K330B IVY BRIDGE COMPATIBILITY???

Does anyone know of a BIOS UPDATE to use the new IVY BRIDGE processecors with the K330B H61 Chipset?
Thank you so much!
-Tony

Hi,
Some third parties have released bios updates to support the Ivy Bridge product. A lot of regession testing needs to be done on the older motherboards. I would suspect that HP will release new models of the TouchSmart with Ivy Bridge support.
The Intel 2600 is a viable upgrade for your TouchSmart.
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I bought a Lenovo C30 109738U in September 2012 with an E5-2620 (Sandy-Bridge) original CPU. At the time of purchase I upgraded the CPU to 2xE5-2620 (Sandy-Bridge).
Because the E5-2620 only runs at 2.0GHz I have been thinking about upgrading the processor for a while. I have decided that 1xE5-2690 is probably my best bet.
I know that my Lenovo C30 Motherboard is C602 Socket-R LGA-2011. I also know that my C30 supports the replacement CPU E5-2690 (Sandy-Bridge) because this replacement CPU has FRU number 03T8369 for the C30.
The thing is that the Intel E5-2690 V2 (Ivy-Bridge) is scheduled for release 2013 Q3 (this quarter), and it is supposed to also fit the LGA-2011 socket. I am not clear on what other compatibility issues there are here, and I would like to know more about this.
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Hello psturtle:
Glad you are following this.
First I will clearly layout my initial C30 config and upgrade path:
INITIAL CONFIG: Bought C30 1097-38U off shelf from registered Lenovo Dealer (Sept 2012).
Original Specs: C30, 1xE5-2620, 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, Win7 64 Pro, 500GB 7200 rpm HDD Bay1 (non-raid), Quadro 2000D.
IMMEDIATE UPGRADES (Sept 2012):
1) Increased to 2xE5-2620 with second chip from Intel. C30 standard second chip heat sink from Lenovo was installed. The extra Intel heat sink supplied with second Intel chip was discarded (it was designed for a single chip installation).
2) Increased RAM to 40GB (8+8+8+8+4+4) DDR3 1333MHz channelled symmetrically to each chip.
3) Replaced drive C:\ with Intel 520 480GB SSD. Note AHCI could not be implemented because Win7 Pro 64 had already been re-installed (plus software) when we found out about AHCI (from you). But the SSD on this C30 is working well. We did get AHCI done before re-installing Win7 64 Pro on another machine (Lenovo W530) with an Intel 520 480 GB SSD in January 2013. It is better with AHCI, but I would say not having AHCI is not supercritical. Having the SSD is the main thing. It is worth mentioning that the C30 at only 2.0GHz (E5-2620) performed very poorly with the conventional 500GB 7200 rpm HDD supplied. I have attributed this to the weight of Win7 64 Pro relative to XP 32-bit. However, the 500GB 7200 rpm HDD now resides in Bay2 (non-raid) as drive D:\ and is working well as a storage drive.
4) There have been no further upgrades to my C30, nor have there been any problems.
To answer your next question more clearly, let me explain a bit. I am in Scientific Computation, and 2xE5-2620 has been wonderful for parallel jobs. If the job can be run in parallel, I can beat an i7-3770 by a wide margin. However, if the job needs to be sequential, then the i7-3770 will win by a wide margin.
So I have been thinking for a while that 1xE5-2690 would be a better configuration. My Lenovo Dealer has been slow to move on this, partly because he is worried about CPU heat. However, you appear to have clarified that the standard C30 CPU1 Heatsink will be sufficient for the 135W E5-2690. This is good news. Do you think we should buy a new C30 CPU1 Heatsink(fan) along with a new Intel E5-2690 chip?
I have become aware that the E5-2687W at 150W burns too hot for the C30 and is not supported. Thank you for clarifying this point. We would be happier with the E5-2690 anyway, and many sources say the 2690 is the better chip. So the E5-2687W is off our agenda.
We understand that you cannot really say anything about it right now, but we are in the predicament that the E5-2690 V2 (Ivy-Bridge) is soon to be launched (at last). This is an unusual launch since, according to some sources, Intel intends to make this launch backward compatible. That is, my current C30 motherboard is expected to be able to support the E5-2690 V2. My Lenovo Dealer and I are not sure if we should wait.
In any case, suppose we go with the current 1xE5-2690. As far as the RAM is concerned, we know that it would need to be reconfigured to a single chip setting. However, we would probably also consider replacing the RAM with 4x16GB DDR3 1600MHz since the 2690 supports this and the 2620 does not.
Note, we are fully aware than any double chip installation has to be comprised of two identical chips. We would most likely sell the 2xE5-2620 on the used market along with the old 1333MHz RAM.

