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771 Xeon multiplier weirdness

H0R53
By H0R53
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At this very moment I am using a C2Q Q9400. Earlier today I tried to install a Xeon X5460 after I had updated my microcode and put the mod sticker on the CPU. Unfortunately it didn't work as expected. CPU-Z reported that my multiplier was locked at 6.0-6.5, and this was reflected in the benchmarks I did with Passmark PTest V9. The CPU also got very warm even though I have a massive heat sink (42C idle). There are no missing instruction sets.


The 5460 has a max multiplier of 9x, so having it locked at 6 is a bit weird.

Main build: Intel Xeon E3 1240 | 16GB Avexir Red | Custom GTX 1050Ti | 1.5TB RAID0 | 500GB RAID0 | 240GB SSD | 240mm AiO | Thermaltake Dragonscale | Corsair CX600 v1

 

Media Center: Intel i5 3470 | 8GB Corsair XMS3 | GTX 550Ti XLR8 RED | 500GB WD Blue | Stock Intel | Dell 3010 Case | 250W PSU

 

Main Laptop: Gold HP DV7 1127CL | AMD Turion X2 RM-72 | 4GB DDR2 | AMD HD 3200M Graphics | 32GB Hually SSD | 1TB Western Digital Blue

 

Backup Laptop: Intel C2M T7200 | 4GB DDR2 | AMD X1600 Graphics | 160GB Seagate Momentus

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