Overclocking Intel's Core i7 920

November 6, 2008 | 08:57

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Maxon Cinebench 10 x64

Website: Cinebench

Maxon Cinebench is based on Maxon's popular animation software, Cinema 4D, which is used extensively by studios and production houses worldwide for 3D content creation. We've used the built-in CPU benchmark, which uses a 3D scene file to render a photo-realistic image of a concept bike. The scene makes use of various CPU-intensive features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders.

Cinebench 10

x64 Version - xCPU, 800x600 Image

  • Core i7 920 OC (4x4GHz, 1,600MHz DDR3, 3.6GHz QPI)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 4.8GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Dual Channel, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Turbo disabled, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Single Channel, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 940 (4x2.93GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT disabled)
  • Core i7 920 (4x2.66GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (4x3.2GHz, 1,600MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (4x3.2GHz, 1,600MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9650 (4x3.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9650 (4x3.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9550 (4x2.83GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9550 (4x2.83GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9450 (4x2.66GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9450 (4x2.66GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q6700 (4x2.66GHz, 1,066MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q6700 (4x2.66GHz, 1,066MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (4x2.6GHz, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9850 BE (4x2.5GHz, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9750 (4x2.4GHz, 1.8GHz HTT)
  • Core 2 Duo E8500 (2x3.16GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Duo E8500 (2x3.16GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
    • 22757.0
    • 18341.0
    • 18341.0
    • 18326.0
    • 18318.0
    • 17987.0
    • 16858.0
    • 16795.0
    • 15211.0
    • 14242.0
    • 14035.0
    • 13389.0
    • 12997.0
    • 12536.0
    • 12310.0
    • 11874.0
    • 11746.0
    • 11037.0
    • 10914.0
    • 10596.0
    • 10243.0
    • 9516.0
    • 7526.0
    • 7515.0
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Cinebench 10

x64 Version - 1CPU, 800x600 Image

  • Core i7 920 OC (4x4GHz, 1,600MHz DDR3, 3.6GHz QPI)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT disabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Dual Channel, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, 4.8GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Single Channel, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 965 (4x3.2GHz, Turbo disabled, SMT enabled)
  • Core i7 940 (4x2.93GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (4x3.2GHz, 1,600MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (4x3.2GHz, 1,600MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Duo E8500 (2x3.16GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Duo E8500 (2x3.16GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core i7 920 (4x2.66GHz, 6.4GHz QPI, SMT enabled)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9650 (4x3.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9650 (4x3.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9550 (4x2.83GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9550 (4x2.83GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9450 (4x2.66GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • Core 2 Quad Q9450 (4x2.66GHz, 1,333MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q6700 (4x2.66GHz, 1,066MHz FSB, DDR2)
  • Core 2 Quad Q6700 (4x2.66GHz, 1,066MHz FSB, DDR3)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9950 BE (4x2.6GHz, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9850 BE (4x2.5GHz, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • AMD Phenom X4 9750 (4x2.4GHz, 1.8GHz HTT)
    • 5383.0
    • 4647.0
    • 4646.0
    • 4507.0
    • 4505.0
    • 4474.0
    • 4458.0
    • 4130.0
    • 3945.0
    • 3930.0
    • 3905.0
    • 3888.0
    • 3751.0
    • 3737.0
    • 3680.0
    • 3511.0
    • 3489.0
    • 3325.0
    • 3249.0
    • 3101.0
    • 3092.0
    • 2929.0
    • 2830.0
    • 2707.0
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In Cinebench 10, the Core i7 920 overclocked affords a large 24 and 50 percent performance increment over the i7 965 and 920 at their native speeds respectively. Again we see a nearly 1:1 performance scaling with clock and memory speeds from the Core i7 920. In the single threaded test, the CPU still leads the table and still creates a healthy 44 percent improvement over its native clock speed that meant the CPU sat halfway down the table.
Discuss this in the forums

Posted by UncertainGod - Thu Nov 06 2008 09:36

Now that is a nice chip, but the cost of the platform is going to keep me away from it for a while at least.

Posted by Xir - Thu Nov 06 2008 09:42

...you compare it to the Q6600 a lot in the text, but no comparison with an overclocked Q6600 is made in the benches...
If you have figures of an overclocked Q6600, could you add them?

Posted by Nictron - Thu Nov 06 2008 09:51

Yes take a Q6600 to its max and compare the two in a performance roundup.

Posted by 1ad7 - Thu Nov 06 2008 09:51

I second the above, I want to see like oced results of a Q6600 and a E8400 or even a E8500 in games only maybe?
Great review, I just hope everyone hops on the i7 bandwagon so I can pick up some c2d's and Q6600's on the cheap :)
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