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I do realise that compatibility is not only matter of fitting the same socket but also bios installed on certain motherboard, however:
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2. Is the 32nm to 22nm manufacturing technology enough difference on it's own (even if the rest of architecture is the same) to prevent this from working?
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TDP: both are 35 W
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Power consumption: "the Ivy Bridge CPUs also use less power", "Ivy Bridge consumes a little less power; around 10w i think."
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Looking forward to some replies, RacA
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It is not a technical (socket) incompatibility since as you likely know Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge are backward compatible on most desktop motherboards. However, HP has only implemented 2d gen Intel Core processor compatibility on the HM65 Express chipset which yours has. Motherboards that will support 3rd gen CPUs use the HM77 chipset. There is no other motherboard that will fit in your chassis.
Your analysis above, which was pretty good, left out the chipset, which you always have to think about when assessing upgrade possibilities:
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_%28chipsets%29/HM65_Express.html
The HM65 does support a couple 3rd gen CPUs but none of them is on HP's list for your model. You could try one of the ones listed in the link I gave but I think there is a very small chance they will work.
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Restore Ivy Bridge to Sandy Bridge MSI Z68A-GD55 G3

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I made the mistake that upgrade my BIOS to Ivy Bridge compatible one and I lost my all OC control over my motherboard. When I tried to back to version 23.7 BIOS that in the link http://msi.com/product/mb/Z68AGD55_G3.html#/?div=BIOS , I get the following error "rom file romid is not compatible with existing bios" with MSI Forum HQ USB Flashing Tool. Please help me, how can i go back to Sandy Bridge bios?

