Joined: Aug 06, 2007 Posts: 414 Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject: Phenom users
I got this fix with some game crack a few months back and just kind of forgot about it till now. Easier than putting it into my own words:
Quote:
Before Phenom's original release, a flaw was discovered in the translation lookaside buffer (TLB) that could cause a system lock-up in rare circumstances. Phenom processors up to and including stepping "B2" and "BA" are affected by this bug. BIOS and software workarounds disable the TLB, and typically incur a performance penalty of at least 10%.[3] This penalty was not accounted for in pre-release previews of Phenom, hence the performance of early Phenoms delivered to customers is expected to be less than the preview benchmarks. "B3" stepping Phenom processors were released March 27, 2008 without the TLB bug and with "xx50" model numbers.[4]
Thing is the fix is there for all phenoms even those without the problem, so getting rid of it gives you at least a 10% bonus. I just ran it through the CSS test cause 3d mark takes to long.
With TLB patch: 217.67 fps
After disabled: 286.29 fps
Has to be re-run if you restart though, I'm sure most of you are smart enough to where that's no problem though. _________________ Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
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