Reduce clock speed by 30% for better efficiency.
Reduce clock speed by 30% for better efficiency.
For fun, where did you end up? Remember, silicon lottery exists. Use what you read online as starting points. You can't truly confirm stability until it fails. On the other side, load line calibration matters—it helps understand voltage changes under stress. Tools like hwinfo can track 'GET' voltage while under load, reducing many uncertainties. Those numbers weren’t recorded during early tests, which is a shame. My chip seems to perform better; I’ve run p95 for hours at 4.3GHz with 1.24V (set) and auto LLC. It got quite hot (around 90°C), so I stopped doing that.
It works fine at 1.475V, which is typical for better single-core performance and shouldn’t harm the CPU. I’ve briefly seen it drop to 1.5V on one core (about 1-5 seconds). Running Cinebench shows voltage stays stable under all core usage. When cores are idle, it usually settles around 1.019V. That’s normal behavior. Please confirm if you’re correct, and don’t worry about undervolting unless you’re unsure.
During stock adjustments I noticed my 3600 spike to 1,4v (occasionally 1,5v) then dropped sharply under any load. Also frequent 10c spikes appeared, which is why the heartrate monitor displayed data. I returned to one of the initial settings. I suspected I wouldn’t really perceive CPU clock speeds, so I set it to 0.9v (the lowest it can go on this board) and achieved 3,5ghz. It remained stable in p95. Performance dropped noticeably in Cinebench R20, likely due to recording limitations, so I estimated around 3k points. No noticeable changes in gaming or regular tasks. *Note* updated records found: at 3,5ghz it scored 3090 points in R20. Currently testing 1v and its impact at this voltage. (1,0125v SET, aggressive llc) gives a solid 1v GET in p95. Looks stable around 3,9ghz. About 3,5k scores in R20. (I keep core temperature open for consistency/monitoring). Also, 'p59 stable' indicates it handled hours without overheating or crashes, not necessarily without any thermal issues.
I’m not really into boosting my CPU’s speed for two main reasons. First, I still have the original air cooler installed. Second, it won’t make much difference since I’m currently running at 1.175 volts and 4Ghz, and I could probably go higher if I had better cooling and more determination—but I don’t. Regarding load line calibration, I’m not sure what it means exactly; from your description it seems to describe how much the voltage drops when the system is under load. Based on what I know, my idle voltage is 1.175 and the lowest I’ve seen it drop under load is 1.16, so I don’t think that’s a big issue—it’s been a suitable voltage for my needs.