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it will help to flash back to the wanted bios
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I have been getting consistent results from my Lenovo Z580 where an error will apear when upgrading to a newer version of linux past 3.15.8. More specifically a "[drm:cpt_serr_int_handler] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun". This also includes transcoder B.
I found the bug report https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/40952?p … sort2=desc which near to the bottom of the page someone has stated building the kernel from git fixes the issue. There was aslo some reports on updating the bios to solve the issue but on the bios I have is current based on the lenovo support site http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product … s/DS100928.
lscpu info:
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 4
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-3
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
NUMA node(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 58
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Stepping: 9
CPU MHz: 1210.253
CPU max MHz: 3100.0000
CPU min MHz: 1200.0000
BogoMIPS: 4990.71
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 32K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 256K
L3 cache: 3072K
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-3
lspci info
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM76 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 05)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 2200 (rev c4)
lsmod info
Module Size Used by
fuse 84249 3
ctr 3927 2
ccm 8278 2
xt_tcpudp 3207 3
ipt_MASQUERADE 2250 1
ip6t_rpfilter 1740 1
ip6t_REJECT 3980 18
ipt_REJECT 2505 20
xt_conntrack 3425 7
ebtable_nat 1916 0
ebtable_filter 1927 0
ebtable_broute 1493 0
bridge 100134 1 ebtable_broute
stp 1653 1 bridge
llc 3729 2 stp,bridge
ebtables 24586 3 ebtable_broute,ebtable_nat,ebtable_filter
ip6table_raw 1352 1
ip6table_mangle 1620 1
ip6table_filter 1556 1
ip6table_security 1372 1
ip6table_nat 3585 1
nf_conntrack_ipv6 9661 5
nf_defrag_ipv6 26126 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6
nf_nat_ipv6 3736 1 ip6table_nat
ip6_tables 17729 5 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_security,ip6table_nat,ip6table_raw
iptable_raw 1348 1
iptable_mangle 1616 1
iptable_filter 1552 1
iptable_security 1368 1
iptable_nat 3454 1
nf_conntrack_ipv4 9474 4
nf_defrag_ipv4 1499 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4 3728 1 iptable_nat
nf_nat 13368 5 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack 80172 9 ipt_MASQUERADE,nf_nat,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv6,xt_conntrack,ip6table_nat,iptable_nat,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack_ipv6
ip_tables 18115 5 iptable_security,iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_raw
x_tables 17344 17 iptable_security,ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6t_rpfilter,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ipt_MASQUERADE,ip6table_security,xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,ip6table_raw,ebtables,ipt_REJECT,iptable_mangle,ip6_tables,iptable_raw,ip6t_REJECT
uvcvideo 74983 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 3368 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 2239 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
videobuf2_core 30407 1 uvcvideo
arc4 2064 2
videodev 123032 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
coretemp 6388 0
rts5139 313272 0
iwldvm 170735 0
media 12611 2 uvcvideo,videodev
hwmon 3346 1 coretemp
joydev 10367 0
mousedev 10912 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 40396 1
led_class 3611 1 iwldvm
intel_rapl 12460 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 7311 0
mac80211 495361 1 iwldvm
intel_powerclamp 9442 0
kvm_intel 135528 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 54803 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 56366 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 22831 4
snd_hda_controller 22975 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_codec 104665 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
kvm 408583 1 kvm_intel
iTCO_wdt 5663 0
psmouse 94918 0
iTCO_vendor_support 1929 1 iTCO_wdt
pcspkr 2059 0
microcode 17157 0
serio_raw 5073 0
snd_hwdep 6652 1 snd_hda_codec
evdev 11784 14
snd_pcm 83207 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_controller
ideapad_laptop 10439 0
ac 3595 0
thermal 9103 0
sparse_keymap 3242 1 ideapad_laptop
battery 7885 0
iwlwifi 148746 1 iwldvm
r8169 59191 0
mii 4251 1 r8169
cfg80211 437959 3 iwlwifi,mac80211,iwldvm
snd_timer 19294 1 snd_pcm
snd 61276 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
wmi 8539 0
rfkill 15971 3 cfg80211,ideapad_laptop
shpchp 25706 0
mei_me 10096 0
mei 66784 1 mei_me
lpc_ich 14008 0
mac_hid 3273 0
soundcore 5551 2 snd,snd_hda_codec
i2c_i801 11364 0
processor 25153 0
ext4 494420 2
crc16 1359 1 ext4
mbcache 9155 1 ext4
jbd2 82948 1 ext4
algif_skcipher 6387 0
af_alg 5020 1 algif_skcipher
dm_crypt 17527 1
dm_mod 85258 3 dm_crypt
sr_mod 15026 0
cdrom 35191 1 sr_mod
sd_mod 37554 3
crc_t10dif 1135 1 sd_mod
atkbd 17006 0
libps2 4571 2 atkbd,psmouse
crct10dif_pclmul 4714 1
crct10dif_common 1436 2 crct10dif_pclmul,crc_t10dif
crc32_pclmul 2955 0
crc32c_intel 14217 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 4362 0
xhci_hcd 149286 0
aesni_intel 144871 6
aes_x86_64 7463 1 aesni_intel
lrw 3821 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 6018 1 lrw
glue_helper 4737 1 aesni_intel
ahci 24299 2
ablk_helper 2100 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 8537 4 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
libahci 21772 1 ahci
libata 174153 2 ahci,libahci
ehci_pci 4152 0
ehci_hcd 64619 1 ehci_pci
scsi_mod 138333 4 rts5139,libata,sd_mod,sr_mod
usbcore 188509 5 uvcvideo,rts5139,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,xhci_hcd
usb_common 1712 1 usbcore
i8042 13666 2 libps2,ideapad_laptop
serio 11018 9 serio_raw,atkbd,i8042,psmouse
i915 797177 2
video 12057 1 i915
button 4765 1 i915
intel_gtt 12856 1 i915
i2c_algo_bit 5480 1 i915
drm_kms_helper 39643 1 i915
drm 244846 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_core 41648 6 drm,i915,i2c_i801,drm_kms_helper,i2c_algo_bit,videodev
journalctl of a previous attempt
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Lid Switch as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Lid Switch [LID0]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Sleep Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0E:00/input/input1
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Sleep Button [SLPB]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input2
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Power Button [PWRB]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input3
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: ACPI: Power Button [PWRF]
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Memory usable by graphics device = 2048M
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: checking generic (e0000000 410000) vs hw (e0000000 10000000)
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: fb: switching to inteldrmfb from VESA VGA
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: Console: switching to colour dummy device 80x25
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: i915 0000:00:02.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 2 (21.10.2013).
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm] Driver supports precise vblank timestamp query.
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: vgaarb: device changed decodes: PCI:0000:00:02.0,olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: fbcon: inteldrmfb (fb0) is primary device
Aug 15 11:11:23 jdlptp kernel: [drm:cpt_serr_int_handler] *ERROR* PCH transcoder A FIFO underrun
I've tested all the kernels > 3.15.8 but they seem to create the error above. My questions are
Was there a change in the linux kernel options from 3.15.8?
Am I using / missing a module that I shouldn't / should be using for my cpu?
Last edited by acothi (2014-10-06 02:49:39)

