Is it really over for Intel®?

[fkchon]

I've just gotten 3.10 bios for Taichi OCF. It would appear this is the first time ASRock is the first to roll out ME updates and maintenance release updates before any other vendor. Big fix they claim to have done is the D2D cold boot workaround.

I haven't tested it yet, but if all of the claims are true then ASUS Apex is only ahead for DIMM fit, V/F curve and a bit more miscellaneous tweaks. It would appear that Taichi OCF is still better for memory OC though.

 

[Encrypted11]

I've just gotten 3.10 bios for Taichi OCF. It would appear this is the first time ASRock is the first to roll out ME updates and maintenance release updates before any other vendor. Big fix they claim to have done is the D2D cold boot workaround.

I haven't tested it yet, but if all of the claims are true then ASUS Apex is only ahead for DIMM fit, V/F curve and a bit more miscellaneous tweaks. It would appear that Taichi OCF is still better for memory OC though.

SIC link?

I need Z890I nova and OCF MR4

Edit: Received both

0x11A microcode?

 

[fkchon]

SIC link?

I need Z890I nova and OCF MR4

Edit: Received both

0x11A microcode?

yeah 0x11A is the latest one

D2D workaround now boots/posts but it still doesn't work 100% like how it is on ASUS boards

 

[ondooy]

anyone using their iGPU for browsing and videos only ?
and the dGPU for gaming or 3d works.

 

[Encrypted11]

Not me, but iGPU GOP still is a little buggy.

Latest iGPU + new-ish GOP BIOS firmware, I don't know if its by design power saving matter of Xe2 the display downs its resolution to 800x600 on idle and resizes back to 2K on use, the transition is not smooth, has to flash black before going to the right res.

 

[iceblendedchoc]

anyone using their iGPU for browsing and videos only ?
and the dGPU for gaming or 3d works.

using igpu for youtube only

 

[fkchon]

latest bios for Z890 platform including OCF and Nova ITX

https://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=BIOS

 

[Encrypted11]

Z890I Edge still on MR1

 

[fkchon]

latest bios for Z890 platform including OCF and Nova ITX

https://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=BIOS

I really don't understand ASRock, this official release is the same one as the beta 2 weeks ago, while they released 2 additional betas with more bug fixes. Why not wait more to release those?

 

[Encrypted11]

OCF at $351 again

 

[fkchon]

OCF at $351 again

wow thats amazing price

 

[kimsix]

Wow nvidia investing 5b in intel, we are back! Those buyed the dips huat like mad

 

[Rogue]

Wow nvidia investing 5b in intel, we are back! Those buyed the dips huat like mad

Hope Intel is prepared, Nvidia is known for destroying and backstabbing their "partners".

 

[fkchon]

I was reading OCN and found out apparently it is possible to AIDA64 with E-cores only

I like this latency

 

[kimsix]

Can you play games with only e cores and got improvement?

 

[fkchon]

Can you play games with only e cores and got improvement?

I don't think it will be faster than P cores as theres IPC difference and P cores go 5.8, my E-cores currently only running 5.0.

P cores have L0 and L1 cache as well as dedicated L2 cache, E core has smaller L1 cache and a shared L2 cache between the E core cluster. Because of this shared L2 cache it kinda cheats the AIDA64 memory test so it presents a lower latency vs P cores lol.

 

[fkchon]

Think this is the most in-depth video on 18A and Panther Lake

 

[ragnarok95]

Nova lake with big cache vs Zen 6 X3D.

 

[alauz]

I'm really looking forward to what Intel pushed out to counter X3D & in the APU market I have high hopes for Panther Lake, I want Intel to prove MLID that they are very much in the game.

 

[ragnarok95]

U see how panther lake fight then u know nova lake aga aga performance liao.