P8Z77V-PRO paired with an i5 3570K overclock and MSI GTX 1060 featuring 6GB RAM.
P8Z77V-PRO paired with an i5 3570K overclock and MSI GTX 1060 featuring 6GB RAM.
I have googled as I mentioned already... The problem is, there's contradicting information on whether or not to enable or disable these settings. I've basically seen 50/50 on disabling and enabling...
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) is a power and thermal management technology developed by Intel. EIST was introduced as a means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-saving needs of a mobile computer system.
C1E is a power saving feature for the CPU, when your PC is idle it will drop the frequency and voltage, reducing power usage and heat.
The next state, Sleep (C3), cuts all internal clock signals from the CPU, including the clocks from the bus interface unit and from the APIC. This means that when the CPU is in the Sleep mode it can’t answer to important requests coming from the CPU external bus nor interruptions.
C6 is a power state available to the processor as a power-saving measure. The only effect it would have is if you leave the computer idle for a while. You might notice a slight bit of lag when you first use the computer as the processor changes power states.
Yes, you were right. The Intel SpeedStep Technology. All the information I've seen and youtubed suggested turning off these cstate settings. I hope someone with more experience in overclocking can add their thoughts, but it seems like you've improved stability by doing so.
SgtScream confirmed the intel. Everything discussed about disabling cstate settings was accurate. Someone more experienced in overclocking might add their thoughts, but it seems you've improved stability by turning them off. Awesome! Thanks for confirming. I'm hoping others will join in since my research has been mixed. When I get home, I'll try enabling Enhanced Intel SpeedStep and check for stutter or FPS drops. If not, I'll keep it on. Maybe the issue lies with the C-States.
SgtScream confirmed the settings were adjusted correctly. Everything matches the current configuration when EIST is activated.