AMD Turbo core not functioning and issues with core per CPU - FX8370e
AMD Turbo core not functioning and issues with core per CPU - FX8370e
Hello everyone.
Last year I purchased an FX8370E for my PC and spent some time overclocking it (3.9 - 4.0). I don’t use the stock cooler, but mine isn’t the best either.
I was thinking of resetting the overclock and testing the CPU with AMD Turbo Core technology. Most games didn’t benefit much from the eight cores anyway.
Then I simply turned off the overclock settings and set Turbo to auto, which led to an unexpected issue: when I disabled certain power features in the motherboard, the CPU turbo (which should reach 4.2) would stop at 3.6 per core.
I recall that initially, after installing it and configuring the OC, the Turbo feature worked properly once I reset the motherboard to its default settings. I don’t think the problem was related to voltage, as I’ve also tried adjusting the OC voltage without success.
OBS: last question – there’s an option in BIOS to specify the number of cores per core of the processor (1, 2 or 4). Could setting it to 4 cores per core improve performance in single-threaded or dual-threaded games?
My specs before overclocking:
http://imgur.com/a/elI47
I recommend resetting BIOS to its default configuration, then increasing the overclock to 4Ghz as before.
You might invest considerable time, effort, and money to achieve a CPU speed around 10% higher.
The improvement in gameplay would not justify it.
If a game becomes unplayable at 15FPS, boosting the CPU to 17FPS still wouldn’t make it playable.
Even reducing half the cores to cut heat won’t provide the significant gain needed for noticeable performance gains during games.
I recommend resetting BIOS to its default configuration, then increasing the overclock to 4Ghz as before.
You might invest considerable time, effort, and money to achieve about a 10% CPU boost.
The improvement in gaming performance would likely not justify it.
If a game becomes unplayable at 15FPS, pushing the CPU overclock will only raise the frame rate to 17FPS, which remains unsatisfactory.
Even reducing half the cores to manage heat won’t provide the significant speed gains needed for noticeable impact in games.