What's your Passmark Performance Test Score

[stevemc24]

i have a qx6700 core2extreme and blackops motherboard but daren't try overclocking,can't afford to replace anything....maybe just cowardly !!

 

[paulpicks21]

Yeah do the winsat mem test steve , see what it hits.

 

[paulpicks21]

i have a qx6700 core2extreme and blackops motherboard but daren't try overclocking,can't afford to replace anything....maybe just cowardly !!

I tend to get a new cpu and mobo and spend hours and hours researching overclocking them and pretty much get to know them inside out.

For some reason as soon as I move on to the next I totally forget how I did the old ones.

The new ones like mine are all multiplier based too easy really but hey ho.

 

[stevemc24]

yeah mine has unlocked multiplier but every time i think about it,i see visions of doom.

 

[paulpicks21]

When in doubt, don't do it!

It's a careful balance of speeds and voltages without too much heat and requires constant monitoring and a decent cpu cooler.

 

[stevemc24]

it was something i thought about getting into so i bought the cpu with unlocked multiplier and this blackops motherboard which supposedly built for overclockers,when it arrived the manual said it could be aircooled,watercooled,dry ice or liquid nitrogen.....scared the life outta me and never bothered.

 

[paulpicks21]

After doing a quick search on google it appears your cpu should be able to hit 3.2ghz on stock voltage although each cpu varies a little.

It can go higher with a voltage increase but of course the more volts the more heat.

I wouldn't look at the unlocked multiplier too much on yours, the way to increase the speed is by upping the FSB.

Your best bet is to spend a bit of time on google searching for overclocking tips and reading up on the whole process of overclocking so you fully understand it before attempting anything.

Also be sure to download coretemp for monitoring your temps and cpuz.

 

[stevemc24]

Thanks for that,
i'll google it and invest in a crash helmet and give it a go.

 

[paulpicks21]

Maybe this thread should be moved to the overclocking section?

The software is excellent for benchmarking any increases in performance made by either upgrading components or overclocking existing components.

I am surprised more people have not tried it.

Cheers

Paul.

 

[stevemc24]

changed my memoery from blue slots to white slots and gained 600 points.

 

[stevemc24]

oh thanks paul,ran memtest,no errors and on foxconn forum recomended use the white memory slots not the blue ones...seems ok now.

 

[d4ph0d]

 

[paulpicks21]

Nice score d4ph0d.

I see passmark has moved on since I started this thread a long time ago and it's now version 8.

Here is my score on Passmark 8

 

[d4ph0d]

Nice score as well paul. how far can you push your 3770k ?

 

[paulpicks21]

Nice score as well paul. how far can you push your 3770k ?

Not really pushed it too hard yet, running 4.6 as a daily right now.

Tried it at 4.8 a while back, when I get bored I might see how far it will go

 

[d4ph0d]

probably in the 6k i guess ;] let us know ahah i'm curious to find out. i was looking in buying this cpu as i have a 1155 as well. but i'd rather wait for the Haswell to come out later this year.

 

[keebsuk]

I have only got the trial version so cant upload the result page

I ran the test on my new build, nothing overclocked as yet and the score was
3890.2 which seems to be pretty good in comparison to other results on the program.

Should I be happy with this mark?

Should I overclock or leave as standard (I am mainly using the PC for Photoshop work)?

Andy

 

[boohbah]

andy, can you not snip the results and post that?

 

[keebsuk]

LOL, now why didn't I think of that?

I will re run the test in a bit.

Andy

 

[keebsuk]

hope this worked