quadro (don't know the model tho), and that computer supports up to 12 core, so yeah it's pretty interesting :D
Thanks for your quick reply ;)
W3690 vs x5690 which will give more fps in games?
Hello, which is better, xeon w3690 or 5690?
What's the opening drum and bass tune?
What motherboard would you recommend if I am just useing this CPU Xeon for gaming money is not a issue I like what I see so I like to build one useing a 1080 time but like a recommend on a good motherboard for this CPU thanks keep those videos comeing learning alot
Going by world records on HWBot the best boards seem to be the Asus Rampage III or Gigabyte X58A-OC. Someone in Russia got their W3690 to 6.86GHz under liquid nitrogen on a Rampage III Black Edition
I disabled HT on my x5650, that helped stability on high OC's (as threads < per core speed)
Hi, Great video!
I'm planning on building a small render farm for 3D animation rendering.
What CPU would you recommend?
Thanks.
I'm not qualified to offer advice for rendering but I'd suggest something with AVX-512, so at least one Xeon (possibly Phi) on LGA 2066 or 3647. I have no idea what your price range is but from my very limited knowledge the Xeon W-2123 seems like a good "foot in the door" option. Going used can save you a lot of money but I personally wouldn't go below a 4th gen Haswell CPU (because you'll lose AVX2, and I know Blender uses that)
Thanks for the advice. I will look into this :)
I can't get 48gb to work with mine. I can mix 4gb with 8gb sticks to get 36gb, but will ignore the ram if I use all 8gb sticks. Only my 4gb sticks come with xmp1.3, and only those paired with the 8gb makes it work. Strange. I recently bought the x5680 over my x3680, as the x3680 is not core unlocked, unless windows was lying to me about the speed. I even attempted to use 16gb ECC sticks, as the xeons support ECC ram, but it won't post with that RAM. You need a x79 or higher chipset for recognizing 16gb ddr3 modules.
Have you ever used VideoPad to edit videos? The layout of this Kdelnlive resembles very much VideoPad layout. I want yo know if its better.
Nope, I switched to Davinci Resolve and I'm never going back
@@hblankpc] Thanks, i want to create a tech channel here in Brazil and im goint to test it.
Best of luck! If you need any help hmu on Discord or Twitter or something
i got it. it has crazy amount of overclocking ! really happy with it! old school muscle lol
Does Xeon W3670 have an unlocked multiplier as well? I couldn't find any relevant info.
It doesn't
I use a Xeon5670 for like 2 years.I have no problem.Its great for content creation,consumes very low power at stock speeds ~80W TDP and overclocks like a charm 4,61 Ghz possible ~
Yes... thank you for this video.
i have a problem, i have the same Bord and same CPU but i dont know how to get into the AI tweaker because F10 is only the Setup help xD
Could you explain how you overclocked CPU to 4.2ghz (A list of steps or even a video showing how to overclock would be really really helpeful!!!) I have an i7-920 with these parts: pcpartpicker.com/user/rohitmitt/saved/4Qd9Jx
I spent $450 on the PC unknowing it was so old, where should I go about buying a W3690 upgrade?
my brother, I have an asus sabertooth x58, my processor is the i7 950 and I would like to change it to the w3690 or x5690, can you give me some advice?
just update your bios
i was wondering, why the X5690 would be a better choice for virtualisation?
When i check the official Intel site, i see that both CPU's do support virtualisation.
But as far as i have searched for extra information, i can't find any reason why i should choose the x5690 if i want to use virtualisation?
I use virtualisation quite often, when i play Android games on de "Bluestacks" Android emulator.
I should've clarified in the video: the X5690 supports network virtualization (VT-c), something useful for servers but not of much interest for regular people. Both CPUs have Intel VT-x which is what matters for Bluestacks.
@@hblankpc Ah ok, that make it all clear now.
Thanks for explaining.
X5690 user here. I've got mine recently overclocked from running it stock for almost a decade to 4.6GHz and i noticed that my CPU needs a bit lower voltage. VDroop LVL2 and 1.37V. At 1.36 it is stable in Ycruncher for a while but when the benchmark test switch to another instruction set i've got bluescreen so i set it at 1.37 and it is rock solid. 12 threaded beast. But my second PC is on 1155 Z77 mobo paired with 32GB ram and i7 2600K. That cpu is also hugely overclocked from max turbo 3.8 to 4.8GHz but i don't know exactly if i did that or it already was like that but after like 6-7 months i have to increase a voltage by clicking only once PLUS key on a keyboard and now i'm at 1.43V... i think the next cpu will be delided 3770K because it supports faster ram and has a better bandwidth. And 3770K at 4.5GHz is a bit better and faster and more importantly it runs cooler in terms of performance as 2600K. I don't have enough money to buy a new PC but i really don't need to.. i like old stuff. It is pretty much like a hobby, overclocking, tweaking everything in a bios to absolute peak performance. As For both PC i have watter cooling installed, the X5690 never reach over 67c and i found on Alliexpress better passive heatsink for north bridge ICH and VRAM for my motherboard. With water cooling so the power delivery for the cpu and crucial components stays nice and chilly.