Hi acothi,
I was getting the same error message for months. Linux kernel 3.16.3-1 finally fixed it for me. My system: Intel Ivy-Bridge i5-3570K CPU + Intel DH77DF Mobo with latest BIOS (dated 2013). Please update to latest kernel in [Core] and report back. However, I don't think that your SD card slot issues are directly related to this error message. I also recommend installing linux-lts kernel and adding a bootloader entry, so you can still be productive, even if the latest Linux kernel doesn't fix it for you.
Afaik, this error has nothing to do with kernel options, but was introduced by a usual kernel commit (and seems to be fixed upstream).
Cheers,
Tolga
Last edited by tolga9009 (2014-10-06 16:47:02)

How do i find out if i have a ivy bridge in my mid 2012 13" macbook pro

how do i find out if i have a ivy bridge in my mid 2012 13" macbook pro?

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Mac Mini Server - Xeon Ivy Bridge

Good morning.
I was wondering... is it feasible to equip the next Mini Server with an Ivy Bridge Xeon processor?
It could be one of these: http://ark.intel.com/compare/65733,65729,65726,65728
Pros (including other ideas):
- Capabilities to stack Mini's and assemble a processor cluster (like the first PS3 generation);
- Real server configs;
- Better computing precision;
- Multiple display capabilities (Intel® HD Graphics P4000);
Cons:
- Heat?
Thanks in advance for your professional opinion!
Best regards,

Hello Koben,
I suspect only the bottom line 45W one would work in a Mini as far as heat goes.

Question about Ivy Bridge and graphics

Does Ivy bridge CPUs provide great graphics performance?
For basic CS6 rendering, iMovie and soft gaming, an Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro / Air with HD4000 could be the right choice?
In other words, is it worth to get a 15" or the retina for these kind of stuff?
In the past, I had to chose between a GMA and a dedicated card which represented a big upgrade. What about now?
One more thing. I guess the MBP 13" would soon have a retina model too. What about the graphics? I read that HD4000 can handle retina resolution... is it really that powerful?
Thank you

For basic CS6 rendering, iMovie and soft gaming, an Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro / Air with HD4000 could be the right choice?
I run WoW on my 2011 "off the shelf" Air - 1.7Ghz 4GB RAM *Intel 3000* - runs very reasonably for a light-medium gamer such as myself. 40-60FPS on "fair" settings.
Intel HD 4000 is reportedly around 60% faster than 3000.
Based on this, if my 2011 Air runs WoW this well, I'd say a 2012 Air/13 Pro with Intel 4000 and (strongly recommended) 8GB RAM would see significantly higher performance.
One more thing. I guess the MBP 13" would soon have a retina model too. What about the graphics? I read that HD4000 can handle retina resolution... is it really that powerful?
If Intel 4000 (and even 3000) can handle a 2560x1600 Thunderbolt display I would have no doubt it would handle a 13" retina display which would probably have a similar sized resolution.
This being said, playing games in retina mode with Intel graphics would probably be a no.

