Is the voltage of your 10900k model suitable?
Is the voltage of your 10900k model suitable?
Just watched it, and it makes sense. It's tough to picture reaching 5.2 ghz, let alone 5.3 on this device. I made some adjustments. I reduced my RAM from 3600 XMP to 2933 xmp disabled. After that, everything booted up properly. I kept the CPU at 5.1 and lowered the voltage to 1.28 after several tries just to test. It turned out it's handling it at 1.28, fluctuating between 1.28 and 1.318 during testing with a max temperature of 72.
The LLC height is configured to handle voltage droop, though raising it may lead to excessive overvoltage during the recovery phase. I noticed you're using Auto LLC, but I can't confirm the exact setting—it might be around 0.3v. I wish I could provide typical values for this chip, but it's still relatively new. Even Silicon Lottery doesn't have a complete reference for the 3 K CPUs yet; currently, it's listed at 10700K.
I checked there to compare and analyze, but no 10900k stats are available yet. Going as low as 1.265v caused instability, even at 1.28, with crashes during benchmarking. I changed the LLC setting from auto to LLC 1; it seems to help, though my voltage stays between 1.28 and 1.318. A few benchmarks in that range are holding stable. I’ve only managed to reach this voltage after lowering my RAM frequency. I’m not sure if CPU and RAM work together like that, but could a higher RAM frequency require more voltage for the CPU to clock certain speeds? That’s unclear.
I've been going through some reading material, and it looks like the most effective method for overclocking the CPU is to avoid using software for OC since the BIOS already handles it (it seems clear). I removed all related software from my PC concerning Intel XTU. I started from the BIOS and attempted to adjust the OC to 5.1, but nothing else had changed. Once I restarted, the CPUID and HWINFO tools indicated my clock was at 5.0. I tried changing other clocks like 5.2 and 4.8, but they didn't stick either. My voltage is set to auto, which appears to be working as long as I change the OC settings, yet the frequency remains unchanged. After giving up on the BIOS, I used DragonCenter with its DPC Latency tuner. I adjusted it to 4.8 and restarted, but the clock still stuck at 5.0. Even though I removed XTU, could it have retained some default settings on my system?
Did you remove it correctly through 'Add or Remove Programs,' or were you simply deleting the files in File Explorer?
Your issue might also stem from some early BIOS behavior.
Yes, I removed the program via the add/remove list. Checked MSI's support page for my motherboard—current version installed, up to date. Also verified in Dragon Center with no newer updates found. Motherboard model: Z490 MSI Godlike.
It might just be a minor glitch with the bios – a fresh socket, after all.
I understand your point now. So, the delay if that's the situation.