It's a good idea to switch from the my x5670 to a w3690 ? Now with x5670 o reach the 4.3ghz, i would use the w3690 with a gtx 1070 gainward
Nah, it's not worth it. I've found in the past few days that tweaking your uncore clock can yield some extra performance beyond just raising the core clock, maybe try that
I also noticed that upgrading 4 core xeon (w3550) to six core (x5680) also increased my ram speed from 1066 to 1333 automatically. I think it may be that 4 core has 2 memory channels and 6 core has 3 or it may be something else.
Bottom line - additional advantage of 4 core to six core upgrade is faster ram.
It's not the extra cores that do that, Intel just specced up the memory controller on some of their 32nm 1366 CPUs
DIGGIN DAT UNREAL TOURNAMENT MUSIC DOE
I have seen some Chinese sellers offering dual LGA1366 boards at $30 or so. Maybe you can make an episode with dual Xeon X5690 on one of those boards?
What motherboard are you using
Hey just posting an update on my x5690 x58 system, All was good but i was getting random bsod every few days randomly. Tried everything, I am usually against modded bios but when i read that it added cpu support for westmere with updated micro coding and stability plus closing security issues in the bios . After i flashed i noticed my cpu temps SKYROCKETED, i did not realize it until my cpu overheated and shutdown. Tried just dialing back voltage, more instability. so i bumped down the clock from 4.5 to 4.3. Have not had a bsod yet and everything is running smooth as butter. Just wish someone would of told me temps would rise, could be unique to my board/bios i dont know.
My theory about the highier temps is that the cpu is actually running like it should as a result of the updated micro coding in turn creating more heat? Just a theory. comments?
great video bro, is the Xeon W3680 good for gaming?
Same shit, and it's really good for gaming, but you have to get a good x58 board, and if too expensive... well just buy a b450 and r5 2600
What you think about Xeon w3690 vs Xeon x5690, which one you think is better?
I'm partial to the W3690, because of the unlocked multiplier that lets you overclock on OEM motherboards. The advantages of the X5690 are only really relevant in a server environment, or an enthusiast board like the EVGA SR-2.
I own one of these, absolutely amazing CPU. Not even a 1080 is held back by it with a small overclock.
Let me introduce you to the pci 2.0 bandwith limitations (5%
I love your slightly snarky delivery.
but will it run the witcher 3 on ultra
Great video.
Multipliers aren't locked downwards though, you just can't go up on a locked chip. Higher base clock + lower multiplier from my experience generally outperforms having the higher clocks on just the CPU. For example an i7 875k (unlocked of course) set to a 29x multiplier will get you up around 3.86GHz clock speed or you can leave the multiplier at 22x (the default stock upper limit for the 870/875k/x3470) and raise the bclk to 175MHz to get the same 3.86GHz clock speed, but instead of 1596MHz ram you get 2106MHz ram (if your ram can handle it otherwise you can just change the ram multiplier to get it closer to or in spec) and faster clocks on pretty much everything else as well so the performance isn't even really close.. 5-15% higher performance from using the bclk instead of taking advantage of the multiplier being able to go up. I've never personally found having an unlocked multiplier to be any advantage really since in the early days fsb was essentially the only thing you could manipulate to overclock a CPU so when black editions and X/K skus started appearing it was just meh to me as I still overclock on fsb/bclk more often than not even on unlocked chips.
YEEEESSSS....i just changed out my i7-920 for an x5675 but my msi x58 platinum is all locked up so abit of BCLK and shes at 3.9ghz....and it seems it doesnt want to go anymore....hyper 212 evo cooling, temps are at 24c at idle so heat is not the problem, maybe my ram which is only g.skill 1333mhz, obviously with the BCLK ur ram goes up too, so could be the problem, im happy at 3.9ghz, my i7 was at 3.8ghz, but now i have 6 cores 12 threads aswell. YEEEEEET!!!
i run a z400 series 2 board with a w3680 oc'd to 4.1ghz, 24gb of tri-channel hynix ram and a gtx 1070. it runs everything you throw at it. amazing cpu.
this just replaced my 960 after a decade.. having so much fun OCing
havent saw any tests of X5675 VS W3690
Can it reach 2400+ MHZ of Ram as well when doing the Ram overclock?
