Optimizing misc Benchmarks¶

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This content is taken from the original r/overclocking subreddit wiki, as last edited on January 23 2018.

Memory benchmarks¶

OS: Any windows.

Rules to be aware of: You must use the latest version of CPU-Z, and the name you save your validation file and submit to http://valid.x86.fr/ with must match your hwbot username. Please also read the full rules at http://hwbot.org/news/8633_application_21_rules/

Tips & Tweaks:

CPU-Z validation is lighter than windows startup, so you can usually get a bit higher using an in-OS software overclocking utility such as SetFSB on older platforms, AMD overdrive/ryzen master or Intel XTU on more modern platforms, or software provided by your mobo maker
To make validation even lighter, you can add the line "XOC=1" to cpuz.ini, or select extreme oc mode on the validation page
After validation, close and repoen CPU-Z for it to remember your name and email
The F7 key saves a validation file in the current directory. It does take a moment just like regular validation so be patient before pushing more clock
Setting a low maxmem value with msconfig improves memory stability

OS: Windows XP SP3. NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for MaxxMem on most CPUs

Rules to be aware of: No common mistakes, just make sure you submit the right score value. Please also read the full rules at http://hwbot.org/news/1592_application_19_rules/

Tips & Tweaks:

Your score is the number of MaxxMEM^^2 marks shown on the 'submit' window, circled here.

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OS: Windows XP SP3. NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for MaxxMem on most CPUs

Rules to be aware of: No common mistakes, just make sure you submit the right score value. Please also read the full rules at http://hwbot.org/news/11347_application_128_rules/

Tips & Tweaks:

This is a pretty variable benchmark and needs a lot of rerunning.
CPU and cache speed matter.
Timings matter.
On legacy AMD platforms, set your memory controller to ganged mode.
For DDR2 AM2 gets much scores for a given frequency, although 775 can generally hit higher frequency.
The scaling for many-channel platforms seems to be pretty poor, dual channel and high performance settings is best.

OS: NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for AIDA64 on most CPUs

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OS: Any windows.

Rules to be aware of: You must use the latest version of CPU-Z, and the name you save your validation file and submit to http://valid.x86.fr/ with must match your hwbot username. Please also read the full rules at http://hwbot.org/news/1588_application_18_rules/

Tips & Tweaks:

CPU-Z validation is lighter than windows startup, so you can usually get a bit higher using an in-OS software overclocking utility such as SetFSB on older platforms, AMD overdrive/ryzen master or Intel XTU on more modern platforms, or software provided by your mobo maker
To make validation even lighter, you can add the line "XOC=1" to cpuz.ini, or select extreme oc mode on the validation page
After validation, close and repoen CPU-Z for it to remember your name and email
The F7 key saves a validation file in the current directory. It does take a moment just like regular validation so be patient before pushing more clock

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OS: NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for AS SSD on most CPUs

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OS: NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for Anvils SSD on most CPUs

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OS: NB: 8 and 10 are not allowed for Anvils SSD on most CPUs

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