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Relationship between inverse voltage and load

Relationship between inverse voltage and load

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captainevan100
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11-13-2016, 01:30 AM
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I have an old i7 930 CPU on a GA-x58A-UD3R-rev. 2 setup, and I'm trying to figure out how much performance I can get before upgrading to a Ryzen. I'm currently stable at around 3.71GHz with a voltage of 1.264v. It doesn’t seem like a great overclocker since that voltage is quite high for that frequency, but I’m not sure. My issue is that my voltage fluctuates, and when I run Prime95, my vCore drops by about .01v, then it recovers when the test starts again. This suggests an inverse relationship between load and vCore. Am I doing something wrong? I’m not very technical right now, but if it helps, I’ll try adjusting the BIOS settings. Thanks in advance.
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11-13-2016, 01:30 AM #1

I have an old i7 930 CPU on a GA-x58A-UD3R-rev. 2 setup, and I'm trying to figure out how much performance I can get before upgrading to a Ryzen. I'm currently stable at around 3.71GHz with a voltage of 1.264v. It doesn’t seem like a great overclocker since that voltage is quite high for that frequency, but I’m not sure. My issue is that my voltage fluctuates, and when I run Prime95, my vCore drops by about .01v, then it recovers when the test starts again. This suggests an inverse relationship between load and vCore. Am I doing something wrong? I’m not very technical right now, but if it helps, I’ll try adjusting the BIOS settings. Thanks in advance.

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Gilad2004
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11-13-2016, 02:16 AM
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It's completely typical for the Vcore to decrease slightly when under stress, especially with a less expensive power supply unit.
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Gilad2004
11-13-2016, 02:16 AM #2

It's completely typical for the Vcore to decrease slightly when under stress, especially with a less expensive power supply unit.

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11-13-2016, 05:55 AM
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It's completely typical for the Vcore to decrease slightly when under stress, especially with a less expensive power supply unit.
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thatseb
11-13-2016, 05:55 AM #3

It's completely typical for the Vcore to decrease slightly when under stress, especially with a less expensive power supply unit.

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11-13-2016, 09:13 AM
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I have an old i7 930 CPU on a GA-x58A-UD3R-rev. 2 setup and I'm trying to figure out how much performance I can get before upgrading to a Ryzen. I'm currently stable at around 3.71GHz with a voltage of 1.264v. It doesn't seem like a great overclocker since that voltage is quite high for that frequency, but it's still working. My issue is that my voltage fluctuates, and when I run Prime95, my vCore drops by about .01v, then it recovers when I start the maximum temperature FFT test. This suggests an inverse relationship between load and vCore. Am I doing something wrong? I'm not very technical right now, but if it helps answer your question, I'll try anything. Thanks ahead of time.

P.S.: I'm keeping track of my temperatures and voltages using Open Hardware Monitor. That's normal behavior. The LLC should be able to handle the droop, but with only a .01v drop, it's actually quite solid.
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11-13-2016, 09:13 AM #4

I have an old i7 930 CPU on a GA-x58A-UD3R-rev. 2 setup and I'm trying to figure out how much performance I can get before upgrading to a Ryzen. I'm currently stable at around 3.71GHz with a voltage of 1.264v. It doesn't seem like a great overclocker since that voltage is quite high for that frequency, but it's still working. My issue is that my voltage fluctuates, and when I run Prime95, my vCore drops by about .01v, then it recovers when I start the maximum temperature FFT test. This suggests an inverse relationship between load and vCore. Am I doing something wrong? I'm not very technical right now, but if it helps answer your question, I'll try anything. Thanks ahead of time.

P.S.: I'm keeping track of my temperatures and voltages using Open Hardware Monitor. That's normal behavior. The LLC should be able to handle the droop, but with only a .01v drop, it's actually quite solid.

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