I9 9900ks
I9 9900ks
I was running it with Intel Extreme Tuning Stress Test. When loading, it consistently stays at 4.7 GHz regardless of changes. My current stock settings haven’t been modified. The CPU-Z stress test still shows the same result—stuck at 4.7 GHz. I have a screenshot of the settings, but I’m puzzled why the turbo speeds differ across cores. They say it should reach 5 GHz, but it never does, and it’s never exceeded 4.7.
I've attempted to adjust the boost parameters in dip5 manually to reach 5 GHz during boosting, maintaining a base speed of 4 GHz and testing under CPU-Z stress. The process was done using a rog ryujin 360 AIO cooler. I'm concerned it could fail if subjected to more demanding tests later.
It uses standard cooling. Water cooling is possible, but I can't afford to build a custom loop. The unit has the standard cooling system installed. The BIOS is current. It's performing well under stress tests and benchmarks now after my tweaks, though cpuserbenchmark still shows it at 4.75 GHz. Some other units report 5.1 GHz and 5.0 GHz. I'm getting a bit confused.
You're right about the setup—just using the waterblock without any water really limits cooling. Without a temperature display, it's hard to confirm overheating. Removing the heatsink and adding a fan should help. The formula claims its VRM stays cooler than others in its price range, especially with proper airflow. If that doesn't resolve the issue, turning on MCE might be the next step.
The performance gain won't reach 5GHz when using AVX on tasks like Firestrike or games.
I had no idea I was dealing with VRAM. Jesus. Removing it would be fine since the cooling system inside the case would handle it along with the fan on top of the cooling unit. It's a fairly expensive part, but I appreciate the features it provides despite the problems I'm facing. I checked the temperatures of the VRAM and they didn't spike under load. I ran another stress test and had to apply a profile so the CPU restarts with the correct settings. I set the maximum boost to 5.0 GHz in Asus AI Suite every time. The VRAM showed a maximum of 46 degrees during load (at least 5 minutes of stress test). Everything looks normal when I adjust the boost manually, but I'm confused about why I need to change it if it's supposed to be stock. Shouldn't it already unlock? I'm really grateful for all the advice. I'm new to building computers.
The performance increase reaches 5.0 ghz across the full test. I haven't played games yet—this is the next phase. I adjusted the top clock for all cores during boosting, but it still improves consistently through the entire benchmark. Intel said it can maintain 5.0 ghz as long as thermal and power limits are respected indefinitely. That's concerning because it hits around 80°C and then stops throttling.