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Athlon x2 5400+ Black Edition specs?

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:50 pm
by plympton
Anyone know where to find these? The AMD website is really bad, and I looked through the documentation, and can't find anything related to this chip. ADO5400DSWOF

Specifically, I'm looking for the voltage ranges, min and max multiplier (can it do 4x?), etc.

Anyone? Thanks!
-Dan

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:46 am
by Mats

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:11 am
by plympton
Unfortunately, it's not as complete as I need. I was looking through the technical documentation, and it lists what voltage corresponds to what speed (multiplier). I want to see this to get an idea of what the starting voltages & multipliers.

I'm currently planning on using 5x, 10x, and 15x (overclocked) for my 3 CrystalCPUID speeds. I'd love it if the black edition went down to 4x, as my HTPC spends about 80-90% of it's time idling.

I used Core Temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) to log the temps and speeds - it's pretty cool, and makes a nice CSV file for importing into Excel.

Yeah, I'm hopeless. :-)

-Dan

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:05 am
by alphabetbackward
I have the x2 5000 but my numbers are:

x5 - 0.8 volts
x10 - 1.1 volts
x15 - 1.325 volts

BUT!

I haven't done anything really processor intensive so I can't verify the stability. The most I've done is play Diablo II at x5 and x10 and convert .wav files into .mp3 at all multiplers.

I've been meaning to install Prime95 or something to see if I should up the voltage or possibly lower them. I think x4 crashed the computer; I use CrystalCPUID by the way.

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:07 am
by QuietOC
plympton wrote:I'm currently planning on using 5x, 10x, and 15x (overclocked) for my 3 CrystalCPUID speeds. I'd love it if the black edition went down to 4x, as my HTPC spends about 80-90% of it's time idling.
My "G2" Sempron LE-1250 goes down to 4x, but neither of my "G2" X2s did.

You'll want to avoid odd multipliers for the best memory speed.

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:43 am
by plympton
QuietOC wrote:
plympton wrote:I'm currently planning on using 5x, 10x, and 15x (overclocked) for my 3 CrystalCPUID speeds. I'd love it if the black edition went down to 4x, as my HTPC spends about 80-90% of it's time idling.
My "G2" Sempron LE-1250 goes down to 4x, but neither of my "G2" X2s did.

You'll want to avoid odd multipliers for the best memory speed.
That's what I thought (about the G2 steppings). I'll try it, just for kicks as I assume it'll insta-crash if it doesn't support it.

My switch to CrystalCPUID has been pretty smooth on this rebuild, so I think I'm pretty well set for the CPU swap at this point. I'm hoping to just get the extra oomph when I need it at this point, and not use much extra power.

How do I know if the multiplier is messing up my memory speed? I've got 3 Kingston 1 GB 667 MHz chips in there (so, obviously not interleaved, so I take a hit there already).

-Dan

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:47 am
by plympton
alphabetbackward wrote: I've been meaning to install Prime95 or something to see if I should up the voltage or possibly lower them. I think x4 crashed the computer; I use CrystalCPUID by the way.
I'll let you know what I end up with - my Windsor 3800+ is at .875 volts stable. I probably won't push the limits as this is a HTPC that needs a good WAF and KAF for Pooh viewings et al.

To get CrystalCPUID stable, I disabled Cool'n'Quiet in the BIOS, verified it was 2000 MHz all the time, and then ran Crystal at my preferred voltages/multipliers. Before, it would randomly crash after 1-60 minutes, and now it's stable. Though I think Everest was the cause of some of the instability...

-Dan

Accurate Temperture readings?

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:08 pm
by plympton
By the way, do you get accurate temperture readings? What are you using to read them? (I've heard Brisbane's don't have accurate temp readings in some/all cases)

-Dan

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:46 pm
by loimlo
plympton wrote:
Unfortunately, it's not as complete as I need. I was looking through the technical documentation, and it lists what voltage corresponds to what speed (multiplier). I want to see this to get an idea of what the starting voltages & multipliers.

I'm currently planning on using 5x, 10x, and 15x (overclocked) for my 3 CrystalCPUID speeds. I'd love it if the black edition went down to 4x, as my HTPC spends about 80-90% of it's time idling.

I used Core Temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) to log the temps and speeds - it's pretty cool, and makes a nice CSV file for importing into Excel.

Yeah, I'm hopeless. :-)

-Dan
AMD Athlon X2 5400+ Black Edition - ADO5400IAA5DS (ADO5400DSBOX)

Type CPU / Microprocessor
Socket Socket AM2
Family AMD Athlon 64 X2
Model number 5400+
Part number ADO5400IAA5DS
Frequency (MHz) 5400+ (rated) 2800 (real)

ADO5400IAA5DS is an OEM/tray processor
ADO5400DSBOX is a boxed processor
Core revision G2

Vcore (V) 1.1 - 1.35
Max operating temperature (°C) 72
Thermal Design Power (W) 65



The Vcore result, which fluctuated from 1.1V to 1.35V, was official AMD spec with CnQ and without CnQ. In other words, you would adjust Vcore by yourself if you want something exotic.

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:40 pm
by alphabetbackward
At a room temperature of ~14 C, it idles at 14 C at x5.

x10 = 15 C

x15 = 17 C.

x10 and x15 temperatures might be higher since I only set it for a short while.

I'm using Speedfan. I have a Ninja Mini with only a 120mm case fan. Somehow I doubt my processor is running at room temperature so I'd say it's not accurate.

Also, I double checked and I was running x15 at 1.3 volts.

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:13 am
by sNNooPY
try searching here.
IMHO, the ultimate database for processors:

http://www.cpu-world.com/

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:59 am
by RedAE102
The 4x and 4.5x multiplier is usable on AM2 Athlons only if you drop the HT multiplier to 4x or lower. AM2 and 939 Semprons kept the same 4.0x/800MHz HT as all 754 processors had, so they can use the 4.0x right out of the box. Since the lowest possible voltage for my G2 non-BE 5400+ is 0.775V, and it runs at 1.2 GHz at that voltage, that's what I use for my idle speed. It idles at roughly the same wattage as 1GHz, and only saves a watt going down to 4.0x, so I keep the HT at 5x and the idle speed at 1.2 GHz. My non-BE allows 4.0x to 14.0x, 0.775V (through the Crystal "hack" to 1.375V, and default is 1.325V.

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:42 am
by QuietOC
RedAE102 wrote:The 4x and 4.5x multiplier is usable on AM2 Athlons only if you drop the HT multiplier to 4x or lower. AM2 and 939 Semprons kept the same 4.0x/800MHz HT as all 754 processors had, so they can use the 4.0x right out of the box.
That makes sense to me. I am running a 4x HT multiplier with my Sempron LE-1250. The motherboard just dropped it when overclocking--without my permission!

My old 780G motherboard did that too with the X2s, which is a shame since that IGP really needs more HT bandwidth. The best I could do was 4x300MHz.

FYI: all my S754 "E6" Semprons could run with a 5x HT multiplier on my Biostar TForce 6100, which would explain why they couldn't use the 4x CPU multiplier either. That board could do 5x300MHz HT speed, however. :)