Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) E6600 Engineering Sample OCing and Benchmark Adventure

compgeek89 · *Last edited by compgeek89; 06-30-2006 at 16:09.*

Week 1: ~12,000 Hits
Week 2: ~10,000 hits

Due to the limit on number of images per post (15), and the difficulty to compare results side by side I have revamped the review format. I hope you like it!

Note1: ES4: Oblivion and COD2 were run with FRAPs, the results will not be precisely comparable.

Note2: I apologize for the lack of ORB links with the conroe system, futuremark currently does not recognize the CPU

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Specs:

2.4ghz 266x9
2x 64KB L1 Cache (64KB Per Core)
4MB Shared L2 Cache
Revision: B0
Stepping: QLLR

AMD System: ----------

AMD Opteron 165 @ 3GHz
2x eVGA 7900 GT SLI @ 700/800 - Forceware 84.66
2x 1GB G.Skill DDR500 3-4-4-8
DFI NF4 Ultra-D A0 Modded to SLI-D
Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM SATA HDD
OCZ GameXStream 700w PSU

Pics of AMD Rig:

1. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/1048/image0230fd.jpg

2. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2700/image0258su.jpg

3. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/2672/image0260bm.jpg

4. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3559/image0270py.jpg

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Intel System:----------

Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) E6600 ES @ 3ghz / Max Clocks TBD
2x eVGA 7900 GT SLI @ 700/800 - Forceware 84.56
2x 1GB G.Skill DDR2-800 4-4-4-12
Intel D975XBX "Bad Axe" Mobo
Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM SATA HDD
OCZ GameXStream 700w PSU

Pics of Conroe Rig:

1. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7563/image0183ph.jpg

2. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4208/image0191kd.jpg

3. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/9020/image0201tj.jpg

FYI those two ^^ say:
Intel Confidential
QLLR ES A4

4. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/3558/image0217af.jpg

5. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8788/image0220rp.jpg

6. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/4756/image0283mg.jpg

7. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4163/image0303kr.jpg

8. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/246/image0310fs.jpg

9. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7176/image0324lc.jpg

10. http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8559/image0338fi.jpg

11. http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2623/image0346bq.jpg

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Overclocking Results:
To come starting saturday... I will include all benchmarks with the Conroe @ 3ghz as well for a clock for clock comparison.

Super PI 1M:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 29.156s

Conroe @ 3GHz: 17.015s

Conroe @ 3.63ghz: 14.297s

Dual Run on Conroe @ 3GHz: 20.922s / 21.172s

Super PI 32M:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 25m 58.625s

Conroe @ 3GHz: 17m 58.781s

Conroe @ 3.5ghz: 16m 51.219s

AquaMark 3:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 120,655

Conroe @ 3GHz: 162,561

Conroe @ 3.55GHz: 174,205

3D Mark 2001:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 37,132
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8991290

Conroe @ 3GHz: 49,009

Conroe @ 3.54GHz: 56,422

3D Mark 2003:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 33,078
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4826258

Conroe @ 3GHz: 36,339

Conroe @ 3.5GHz: 38,203

3D Mark 2005:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 15,711
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=2059939

Conroe @ 3GHz: 17,080

Conroe @ 3.525GHz: 19,135

3D Mark 2006:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 10,067
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=337584

Conroe @ 3GHz: 10,805

Conroe @ 3.5GHz: 11,757

PC Mark 2005:

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 6,858

Conroe @ 3GHz: 8,783

Conroe @ 3.5GHz: 8,902

FEAR Stress Test:

1024x768, 4xAA 16xAF, all max:
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: Min 60 | Avg 142 | Max 370

Conroe @ 3GHz: Min 78 | Avg 162 | Max 485

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

1600x1200, 4xAA 16xAF, all max:
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: Min 25 | Avg 43 | Max 172

Conroe @ 3GHz: Min 53 | Avg 86 | Max 310

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

Source Stress Test:

1600x1200, 4xAA 16xAF, Everything Maximum
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 134.15fps

Conroe @ 3GHz: 138.41fps

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

Call of Duty 2: Point DuHoc Assault until over the cliffs

1600x1200, 4xAA 8xAF, Everything Maximum
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: Min 23 | Avg 50.189 | Max 102

Conroe @ 3GHz: Min 22 | Avg 50.961 | Max 98

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

Far Cry:
1600x1200, HDR-7, 16xAF, Everything Maximum
All maximum with an HDR setting of 7 is the most beautiful and hardware intensive mode Far Cry offers. This is as tough as it gets.

CONROE RESULTS ON FAR CRY CURRENTLY N/A

Ultra quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Regulator
Pixel shader: model 3.0
Anisotropic filtering: 16×
HDR: level 7
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 55.89 FPS
Conroe @ 3GHz:
Conroe @ Max Clocks:

Ultra quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Research
Pixel shader: model 3.0
Anisotropic filtering: 16×
HDR: level 7
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 67.97 FPS
Conroe @ 3GHz:
Conroe @ Max Clocks:

Ultra quality option, Direct3D renderer
Level: Training
Pixel shader: model 3.0
Anisotropic filtering: 16×
HDR: level 7
Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 61.22 FPS
Conroe @ 3GHz:
Conroe @ Max Clocks:

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
1600x1200, Full HDR, 8xAF, Everything Maximum
This FRAPS run was taken from the very beginning of the game, up until the time that the king leaves you.

