Performance Tuning Guide

Intel DX58SO2/DX58OG Desktop Board Performance Tuning Guide
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3.5.3.11 Fine Tune Voltage and Power Settings ....................... 31
3.5.3.12 Recheck Stability .................................................... 31
3.5.3.13 Archive Performance Settings................................... 31
4 Performance Tuning Examples
4.1 Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor on Intel Desktop
Board DX58SO2.............................................................................. 33
4.2 Intel Core i7-920 Non-Extreme Edition Processor on Intel Desktop
Board DX58SO2.............................................................................. 34
4.3 Intel Core i7-920 non-Extreme Edition Processor on Intel Desktop
Board DX58OG................................................................................ 35
A Parameter Descriptions for BIOS Performance Settings
B Parameter Descriptions for Memory Performance Settings
Figures
2.1. Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2/DX58OG Simplified Block Diagram ......... 10
3.1. Screen Displayed When the Watchdog Timer Detects an Issue.............. 14
3.2. Screen Displayed When the System is Started with the Back to BIOS
Button Depressed........................................................................... 15
3.3. BIOS Performance Tuning Disclaimer ................................................ 19
3.4. Processor Overrides BIOS Screen Showing Default Settings with an
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor Installed........................ 20
3.5 BIOS Screen Showing Memory Multiplier Selection Options................... 22
3.6. BIOS Screen Showing QPI Data Rate Change Options.......................... 23
3.7. Performance BIOS Screen Showing Multiplier (Core Ratios) Increased
to 33 and Host Clock Frequency Increased to 136 MHz ........................ 25
3.8. Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Showing Passing Stress Test Result on a
Performance Tuned System Using an Intel Core i7-990X Processor and
XMP 2133 MHz Memory................................................................... 27
3.9. BIOS Screen Showing Selection of XMP 2133 Profile From the
Options List................................................................................... 28
3.10. BIOS Memory Performance Settings Screen ....................................... 29
3.11. Storing Performance Profiles in the BIOS ........................................... 32
4.1. 4.50 GHz on an Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 with an
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor Using Core Ratio
and Host Clock Changes.................................................................. 33
4.2. 4.09 GHz on an Intel Desktop Board DX58SO2 with an
Intel Core i7-920 Processor Using Host Clock Changes......................... 34
4.3 3.98 GHz on an Intel Desktop Board DX58OG with an
Intel Core i7-920 Processor Using Host Clock Changes......................... 35