Average OC for 4670K - Requesting RMA

[Akhilcool]

Hi,

Recently I purchased a Hyper 212 EVO and so I decided to try overclocking my 4670K. Very quickly I realized that I did not receive a very good overclocker. Currently I am running my 4670K at 4.3 GHz and I had to push my vcore all the way up to 1.3V and I'm still unsure of whether I am 100% stable! I know this happens frequently with Haswell, but along with my poor overclocking capability, one of my 4 cores was also over 10 degrees cooler than the rest under load. Since I was still under warranty, I tried to see if I could get a replacement chip and Intel has agreed to send me a replacement if I decide to go through with it.

My question however is, what are the odds that I receive a chip that overclocks better than this one? I have a Malaysian manufactured chip and I want to know what the average overclock potential at 1.25V would be with the 4670K. Of course I may get an even worse chip or one that is the same, but I figured that if the odds favoured a better chip, why not go for it if Intel is willing to replace my current one without a charge.

Thanks in advance for your replies!

 

[Eximo]

I hope you are adjusting more then just vcore, there are quite a few things you can do to increase stability. Vin is another big one. I'm not sure about average, but when they first came out many people were reporting a 4.3Ghz barrier. There were of course several people with extremely good samples that could hit 4.7-4.8Ghz at around the same voltage.

~1.3v (I think I am running 1.28 something right now) is what gets my i7-4770k to 4.3Ghz, it will run higher, just not at acceptable temperatures (4.5Ghz @ 1.35v @ 100C)

Going to swap it for a Broadwell when they come out.

 

[geofelt]

There are some statistics around; google might find them.
Use your batch # as a argument.
My thought is that you have an average chip; possibly a bit less.

It is not unusual to see different core temps. 10c difference might be the reason I would take Intel up on their offer to exchange. I doubt you would get a really bad one in exchange.
I agree, 1.3v is about as high as you want to go for 24/7 operation. And only that if your temps are under control.

At the end of the day, though, any haswell quad will do the job running even at 4.0.
It may not be worth your time to change.