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Multi Core Results (1920 x 1200)

Clock Speed

QPI Speed

C0 Stepping

D0 Stepping

Difference

3.20 GHz

6.4 GT/s

118.1 fps

118.1 fps

-

3.06 GHz

4.8 GT/s

117.3 fps

117.8 fps

+ 0.4 %

2.66 GHz

4.8 GT/s

114.5 fps

116.3 fps

+ 1.6 %

The Core i7-900 processors are so fast that when all cores were used, it made very little difference whether they were running at 2.66 GHz or 3.33 GHz. The performance difference between the D0 stepping and the C0 stepping were virtually non-existent above 3 GHz, but at 2.66 GHz, the D0 stepping managed to improve the frame rate by 1.6%.

 

Multi Core Results (1280 x 1024)

Clock Speed

QPI Speed

C0 Stepping

D0 Stepping

Difference

3.20 GHz

6.4 GT/s

150.6 fps

151.7 fps

+ 0.7 %

3.06 GHz

4.8 GT/s

144.6 fps

150.9 fps

+ 4.4 %

2.66 GHz

4.8 GT/s

131.5 fps

137.7 fps

+ 4.7 %

At the lower resolution of 1280 x 1024, the D0 stepping's performance advantage became more significant. The effect was minimal at 3.2 GHz, but at the lower clock speeds, the D0 stepping was 4-5% faster than the C0 stepping.

 

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Topic

1

Introduction
What Is A Core Stepping?

2

What's New In The D0 Stepping?
It Is Also Faster!

3

The Processors
General Specifications

4

Testing The Intel Core i7 Processors

5

Left 4 Dead Single Core Results

6

Left 4 Dead Multi Core Results

7

Crysis Warhead Benchmark Results

8

CINEBENCH R10 Benchmark Results

9

x264 HD Benchmark 3.0 Results

10

Super PI Benchmark Results

11

Conclusion



 
   
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