Temperatures
We tested the CPU at stock settings, to gauge the headroom available to us without hitting any kind of thermal ceiling. The 2600X reached 46°C. This isn't a direct comparison of thermal performances, but merely a guideline.
Overclocking
Obviously we had a lot of temperature headroom to play with, using a Corsair H150i Pro RGB cooler.
We set about aiming for a 4.20GHz overclock at first, which would equal the maximum XFR2 boost speed within stock specification. We met this easily with no increase in voltage required, temperatures barely budged either.
On ahead we went, aiming for 4.4GHz, but this pushed temperatures into the 80s, which we don’t deem as a solid 24/7 overclock, especially considering the cooler being used. We bumped things back down to 4.35GHz, where temperatures found themselves in the low 70s at the worst.
Cinebench heralded some pretty decent results at 4.35GHz.
We tested the CPU at stock settings, to gauge the headroom available to us without hitting any kind of thermal ceiling. The 2600X reached 46°C. This isn't a direct comparison of thermal performances, but merely a guideline.
Overclocking
Obviously we had a lot of temperature headroom to play with, using a Corsair H150i Pro RGB cooler.
We set about aiming for a 4.20GHz overclock at first, which would equal the maximum XFR2 boost speed within stock specification. We met this easily with no increase in voltage required, temperatures barely budged either.
On ahead we went, aiming for 4.4GHz, but this pushed temperatures into the 80s, which we don’t deem as a solid 24/7 overclock, especially considering the cooler being used. We bumped things back down to 4.35GHz, where temperatures found themselves in the low 70s at the worst.
Cinebench heralded some pretty decent results at 4.35GHz.
