enkrypt3d
Are the E5 processors Engineering Samples? (E5 not ES)

No, E5 is a series like the E3, E5, E7, and E8 lines of Xeon processors.

rjohnson11
Yeah, starting with the V4 line they are all multiplier locked. Those sons of guns!

I'm afraid you are wrong. I run 3 different e5's v4 on 3 x99 classified boards, and all 3 processors are unlocked.

guys let me know before i buy one off ebay! (non-ES version)

Sajin
I tried to find the stepping & revision for the E5-2697 v4. My search didn't produce any results.

post a screen shot of your CPU-Z if you dont mind? :) Thanks!

enkrypt3d

Sajin
I tried to find the stepping & revision for the E5-2697 v4. My search didn't produce any results.

post a screen shot of your CPU-Z if you dont mind? :) Thanks!

If I owned the E5-2697 v4 I would have posted that info already.

arestavo

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rjohnson11
Yeah, starting with the V4 line they are all multiplier locked. Those sons of guns!

I'm afraid you are wrong. I run 3 different e5's v4 on 3 x99 classified boards, and all 3 processors are unlocked.

So you're saying that you can MULTIPLIER overclock those chips?
 
Because I know of several threads over on HardForum where it is stated, just like all of the other 2XXX and 4XXX and 8XXX series in the V1/V2/V3 lines, that they can be overclocked a little only using the Bclk and are 100% multiplier locked (beyond what the top boost state is - e.g. boost is 35 multiplier, all cores can be set to 35 but no higher).

I currently have 3 different Xeon e5 v4 processors, all of which are qualification samples, and I can play with multiplier as I want, using the bios, or using the EVGA elite utility.

 

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arestavo

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rjohnson11
Yeah, starting with the V4 line they are all multiplier locked. Those sons of guns!

I'm afraid you are wrong. I run 3 different e5's v4 on 3 x99 classified boards, and all 3 processors are unlocked.

So you're saying that you can MULTIPLIER overclock those chips?
 
Because I know of several threads over on HardForum where it is stated, just like all of the other 2XXX and 4XXX and 8XXX series in the V1/V2/V3 lines, that they can be overclocked a little only using the Bclk and are 100% multiplier locked (beyond what the top boost state is - e.g. boost is 35 multiplier, all cores can be set to 35 but no higher).

I currently have 3 different Xeon e5 v4 processors, all of which are qualification samples, and I can play with multiplier as I want, using the bios, or using the EVGA elite utility.

Show me a CPUID Monitor screenshot of the cores running over their rated turbo speed, please.
 
 

enkrypt3d

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arestavo

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rjohnson11
Yeah, starting with the V4 line they are all multiplier locked. Those sons of guns!

I'm afraid you are wrong. I run 3 different e5's v4 on 3 x99 classified boards, and all 3 processors are unlocked.

So you're saying that you can MULTIPLIER overclock those chips?

Because I know of several threads over on HardForum where it is stated, just like all of the other 2XXX and 4XXX and 8XXX series in the V1/V2/V3 lines, that they can be overclocked a little only using the Bclk and are 100% multiplier locked (beyond what the top boost state is - e.g. boost is 35 multiplier, all cores can be set to 35 but no higher).

I currently have 3 different Xeon e5 v4 processors, all of which are qualification samples, and I can play with multiplier as I want, using the bios, or using the EVGA elite utility.

what stepping & revisions are your ES CPU's?

They are not ES, all are QS. QS's are much better then ES's as they are 99.999% to 100% identical to final retail release. I have been testing Intel CPU's for over 12 years, and I can tell you that Engineering Samples are stable enough to most common computer users running all sorts of software including most power demanding games. If anyone here has a stability issue related to an ES processor, please prove me wrong and post your proof. The only thing about ES's & QS's processors that they are the property of Intel which is signed to the party testing said product. The agreement we sign with Intel prohibits the transfer of ownership of such product. So, people who are selling these processors on eBay are
In clear violation of their agreement and if get caught, they loose their contract/privilege with Intel.

Great explanation and good to know.  

I ended up going with the Xeon E5-2696 V4 OEM (non-ES) :D Cant wait!
 
This should work just fine on my x99 classified with the latest bios? Not planning on going with ECC memory or anything... let me know guys thanks!

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enkrypt3d
I ended up going with the Xeon E5-2696 V4 OEM (non-ES) :D Cant wait!
 
This should work just fine on my x99 classified with the latest bios? Not planning on going with ECC memory or anything... let me know guys thanks!

Great choice, please let us see some benchmarks when you get your rig up and running.

Still waiting on that screenshot of your multiplier running above stock turbo boost.

It appears the device for Turbo Boost Technology in device manager isn't working:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
 
I've tried updating the drivers but that didn't work..
 

 
After upgrading CPUZ it's showing the proper turbo clock even though the "max frequency turbo boost" Device in dev manager still has a "!" on it... Oh well I'm happy with it! 
 

Gam3r26
end of last year I was sooo close to pulling trigger on the X99 chipset...but when I saw that it wasn't any huge jumps performance wise from my Z87,costs were still high and knowing RYZEN & Kabylake were coming out, Im glad I w8ted, even though it was difficult, now my eyes are set on the RYZEN 5 which is all I need for what I plan to do to my new rig i'm building soon.

If you can show me a gaming system that beats this, then please do so: 
 
http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3536817
 
:)
 
Sure I could add another 1080 Ti or get another xeon e5-2696 v4 but what's the point?

rlb9682

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Gam3r26
end of last year I was sooo close to pulling trigger on the X99 chipset...but when I saw that it wasn't any huge jumps performance wise from my Z87,costs were still high and knowing RYZEN & Kabylake were coming out, Im glad I w8ted, even though it was difficult, now my eyes are set on the RYZEN 5 which is all I need for what I plan to do to my new rig i'm building soon.

If you can show me a gaming system that beats this, then please do so: 
 
http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3536817
 
:)
 
Sure I could add another 1080 Ti or get another xeon e5-2696 v4 but what's the point?

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/3267780
 
lol mine won't compete for workstation but hey, it's a gaming PC :) 

nice every time i run the benchmark i get very different scores... ah well