Clover with the old guard: GA-X58A-UD3R Rev 2.0

[ysko]

I'm using iMac11,3, it has 2.93 GHz Core i7 (I7-870) in the spec. iMac11,1 has 2.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-860). Should be the same thing.

Perfect. I'm gonna try iMac 11,3 later to see if I have better benchmarks.

 

[damx]

I'm using iMac11,3, it has 2.93 GHz Core i7 (I7-870) in the spec. iMac11,1 has 2.8 GHz Core i7 (I7-860). Should be the same thing.

@m4c0ser
What is your memory setup? Does Clover read it correctly?
Does it show BANK0/1/2 and correct DIMMS in each slot?
I spend few days trying to setup 3-channel memory through config, but it still looks wrong.

 

[spos86]

@m4c0ser
What is your memory setup? Does Clover read it correctly?
Does it show BANK0/1/2 and correct DIMMS in each slot?
I spend few days trying to setup 3-channel memory through config, but it still looks wrong.

I am using MacPro 5,1 in the SMBIOS settings. It is the only real Mac that uses X58 chipsets and socket LGA 1366. The 11,3 iMAc uses a different socket (LGA1156) and the P55 chipset. To me, the MacPro 5,1 or even 4,1 is much, much closer to our systems than any iMac.

My system profiler identifies 6 banks with 2GB each, which is pretty much what I have. I'll post a pic when I get home. I am not sure about clover though.

I did notice another difference though. If I install multi-beast on the same disk on the same system I get similar performance than with clover. It's when I boot from the USB Stick (Unibeast) that I see the performance boost. This makes me rethink things. Unibeast doesn't use DSDT patching and uses NullCPUManagement method. Perhaps this is why it works better?

Try it out on your system if you will. Boot the same partition from a Unibeast USB stick and than from clover and compare.

 

[damx]

I am using MacPro 5,1 in the SMBIOS settings. It is the only real Mac that uses X58 chipsets and socket LGA 1366. The 11,3 iMAc uses a different socket (LGA1156) and the P55 chipset. To me, the MacPro 5,1 or even 4,1 is much, much closer to our systems than any iMac.

My system profiler identifies 6 banks with 2GB each, which is pretty much what I have. I'll post a pic when I get home. I am not sure about clover though.

I did notice another difference though. If I install multi-beast on the same disk on the same system I get similar performance than with clover. It's when I boot from the USB Stick (Unibeast) that I see the performance boost. This makes me rethink things. Unibeast doesn't use DSDT patching and uses NullCPUManagement method. Perhaps this is why it works better?

Try it out on your system if you will. Boot the same partition from a Unibeast USB stick and than from clover and compare.

Thanks, spos86. I will try the Unibeast stick and check things. Our systems are very identical, though with i7 @930 I use MacPro4,1 definition.
Mine is also showing 3 memory slots of 6 available, which is correct. But in multichannel setup isn't it supposed to show BANK0/DIMM0 and so on? I only see DIMMs with no banks, which makes me think that the system is not multichannel. I have changed <key>Memory</key> section, but have no difference.

Example:

 

[spos86]

Any progress or advances on tweaking the clover configuration??

 

[m4c0ser]

Sorry, I missed replies. This is what I have

Memory Slots:

ECC: Disabled
Upgradeable Memory: Yes

BANK0/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

BANK1/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

BANK2/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

BANK0/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

BANK1/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

BANK2/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1600 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Part Number: F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ
Serial Number: -

 

[damx]

Sorry, I missed replies. ...

Yeeees! That really looks like 3-channel setup, and that is exactly was I am expecting to get.
Did you have to set your memory manually in config?
If yes, which setting did you use?

 

[m4c0ser]

Yeeees! That really looks like 3-channel setup, and that is exactly was I am expecting to get.
Did you have to set your memory manually in config?
If yes, which setting did you use?

I didn't do anything actually.. Just had XMPDetection set to 1, see pic. It's also enabled in BIOS of course.