Comparison of Yoga 11s in Intel Core i5-4210Y and i5-3339Y variations (ie. Ivy Bridge vs Haswell)

Hello. hope I can get some opinions and facts in the above comparison.
I have a Haswell but I may have some permanent issues with it. The 11s in general doesn't seem widely available but Tiger Direct has an Ivy Bridge version list as a refurbished product.
Any ideas on what the differences are between these two editions?
Are the other specs the same? (full size HDMI, full size SD card etc?)
Thanks!

hawkeye62 wrote:
Mike416 wrote:
Hello. hope I can get some opinions and facts in the above comparison.
I have a Haswell but I may have some permanent issues with it. The 11s in general doesn't seem widely available but Tiger Direct has an Ivy Bridge version list as a refurbished product.
Any ideas on what the differences are between these two editions?
Are the other specs the same? (full size HDMI, full size SD card etc?)
Thanks!
As far as I know, everything is the same except for the Haswell processor. Which means you will probably get about an hour more battery life.
Good luck, Jim
And I forgot, the Best Buy Haswell model comes with Windows 8.1, so no win 8 to 8.1 upgrade needed.
Jim

[solved itself] cpupower doesn't scale ivy bridge high enough

Not sure if I should have put this in the testing section, the kernel section or here. But I try here.
cpu family : 6
model : 58
model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
My problem is:
$ analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.20 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 1.60 GHz.
The governor "conservative" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
boost state support:
Supported: yes
Active: yes
"current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 1.60 GHz."
Why is the maximum of the current policy 1.6 GHz and not 2.2GHz? cpupower knows it can scale up to 2.20GHz. i7z confirms that it never clocks above 1.6GHz when running stress -c 1.
So to make sure no automatism screws with it:
$ sudo cpupower frequency-set -g userspace
$ sudo cpupower frequency-set -f 2.20GHz
But still:
$ cpupower frequency-info
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.20 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 1.60 GHz.
The governor "userspace" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.60 GHz.
boost state support:
Supported: yes
Active: yes
It won't go above 1.6 GHz.
What can I do to convince it to clock to the maximum frequency, and to use "turbo boost" when appropriate?
Edit: I have since rebooted again and this time I see this:
$ cpupower frequency-info
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.20 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.20 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.20 GHz.
The governor "conservative" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz.
boost state support:
Supported: yes
Active: yes
So at least it does clock to the official maximum. i7z doesn't show turbo boost though. Is it a i7z limitation for ivy bridge?
edit2:
After another reboot it works completely. Weird.
Last edited by Cdh (2012-10-12 08:33:58)

Probably same issue here, cant switch frequency at all. At some point it worked, now doesnt work at all. Tried to use Jupiter, but it was unable to change anything when started automatically, so when I removed it from autostart it started to work, but only for 1-2 reboots.
I'm using Core i5 CPU.
Edit:
After suspend it behaves like ondemand, but still very strange behavior + I cant change XFCE settings on acpi events.
Edit again:
I installed jupiter again, but this time i added ROOT user to group jupiter instead of adding it only for my user. Now it works! Switches correctly. 4 reboots. But when closing laptop lid it still goes to sleep instead of black screen....
Try unchecking "Monitor power management control" in power settings if using XFCE, maybe it helps too. My advices!
Last edited by kellerman (2012-10-22 17:53:19)

Ivy Bridge = i7 quad core?

Is the new chip categorized as an i7 quad core processor?
Is there any danger to my 3 yo MBP core 2 duo(5,1) in upgrading from Leopard(10.6.8) to Lion?

