Q6600 owners: what is your VID (data inside)

graysky · 19th Aug 2007, 05:39 PM

If you own a Q6600, please reply with your VID and the stepping of your chip. The VID can be found using coretemp. If you're using vista, coretemp will not display the stepping in some cases, so you can use CPU-Z (it's listed under "revision") to get the stepping.

Here is a shot of mine for reference:

If all else fails, look on the box your q6600 came in; the last 5 letters after the Q6600 in the production code will tell you the stepping. "SLACR" means it's a G0 while "SL9UM" means it's an older B3. Here an example shot taken by XtremeTiramisu to give you an idea:

So, I have a B3 w/ a VID of 1.2875v

EDIT: Here are the data as of 23-Sep-2007 at 7:30 AM based on people's replies to my VID thread here and elsewhere; just as a reminder, please do not post your VID from here on out as I won't be updating the data sets:

*Histograms generated with SBHisto

Total replies: 208
102 replies so far for B3 stepping Q6600s:
(VID: # of replies)
1.1625: 3
1.2125: 1
1.2250: 1
1.2375: 1
1.2500: 5
1.2625: 2
1.2750: 13
1.2800: 1
1.2850: 1
1.2875: 12
1.3000: 14
1.3100: 1
1.3125: 15
1.3200: 1
1.3250: 31

158 replies so far for G0 stepping Q6600s:
(VID: # of replies)
1.1125: 1
1.1520: 1
1.1625: 5
1.2000: 5
1.2125: 9
1.2150: 1
1.2200: 1
1.2250: 8
1.2375: 10
1.2500: 16
1.2525: 1
1.2600: 1
1.2625: 17
1.2650: 1
1.2700: 1
1.2750: 25
1.2850: 1
1.2875: 23
1.3000: 17
1.3125: 10
1.3250: 5

Trinity · 19th Aug 2007, 05:57 PM

I don't have quad core.

Adrian Wong · 19th Aug 2007, 10:31 PM

Where's Maximus_Detritus??

Chai · 22nd Aug 2007, 02:54 PM

I didn't know every processors of the same model/stepping has different VID.

Trinity · 22nd Aug 2007, 06:14 PM

Same thing go for all the other C2D's?

Chai · 22nd Aug 2007, 07:16 PM

I thought VID is dependent on motherboard voltage settings. I mean, even the Speedstep will change the VID.

empire23 · 22nd Aug 2007, 11:17 PM

VID is dependent on binning. They test different processors for different levels of leakage and qualify them for speed ratings within the tolerable voltage limits.

Chai · 23rd Aug 2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by empire23

VID is dependent on binning. They test different processors for different levels of leakage and qualify them for speed ratings within the tolerable voltage limits.

In other words, the lower the VID the better?

Max_87 · 23rd Aug 2007, 12:45 AM

That was what I'm thinking too, but I've seen some lower VID ones which doesn't overclock as well as the higher ones...

graysky · 25th Aug 2007, 04:32 PM

Updated the first post of the thread with the data collected (208 replies now)...

19th Aug 2007, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
graysky Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 167 Reputation: 249 Rep Power: 4	Q6600 owners: what is your VID (data inside) If you own a Q6600, please reply with your VID and the stepping of your chip. The VID can be found using coretemp. If you're using vista, coretemp will not display the stepping in some cases, so you can use CPU-Z (it's listed under "revision") to get the stepping. Here is a shot of mine for reference: If all else fails, look on the box your q6600 came in; the last 5 letters after the Q6600 in the production code will tell you the stepping. "SLACR" means it's a G0 while "SL9UM" means it's an older B3. Here an example shot taken by XtremeTiramisu to give you an idea: So, I have a B3 w/ a VID of 1.2875v EDIT: Here are the data as of 23-Sep-2007 at 7:30 AM based on people's replies to my VID thread here and elsewhere; just as a reminder, please do not post your VID from here on out as I won't be updating the data sets: Histograms generated with SBHisto Total replies: 208* 102 replies so far for B3 stepping Q6600s: (VID: # of replies) 1.1625: 3 1.2125: 1 1.2250: 1 1.2375: 1 1.2500: 5 1.2625: 2 1.2750: 13 1.2800: 1 1.2850: 1 1.2875: 12 1.3000: 14 1.3100: 1 1.3125: 15 1.3200: 1 1.3250: 31 158 replies so far for G0 stepping Q6600s: (VID: # of replies) 1.1125: 1 1.1520: 1 1.1625: 5 1.2000: 5 1.2125: 9 1.2150: 1 1.2200: 1 1.2250: 8 1.2375: 10 1.2500: 16 1.2525: 1 1.2600: 1 1.2625: 17 1.2650: 1 1.2700: 1 1.2750: 25 1.2850: 1 1.2875: 23 1.3000: 17 1.3125: 10 1.3250: 5 __________________ http://encoding.n3.net <--- for all your DVD and audio CD backup needs! Last edited by graysky : 23rd Sep 2007 at 08:03 PM.

19th Aug 2007, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
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22nd Aug 2007, 02:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,658 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	I didn't know every processors of the same model/stepping has different VID. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

22nd Aug 2007, 06:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,769 Reputation: 5209 Rep Power: 64	Same thing go for all the other C2D's? __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

22nd Aug 2007, 07:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,658 Reputation: 3984 Rep Power: 72	I thought VID is dependent on motherboard voltage settings. I mean, even the Speedstep will change the VID. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

22nd Aug 2007, 11:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
empire23 BRB. Attacking Russia Join Date: 4 Feb 2006 Location: Ze Fatherland Posts: 279 Reputation: 390 Rep Power: 6	VID is dependent on binning. They test different processors for different levels of leakage and qualify them for speed ratings within the tolerable voltage limits. __________________ I'm in Ur Forums, Spamming Ur Boards.

23rd Aug 2007, 12:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia. Posts: 11,261 Reputation: 2024 Rep Power: 37	That was what I'm thinking too, but I've seen some lower VID ones which doesn't overclock as well as the higher ones... __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com P4 630 / Abit IP35 Pro / G.Skill F2-8000CL5-4GBPQ / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

25th Aug 2007, 04:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
graysky Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 167 Reputation: 249 Rep Power: 4	Updated the first post of the thread with the data collected (208 replies now)... __________________ http://encoding.n3.net <--- for all your DVD and audio CD backup needs!