Here are the parts of bdmesg related to memory
...
2:315 0:002 Total Memory Slots Count = 6
2:315 0:000 Type 17 Index = 0
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank0/1 A0
2:315 0:000 Type 17 Index = 1
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank2/3 A1
2:315 0:000 Type 17 Index = 2
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank4/5 A2
2:315 0:000 Type 17 Index = 3
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:315 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank6/7 A3
2:316 0:000 Type 17 Index = 4
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank8/9 A4
2:316 0:000 Type 17 Index = 5
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Speed = 400MHz
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Size = 2048MB
2:316 0:000 SmbiosTable.Type17->Bank/Device = Bank10/11 A5
2:316 0:000 Boot status=0
2:316 0:000 Clover revision: 2999 running on X58A-UD3R
2:316 0:000 ... with board X58A-UD3R
...
3:686 0:011 ScanSPD() start
3:698 0:012 SMBus CmdReg: 0x3
3:710 0:011 Scanning SMBus [8086:3A30], mmio: 0xFBFFB004, ioport: 0x500, hostc: 0x1
3:736 0:026 SPD[0]: Type 11 @0x50
3:756 0:019 Found module with XMP version 0.0XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
3:780 0:023 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
3:791 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
3:803 0:011 Slot: 0 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
3:841 0:037 SPD[1]: Type 11 @0x51
3:860 0:019 Found module with XMP version 1.2XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
3:884 0:023 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
3:895 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
3:907 0:011 Slot: 1 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
3:934 0:026 SPD[2]: Type 11 @0x52
3:954 0:019 Found module with XMP version 0.0XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
3:988 0:033 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
3:999 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
4:011 0:011 Slot: 2 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
4:038 0:026 SPD[3]: Type 11 @0x53
4:058 0:019 Found module with XMP version 1.2XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
4:081 0:023 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
4:093 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
4:104 0:011 Slot: 3 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
4:142 0:037 SPD[4]: Type 11 @0x54
4:162 0:019 Found module with XMP version 0.0XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
4:185 0:023 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
4:197 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
4:208 0:011 Slot: 4 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
4:235 0:026 SPD[5]: Type 11 @0x55
4:255 0:019 Found module with XMP version 1.2XMP Profile1: 10*1/8ns
4:289 0:033 Using XMP Profile1 instead of standard frequency 1600MHz
4:301 0:011 DDR speed 1600MHz
4:312 0:011 Slot: 5 Type 24 2048MB 1600MHz Vendor=G Skill Intl PartNo=F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ SerialNo=0000000000000000
4:438 0:125 ScanSPD() end

...
6:962 0:307 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 0 => 0 0:
6:974 0:011 BANK0 DIMM0 1600MHz 2048MB
6:996 0:022 mTotalSystemMemory = 2048
7:008 0:011 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 1 => 2 2:
7:020 0:011 BANK1 DIMM0 1600MHz 2048MB
7:032 0:011 mTotalSystemMemory = 4096
7:043 0:011 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 2 => 4 4:
7:055 0:011 BANK2 DIMM0 1600MHz 2048MB
7:067 0:011 mTotalSystemMemory = 6144
7:079 0:011 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 3 => 1 1:
7:090 0:011 BANK0 DIMM1 1600MHz 2048MB
7:102 0:011 mTotalSystemMemory = 8192
7:114 0:011 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 4 => 3 3:
7:126 0:011 BANK1 DIMM1 1600MHz 2048MB
7:148 0:022 mTotalSystemMemory = 10240
7:160 0:011 SMBIOS Type 17 Index = 5 => 5 5:
7:172 0:011 BANK2 DIMM1 1600MHz 2048MB
7:184 0:011 mTotalSystemMemory = 12288
7:196 0:011 NumberOfMemoryDevices = 6

 

[m4c0ser]

The only thing, it reports 1600MHz, when it's actually set to 1280. But I don't think if I should care about it..

 

[damx]

The only thing, it reports 1600MHz, when it's actually set to 1280. But I don't think if I should care about it..

Thank you, m4c0ser.
I will try to play with XMP and report back.
PS: mine also shows 1333 with the actual setting of 1066.