Can you overclock the X4 845?

[SuperCookie78]

The Athlon X4 845 is based on amd's excavator architecture. Excavator has a better ipc performance to the previous steamroller(kaveri). But can you overclock it. I can't find anything that says you can or can't overclock them.

[dragoon20005]

without the K at the back of the 845

 

it means this CPU cannot be OCed

 

it only a 65W CPU with a 45W mode

[Dabombinable]

4 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

without the K at the back of the 845

 

it means this CPU cannot be OCed

 

it only a 65W CPU with a 45W mode

So in other words the 845 is gimped over the older ones? Which can be overclocked to make up the IPC difference?

[dragoon20005]

Just now, Dabombinable said:

So in other words the 845 is gimped over the older ones? Which can be overclocked to make up the IPC difference?

correct

[QueenDemetria]

45 minutes ago, SuperCookie78 said:

The Athlon X4 845 is based on amd's excavator architecture. Excavator has a better ipc performance to the previous steamroller(kaveri). But can you overclock it. I can't find anything that says you can or can't overclock them.

I'm fairly certain you can OC with the baseclock(FSB)

 

Edit: On HWBot someone has theirs clocked at 4.2Ghz(and its validated): http://hwbot.org/benchmark/cpu_frequency/rankings?hardwareTypeId=processor_4620&cores=4#start=0#interval=20

 

edit: If the above link doesn't work: http://hwbot.org/submission/3136415_flanker_cpu_frequency_athlon_x4_845_4218.06_mhz

[DrM]

28 minutes ago, dragoon20005 said:

without the K at the back of the 845

isnt the k only on intel processors. I always though all AMD processors can be OC'd to some extent

[Ben_Upde]

The last couple generations of AMD stuff could all be overclocked by raising the FSB on a motherboard that supports the option. Most AMD CPUs were locked to their advertised multiplier with the exception of the 'Black Edition' models that were offered, that were sold as unlocked CPUs for overclocking. 

[dragoon20005]

45 minutes ago, DrM said:

isnt the k only on intel processors. I always though all AMD processors can be OC'd to some extent

the FX all can be overclocked

 

Athlon and certain A series CPU with the K skew can be OC

 

http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/processors/desktop/athlon-cpu

 

those without the K are locked to the turbo clock or the lower wattage mode which is enabled in BIOS

[qwksi1]

On 3/3/2016 at 11:32 PM, dragoon20005 said:

without the K at the back of the 845

 

it means this CPU cannot be OCed

 

it only a 65W CPU with a 45W mode

I signed up to post here; am I so old at 33 that no one remembers overclocking before unlocked multipliers? I do not have one to test but as several people mentioned here you should be able to overclock using the FSB on AMD (AS ALWAYS). Has Intel's marketing and business practices really influenced this misinformation? I guess that it is their own fault for losing so much market share.