I could've sworn I saw someone else in the comments get between 2410 and 2420MHz on their RAM with this CPU, I can't find it anymore though
Do you know of any good, cheap graphics card for X58 that supports 4k tv (over hdmi). Thanks!
Will GTX 1050 work? Also how can i find if it will work on the branded Mobo I have (Thinkstation S20). It is not in list of cards in the manual. I am assuming X50 should have some standard PCI ports so this should work (at least in theory).
Depends on PSU and gaming needs, the 1050 ti will get the job done, if you have a 6 pin pci-e connector you can use a 1060, and if you have a beefy PSU you can easily run a 1070.
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How much difference is there between w3680 and w3690 (w3690 was released 3-4 quarters later). Used pricing difference right now is around 40-50 dollars. W3690 preferable or not really any difference? Thanks!
The only difference is 133MHz clock speed, something you probably won't notice. The only time you should ever buy a W3690 is if you're overclocking or just want to max out a single-socket LGA1366 machine. The W3680 is the far better choice for value
I finally got the CPU in mail today. I followed your advice and went with the cheaper one - ( I went with X3680 instead of W3680 and I am not sure exactly what is the difference but they seem to have same specs). Anyways the process went smoothly and I am finding that everything is more zippier now. Thanks a lot for your advice.
The X3680 is what I'd consider a true server CPU (supports dual socket operation and fancy virtualization stuff) whereas the W3680 is more for workstations. The former doesn't have an unlocked multiplier though so no XTU for you
Aha - I didn't see option to change multiplier in XTU. But I am not sure if the old fan/heat sink can handle it in my case. And for my case (software development) i am noticing that most of the time it is at 60-70 percent at peak load so not sure if overclocking will help me in a major way. More core, and higher Cache are more important i think. I may be wrong but overall I am very happy with the upgrade.
Can you make a overclock guide for this xeonW3690 please,
What were the temps for the i7 920 with the Evo 212?
I'm assuming you mean temps? Really high, under sustained load it was pretty much always in the 90s C.Don't remember idle or stock temps
I've a i7 940...would this cpu be a worthwhile upgrade
Yes, the two extra cores and 50% more L3 cache help a lot. I'd go for the W3680 or X5675 to save money though.
which is more efficient in power w3690 vs x5670,x5690?
The X5670 is most efficient out of those, the W3690 and X5690 are equal
Man this or i7 3770k which one is better for gaming
Hey The Obsoletist i need your help.. can i put this cpu on my MSI 58x pro e? Please help me!
Yes: valid.x86.fr/ujzx1d
@@hblankpc Thanks you saved me 100 Dollars! Do you know why the i7 990x costs 100 more?
It's just branding, people see "Extreme Edition" and think it's worth more based on that alone. "Xeon W3690" isn't a sexy name lol
Can i pair a gtx 1070ti with my xeon W3690? And I heard something like vxt technology? I heard that old xeon processors lack that technology? That upcoming games demand..
And what should i do if i want to upgrade my cpu to E5 2650 ? Do i have to change my motherboard as well? Please guide me..
>Can i pair a gtx 1070ti with my xeon W3690?
Yes
>And I heard something like vxt technology? I heard that old xeon processors lack that technology? That upcoming games demand..
I think you're getting VT-x and AVX mixed up. VT-x is for virtualization that you'll probably never use, AVX is a set of vector instructions introduced in the generation after this one. Not having it is a legitimate concern these days, games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla demand it.
>And what should i do if i want to upgrade my cpu to E5 2650 ? Do i have to change my motherboard as well?
Yes, the W3690 is as high as you can go on the X58 platform. I wouldn't recommend a 2650 though, it can only boost to 2.4-2.8GHz and a motherboard for it is either a) expensive, b) garbage from China, or c) a server board not meant for gaming.
@@hblankpc so what processor should i go with? I'm planning to buy a gtx 1070ti or rx 580 and as u said, I'm concerned about that AVX technology. Which budget processor would be good enough to pair with gtx 1070ti and that has AVX aswell ?
Btw thanks, i really appreciate your response.
If you're in the US the Ryzen 5 5500 is on sale at Newegg for $134, my friend ended up buying one to upgrade from his 1600AF and loves it:
www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-5500-ryzen-5-5000-series/p/N82E16819113737
@@hblankpc lucky him but sadly I'm not from USA :(
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Still using this Chip with gtx 960.
Amazing performance !