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: Min 15 | Avg 83.993 | Max 689

Conroe @ 3GHz: Min 29 | Avg 132.776 | Max 1546

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

XViD to MP4 (Ipod) using WinAVI Video Converter
LOTR: Extended Trilogy

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 1hr 23min

Conroe @ 3GHz: 1hr 8min

Conroe @ Max Clocks:

MPG to XViD using VirtualDub
5min Video of COD2 recorded with FRAPS

Opteron 165 @ 3GHz: 13min 40sec

Conroe @ 3GHz: 10min 1sec

Conroe @ 3.45GHz: 8min 30sec

DVD Decryption
Napoleon Dynamite DVD Decryption

Conroe @ 3.85GHz: 4m 16s

DVD Shrink
Napoleon Dynamite DVD Shrink

Conroe @ 3.85GHz: 5m 7s

Battlefield 2
10 Minutes of Gameplay on Sharqi
About the minimum FPS here, I think it was when I hit accidentally hit ESC to go to the menu, i dont think it dropped below 90 in gameplay. The 100FPS cap sucks.

Conroe @ 3.85GHz: Min 33 | Avg 97 | Max 100

compgeek89 · *Last edited by compgeek89; 06-11-2006 at 10:46.*

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talsmacg · 06-07-2006, 15:35 | posts: 611 | Location: Cyber-Space | User is Offline

What kind of cooling?

compgeek89

H2O, DD D5 pump, Swiftech Storm

netnexus · **Memory**: D9GMH 5:6 540 5-4-4-10

Damn, your storm got there fast.

The Kyle · 06-07-2006, 17:21 | posts: 4,113 | User is Offline

Damn cg, you are never happy...lol...

compgeek89

if i were happy i wouldnt be on the cutting edge?

My storm will be here tommorrow, conroe and mobo on saturday. DDR2 RAM is here.

The Kyle · 06-07-2006, 17:45 | posts: 4,113 | User is Offline

Well I'm perfectly happy in the "front row".

compgeek89

lol, its a whole lot cheaper aint it?

Kon$olE · 06-07-2006, 17:53 | posts: 3,896 | Location: Canada, eh? | User is Offline

Lol, you look like your ready for some hardcore testing.
Im kinda second row, center.

Satan · 06-07-2006, 18:19 | posts: 6,599 | Location: Towson, MD, USA | User is Offline

I want to see that 4.5 ghz on water. I can see benchmark reccords in your future... :-D

-Satan

Edit: I'm looking from the balcony

Dr. Vodka

Get LN2 and jack it up to 5 ghz and beyond! Show me 9 secs on Spi 1M!

lol

I can't wait till saturday..

bobdude · 06-07-2006, 18:29 | posts: 955 | Location: California | User is Offline

is it saterday yet???lol i got my beet on conroe that opty whont do s***

Luis_GT · 06-07-2006, 18:59 | posts: 1,411 | Location: Puerto Rico | User is Offline

DAMN! I keep asking myself where do so people get engineering samples... I can't wait till saturday to see the benchis.

I'm thinking of selling my CPU, mobo and mem, and prepare for the Conroe

scipio · 06-07-2006, 19:03 | posts: 3,440 | Location: NorCal | User is Offline

Well it'll be nice seeing a resident oc guru take conroe on. Good luck ill be watching this thread.

compgeek89

@ Konsole, yes

@ Lord of Doom, I wish - I doubt 4.5ghz is doable on water even with the best chip.

@ Vodka, lol, thats an idea...

@ Luis, Crap knows, I paid enough for my ES!

@ scipio, thank you m8

UnclePappi · 06-07-2006, 19:23 | posts: 4,450 | Location: Toledo, Oh | User is Offline

I just wanted to subscribe to this thread....It's gonna be interesting.

compgeek89 · *Last edited by compgeek89; 06-07-2006 at 19:28.*

I hope I can make as comprehensive review between current top of the lin AMD and Conroe chips as I can.

If anyone has any suggestions I am open. My AMD benching will begin tommorrow.

This ought to be somewhat better than the current BS reviews going around the internet with totally lopsided configurations etc.

Luis_GT · 06-07-2006, 19:40 | posts: 1,411 | Location: Puerto Rico | User is Offline

Quote:

Originally Posted by compgeek89

@ Luis, Crap knows, I paid enough for my ES!

You got it from FCG, but at how much... I really have a need to switch back to my intel roots and get ready for Conroe. Jumping platform will only cost me close to 700 bucks (Pentium 930, PC8000 Ram, and the Intel mobo (and hope for a 304 rev). If I sell my old P4 Rig for 600 and my current cpu and ram for 500 I'd have enough for the platform change and still have enough scrap to make a AMD PC (would only need HDD and case)

PS. Good luck

compgeek89

You can get an E6600 ES and Rev304 from him right now for $987 combined. Hes selling the stuff at cost, he actually lost $16 on my purchase.

Luis_GT · 06-07-2006, 19:43 | posts: 1,411 | Location: Puerto Rico | User is Offline

Damn! $987, If I manage to sell all my stuff, I could actually get it, but I need to gain rep on XS, I just made a account there, lol

compgeek89

You don't need rep, he'll sell it to ya... but he is running out, X6800s and E6700s are totally gone. They weren't when I paid, but that was Monday.

Luis_GT · 06-07-2006, 19:50 | posts: 1,411 | Location: Puerto Rico | User is Offline

I'm looking for an E6600 or lower, so I really don't mind for those.

I gotta sell quick then, but I can't sell till my dad get home... on Friday, since he has the damn password for paypal and ebay

compgeek89

lol, yes, and price for 939 are dropping constantly.

Luis_GT · 06-07-2006, 19:56 | posts: 1,411 | Location: Puerto Rico | User is Offline

I ain't expecting much for my CPU, just around 300.