Find tips for i9 10850K performance and compare benchmarks.
Find tips for i9 10850K performance and compare benchmarks.
You're starting from a fresh perspective with these new CPUs, that's great. It sounds like you're trying to optimize everything for better performance. The CineBench numbers you're seeing are definitely a concern, especially with the throttling you mentioned. It might help to double-check your BIOS settings or look into CPU overclocking tools that can stabilize performance. Your graphics score on Passmark is also a good indicator of overall system health—consider reviewing that as well. Keep experimenting, and don't hesitate to ask for more specific advice! You've got this!
Choose HWiNFO64 instead of HWMonitor for better insights. It displays throttling flags, helping you understand why your CPU slows under load. You should notice PL1 power limit throttling occurring. The standard 125W cap is unrealistic. In BIOS, adjust PL1 and PL2 turbo limits to match your cooling capacity. Avoid setting BCLK speed to 104 MHz; set it around 100 MHz for stability. If you’re overclocking, raise turbo ratios instead of changing BCLK. A 50X all-core overclock is effective with minimal voltage increase. Your CPU voltage seems elevated. Are you applying a fixed BIOS voltage or another setting? Reducing it by 50 mV to 100 mV can improve stability and reduce heat. When pushing a 10850K processor, expect around 1.38V at 5000MHz. Consider lowering your CPU voltage by up to 100 mV for better performance.
I followed your advice and reset the BLCK to 100, lowered the CPU voltage in BIOS. However, when checking with HWiNFO64, it still displays around 1.34 to 1.37v. I’m not sure if there’s something I missed. I’ll send a reply with the screenshots shortly and note the CPU ratio as 50. Thomas
I also disabled the power limit feature even though it wasn't mentioned in PL1 or PL2—it was called something else, but I turned it off. I plan to run a few quick bench tests to check stability or throttling behavior. If it still reacts that way, I’ll look into the HWINFO documentation for more details. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Thomas.
I'm still getting familiar with Win10 after using Win7. I have some updated screenshots and haven't been affected by throttling at 5Ghz. I managed to locate the PL1 and PL2 settings in the BIOS and adjusted them to 150Tjmax. I hope that's a reasonable value since my CPU temperature reached around 82°C. I believe that's a safe temperature for this chipset. Now I need to focus on reducing the CPU voltage so it runs more stably at a lower level. There are many voltage options in the BIOS, but I have no idea what each does. Thomas
High 16k looks reasonable. At 5.1ghz, the 10900k runs in the low 17000s.
It looks like you're exploring some settings to improve performance. Just to clarify, your GPU score is low because you only have the built-in video output, so you're facing some limitations. Your Radeon 5770 is a decent option, but opinions vary—stick with what you have for now. Thomas
What are your thoughts on pairing a 1050ti with my current setup? Would it outperform the onboard GPU I have now? I understand the difference between dedicated GPU and onboard GPU should be clear, but I just want to confirm whether it’s worth considering until someone has stock available. Also, the 1050ti would be affordable too. Thomas