The benchmarking results show a 3-4k difference below the average for Cinebench R23.
The benchmarking results show a 3-4k difference below the average for Cinebench R23.
Hello, I'm just starting out with PC building and assembled my system about a week ago after finally getting all the components. Windows 11 is installed and my BIOS is up to date with the latest release. The processor is an i5-14400, I have an Assassin X120r cooler, an ASUS PRIME B760-PLUS D4, 16GB DDR4 3600 memory, an ASUS 9060 xt 16GB RAM, a WD Black SN7100 500GB SSD, and an MSI Mag A750GLS power supply. I've received some guidance from online resources, videos, and forums, but I'm still unsure if everything is functioning properly. I used OCCT and performed tests on the CPU and GPU, as well as memtest86 and Heaven Unigine, and all came back clean. According to the online sources, the CPU should be around 16,000 cores on Cinebench. I ran a 10-minute multicore test using Cinebench R23 to check thermal performance and compare the results with others, consistently getting scores between 12400 and 12480. I double-checked the R23 version to ensure it was correct. For single-core testing, the benchmark showed around 1770. The only adjustments I made to the BIOS were enabling Rebar and XMP, and XMP was set to 3600 in the BIOS, Task Manager, and hwinfo64. CPU temperatures never exceeded 50°C during any tests. I also ran the tests with Hwinfo64 open to monitor temperatures, and without it, the scores remained similar. Is there anything I might be overlooking? I've watched many videos about BIOS configurations for Intel and setup guides, but I'm still struggling to understand the process. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
According to online sources I reviewed, the CPU should be approximately 16000 multicore on Cinebench.
If your BIOS version includes microcode 0x12B or the newer 0x12F,
the lower scores indicate the presence of microcodes.
Are there any details I'm overlooking?
It seems microcode is essential to prevent Intel's 13th and 14th Gen processors from failing due to degradation. Among the motherboard manufacturers, Asus stands out as the only one with the best performance stability.
Hello
thank you for your response and for the quick reply. I understand the microcode concerns, though I’m a bit puzzled about the large margin—could it be Asus’ responsibility? I’ve noticed 0x12B shunting performance a bit, but it seems the i5 14400 and f variant are the least impacted among the CPUs.
In general, I’m still able to play games without major performance problems. I’m just curious if there’s anything beyond microcode affecting it. Maybe a setting that hasn’t changed? Thanks again.
Ahhhh that makes more sense then,
I didn't think online sources were using DDR5. When I was checking motherboards, I tried to avoid DDR5 B760s since I already had RAM from an older PC. It's hard to find any way to specifically look for DDR4 on some of them, but I see some i5-12s in the same area using DDR4.
Thanks for pointing that out! I guess I can finally stop messing around. Sorry for wasting your time.