If Windows XP was installed using BootCamp, you should use the BootCamp Assistant to remove the partition.
There are also quad core i7 processors in the current 15 and 17" MacBook Pros. The new Ivy Bridge processors offer some minor improvements in power consumption. Their biggest advantage is with a significant improvement in graphics processing. However, the existing 15 & 17 MacBook Pros have dedicated GPUs that are significantly more powerful. It's probably a benefit having the option of the lower powered HD3000 in the current machines (although, it's a nominal power difference). Ivy Bridge will mean a lot more for machines that don't have dedicated GPUs (Airs, 13" MB Pro, and any PCs with only integrated GPUs).

I7 3770K Ivy Bridge Vs. i7-3930K Sandy Bridge for Lightroom and Photoshop

Hello, I have learned so much from this forum and have a question for everyone. I am working on a custom computer build but I am not sure about the CPU. I was planning on an i7-3930K (3.2 GHz 12Mb Cache) Sandy Bridge with an ASUS P9X79 but after more research I am also considering an i7-3770K (3.5 GHz 8mb Cache) Ivy Bridge with an undetermined mobo. The 3930 has 6 cores and more cache but is a slower chip compared to the 3770K. I have read some articles that Lightroom prefers a faster chip and that the extra cores may not be of great benefit.
We primarily use Photoshop and Lightroom for image editing and do not do any video editing. We really do more work in Lightroom than Photoshop so designing the system for it would give us the most benefit. Our primary use of photoshop is batching if that helps with our usage of the system.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Also feel free to tell me I am over analyzing this and either chip would work great
Thanks in advance,
Jonathan

Jonathan,
For Lightroom and Photoshop the i7-3770K will do fine. It also is much more affordable than a i7-3930K on 2011 platform, but at the same time much more limited for the future, because of the limited PCI-e lanes on the 1155 platform. The Ivy Bridge has another distinct disadvantage, the Intel supplied thermal paste is lousy, so it runs very, very hot.
In another place, http://ppbm7.com/index.php/cooling?showall=&start=4 I said:
Warning: If you are considering a much better affordable system, based on the Ivy Bridge processor, be warned that the cooling paste Intel uses on the Ivy Bridge is no good, especially when overclocking. At stock speed the i7-3770K runs 11 degrees hotter than with Liquid Ultra cooling paste and at 4.6GHz even 20 degrees centigrade. However if you change the cooling paste, you also void the warranty.
To summarize: the 2011 platform has a better perspective for the future but at a price.

W530 and Ivy Bridge refresh processors?

Does anyone know when Lenovo will start shipping with the new Ivy Bridge processors that were released in Sept. '12? I'm planning to get a new W530 and was about to buy one with the i7-3920XM but for roughly the same price, I'd rather have the i7-3940XM.
Thanks for any replies!

On paper, the new processor should offer a 3 percent advantage over the Core i7-3920XM.
http://www.zdnet.com/intel-releases-3ghz-core-i7-mobile-extreme-edition-processor-7000003769/
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Ivy Bridge GPU and multi-display configuration

Intel says that the new Ivy Bridge processors can cope with 3 different displays instead of 2 possible with the former generation CPUs. I know that with Mini Dock 3 Plus, the X220 can run two external monitors.
Will an X230 (with Ivy Bridge) run 3 of them, like the ThinkPads with Nvidia Optimus technology?
What max. resolution can they have in this scenario? 3x 1920x1200 or less?
How to evaluate it for any screen configuration?
Maybe I should ask Intel about that.
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-76617
[Triple configuration etc.]
http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/quick-reference-guide-to-intel-processor-graphics/
[ Independent Digital Displays = 3 ]

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Can I replace my MBP 13" early 2011 dual core 2.3GHz intel i5 with the coming ivy bridge quad core?

The ivy bridge processors are coming out soon (or may already be out). I have heard that macbook pro 13" models might be able to use the new processers due to their lower energy useage. I presume that I will be able to take my mac to an apple store and have it installed. Is this information true? Any ideas on a price?

Is this information true?
Absolutely not. The processor is soldered to the mainboard, and is not in a socket. It is not upgradeable.
To upgrade, sell your old one and buy a new one -- just like a car when you want a bigger engine.

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