So, I thought Prime95 was the de facto stability test for Haswell-E - but after reading this article by ASUS ROG where they state:
I am starting to question Prime95. I have been testing ROG RealBench and it seems to work very well at stressing all components of a system (not just CPU and/or memory alone). It also "errors" out in a lot more graceful manner. With Prime95, I'll set my stress test and walk away to find my PC completely powered down. I'm guessing it's the CPU shutting off due to it hitting the TJMax (my system configuration details are here).
What are your modes of testing stability with Haswell-E and have you tried ROG RealBench? Your thoughts on it?
I also did some further research (after ROG's claim in the above linked article that an 4.6GHz OC'd 5960X can pull 400W) regarding power usage by the 5960X when OC'd - it was extremely eye opening. Check these out:
Haswell-E Investigated: Overclocking and Power Consumption
Intel Core i7-5960X Underwater: Can a Custom Loop Raise the Ceiling?
Now I'm kind of worried about my Seasonic X-1250 1250W PSU being able to handle an OC'd 5960X plus Tri-SLI GTX 980s. I went to the power experts at the jonnyguru forums for that - thread here.
Stress Testing
Users should avoid running Prime95 small FFTs on 5960X CPUs when overclocked. Over 4.4GHz, the Prime software pulls 400W of power through the CPU. It is possible this can cause internal degradation of processor components.
We use the ROG RealBench stress test, with the corresponding amount of installed memory selected in app. The stress test is equal or greater to alternatives, using real, open source apps with an oscillating load across the main PC subsystems.
I am starting to question Prime95. I have been testing ROG RealBench and it seems to work very well at stressing all components of a system (not just CPU and/or memory alone). It also "errors" out in a lot more graceful manner. With Prime95, I'll set my stress test and walk away to find my PC completely powered down. I'm guessing it's the CPU shutting off due to it hitting the TJMax (my system configuration details are here).
What are your modes of testing stability with Haswell-E and have you tried ROG RealBench? Your thoughts on it?
I also did some further research (after ROG's claim in the above linked article that an 4.6GHz OC'd 5960X can pull 400W) regarding power usage by the 5960X when OC'd - it was extremely eye opening. Check these out:
Haswell-E Investigated: Overclocking and Power Consumption
Intel Core i7-5960X Underwater: Can a Custom Loop Raise the Ceiling?
Now I'm kind of worried about my Seasonic X-1250 1250W PSU being able to handle an OC'd 5960X plus Tri-SLI GTX 980s. I went to the power experts at the jonnyguru forums for that - thread here.