Assistance with ASUS BIOS, EDC and PowerPoint files.
Assistance with ASUS BIOS, EDC and PowerPoint files.
Hey Everyone! I just purchased a Ryzen 7 3700x and a asus x570 prime pro motherboard. When in games (COD or Valorant) my PPT and EDC rise to 80-90%. My temperatures are fine running around 60, so no issue there, but I read that turning off the precision boost and core boost would lower the temps even more and drop the EDC and PPT usage. I was able to find the precision boost in BIOS and turned it off, but I cant find the core boost in the BIOS for the life of me. Does anyone have same BIOS that could help? Thank you!
But I found out that making the frequency lower will make things cooler even more by cutting power use. See, why you shouldn't do this?
I explained it to another commenter too—my temperatures are okay at 80-90% on PPT, and EDC is fine. My computer works well; I was mainly worried about the high numbers in those two sections. I didn’t understand what they meant and just noticed yellow/red in the performance tracker, so I thought it was bad. Thanks for the advice!
It’s not inherently negative. It simply reflects the amount of energy the system draws. Here’s a summary from a GamersNexus piece on PBO: The PPT threshold indicates the maximum power usage allowed across the voltage rails feeding the socket. Devices with many threads or “heavy” workloads might hit these limits, but raising the PPT can help. By default, AM4 sockets support at least 142W on boards with 105W TDP processors, and 88W for 65W TDP models. The Thermal Design Current (TDC) is the upper limit on current a board can safely supply under heat constraints—typically 95A for 105W TDP, 60A for 65W. The Electrical Design Current (EDC) sets the peak current during short spikes. PBO mainly influences these three figures, not CPU speed directly. It doesn’t increase clock speeds beyond what’s advertised; instead, it helps the CPU sustain boosts longer and more consistently. Since PBO is tied to thermal limits, it has minimal impact on well-cooled processors. Keep in mind that AMD hasn’t publicly confirmed exact single-core or multi-core boost numbers, using an adaptive algorithm to stay within limits. This approach aims to maximize efficiency and performance without manual tweaks, similar to NVIDIA’s GPU Boost 4.0. We test with high-performance coolers to eliminate thermal throttling, ensuring results aren’t skewed by cooling quality. In general, high PBO values aim to boost performance by nudging clocks higher, but only when thermal conditions allow. Our benchmarks assume ideal cooling, so real-world results may vary depending on case quality and ambient conditions.
Indeed, for boosting performance it's typical to increase PPT and EDC considerably to avoid power limits.
PPT and EDC represent the VRM current and temperature thresholds for the motherboard. Raising these values increases the risk of a damaged VRM, with limits set per board and per VRM. It's important to avoid exceeding the current capacity of your VRM package. That’s all I’ve considered about PPT and EDC.
Thank you very much for your assistance—it means a lot! It really improves my confidence with the settings!