Figure 1 shows a video of the BIOS being updated to version 1401 and then being configured. The EZ tuning wizard was run. The tuning wizard selected the XMP DDR4-2667 DRAM profile, a 102.0 MHz bus clock, and a 40X multiplier running the i7-5930K cores at 4.080 GHz. At the time I made the video, I incorrectly pointed to the EZ tuning wizard target values as the actual clock speeds.
Figure 1 BIOS Update and Configuration Video
After the BIOS was configured, the ROG CPU-Z provides system information and reports the status of the CPU, caches, motherboard, memory, SPD (XMP memory settings), and graphics card. The CPU and memory status are shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively. The CPU frequency is dynamic to save power so it needs to be running a benchmark to see the maximum core speed of 4079.2 MHz in this case. The memory frequency is 2447.5 MHz.
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Figure 2 CPU-Z CPU Status
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Figure 3 CPU-Z Memory Status
The Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) benchmark tool was run. The XTU status panel shows that the maximum processor frequency is 4.08 GHz and the maximum CPU temperature peaked at 64 C (see Figure 4).
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Figure 4 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Benchmark Status
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Figure 1 BIOS Update and Configuration Video
After the BIOS was configured, the ROG CPU-Z provides system information and reports the status of the CPU, caches, motherboard, memory, SPD (XMP memory settings), and graphics card. The CPU and memory status are shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively. The CPU frequency is dynamic to save power so it needs to be running a benchmark to see the maximum core speed of 4079.2 MHz in this case. The memory frequency is 2447.5 MHz.
Figure 2 CPU-Z CPU Status
Figure 3 CPU-Z Memory Status
The Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU) benchmark tool was run. The XTU status panel shows that the maximum processor frequency is 4.08 GHz and the maximum CPU temperature peaked at 64 C (see Figure 4).
Figure 4 Intel Extreme Tuning Utility Benchmark Status
Index
- X99 HPC Build 00: Introduction
- X99 HPC unboxing 01: Corsair Obsidian 750D
- X99 HPC unboxing 02: ASUS Rampage V Extreme
- X99 HPC unboxing 03: ASUS STRIX GTX 980 Video Card
- X99 HPC unboxing 04: EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1000 W PSU
- X99 HPC unboxing 05: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB memory kit
- X99 HPC unboxing 06: Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD
- X99 HPC unboxing 07: Intel core i7-5930k Haswell-E hex-core CPU
- X99 HPC unboxing 08: Pioneer BDR-2209 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Writer
- X99 HPC unboxing 09: WD RE 2 TB Enterprise Hard Drive
- X99 HPC unboxing 10: Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU cooler
- X99 HPC unboxing 11: Windows 8.1 64 bit operating system
- X99 HPC installation 12: Motherboard & processor
- X99 HPC installation 13: CPU Cooler
- X99 HPC installation 14: Graphics card
- X99 HPC installation 15: Power Supply Unit
- X99 HPC installation 16: SSD & HD
- X99 HPC installation 17: OC Panel and Blu-ray drive
- X99 HPC installation 18: Boot and OC Panel Operation
- X99 HPC installation 19: BIOS Update and Configuration
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