Cinebench continues to perform even more poorly after the overclock was reset.
Cinebench continues to perform even more poorly after the overclock was reset.
I own an i9 9900k with Z390 Godlike running everything at default, except for XMP settings. Cinebench scores were roughly 2000-2030. I attempted to overclock to 5GHz but it became unstable and overheated. My cooler is a Corsair H150i. After about an hour, I chose to revert all changes and return to stock. My scores are now in the low 1500s. Any suggestions on what might be wrong?
Did you adjust your overclock settings within the BIOS or rely on a desktop tool? Were you setting up manually or applying one of the predefined OC profiles in the BIOS?
What is the precise model number of your power supply, and does this detail significantly impact your overclocking process?
Darkbreeze asked about the method of making overclock adjustments—BIOS or desktop software. They inquired whether they were setting up manually or using a predefined OC profile within the BIOS, especially if configuring in BIOS mode.
They also wanted the precise model number of their power supply, emphasizing its importance for overclocking performance.
They confirmed their power supply is an HX 850i.
Have you performed a full BIOS reset to restore the original settings?
If not, attempt that first.
Turn off the device, disconnect the power supply and detach the PSU cable from the wall or supply unit.
Take out the motherboard's CMOS battery for five minutes. While doing so, press the case power button for thirty seconds. Once the time is up, reinsert the battery ensuring it faces the correct direction.
Reconnect the power supply cable, restore the PSU to power, and restart the system. The display should show the POST screen with options to set up CMOS/BIOS. Enter the BIOS setup program and adjust boot parameters for Windows or legacy systems, updating the drive where your operating system resides if needed.
Save your changes and close the program. If the system successfully boots, proceed further by returning to the BIOS and configuring additional settings such as memory profiles, fan configurations, or other custom parameters that may have been lost during the reset.
Darkbreeze :
Have you performed a full BIOS reset to restore the original settings? If not, try that first.
Turn off the device, disconnect the power supply and unplug the PSU cable from the wall or supply.
Take out the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. While doing so, press the case power button for 30 seconds. Once the time is up, reinsert the battery carefully, making sure it faces the correct direction.
Reconnect the power supply cable, power on the PSU, and restart the system. It should show the POST screen with options to set up CMOS/BIOS. Enter the BIOS setup program and adjust the boot settings for Windows or legacy systems, including the drive where your OS is installed if needed.
Save your changes and exit. If the system successfully boots, you can continue by returning to the BIOS and configuring any additional preferences such as memory profiles, fan settings, or other customizations that may have been lost during the reset.
Thank you for your help!
Perfect. Glad it worked out. Now, when you get ready, if you do, to try your hand at overclocking again, I'd give both of these a read several times until you fully understand the concepts involved.
*Basic CPU overclocking tutorial
https://www.tweaktown.com/guides/8812/gi...index.html
Honestly, with an all core 4.7Ghz boost and a two core 5Ghz boost, out of the box, there isn't really much overclocking headroom on that CPU. If you could get an all core full time 4.8Ghz OC, that would not add a LOT, but a little, and for free we'll take whatever we can get. Plus, you can probably tweak the core voltage, system agent voltage and some other settings to manually reduce the thermal impact because I guarantee the stock voltage is almost always higher than it needs to be. You need to do so carefully and incrementally, testing at each step along the way though, because stability issues (Which are WHY they use so much auto voltage when configured according to stock behavior) are no joke.
Just because you don't see bluescreens, freezing or restarts doesn't mean the system is stable, and if it's not stable, you WILL have data corruption.