F5F Stay Refreshed Power Users Overclocking The FX 8350 does not reduce its clock speed during idle mode.

The FX 8350 does not reduce its clock speed during idle mode.

The FX 8350 does not reduce its clock speed during idle mode.

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_iTzLimit_
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07-24-2016, 03:44 AM
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MoBo: Asus M5a97 evo r2.0
CPU: Fx 8350
Previously, I had an FX 6300 and boosted it by adjusting the CPU ratio to 20.5 for a stable 4.1Ghz. But it would downclock to 1.4G/1.5Ghz when idle. Now I’m using the 8350 again, trying a ratio of 21 which brings it up to 4.2Ghz, but it doesn’t downclock at idle. When I leave the CPU ratio set to auto, it runs around 4.1Ghz under load and jumps to 4.2Ghz on a few cores due to turbo. It also drops to 1.4/1.5Ghz when idle. What’s going wrong?
All other configurations remain at their defaults. Cool n Quiet and C6 states are enabled by default.
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07-24-2016, 03:44 AM #1

MoBo: Asus M5a97 evo r2.0
CPU: Fx 8350
Previously, I had an FX 6300 and boosted it by adjusting the CPU ratio to 20.5 for a stable 4.1Ghz. But it would downclock to 1.4G/1.5Ghz when idle. Now I’m using the 8350 again, trying a ratio of 21 which brings it up to 4.2Ghz, but it doesn’t downclock at idle. When I leave the CPU ratio set to auto, it runs around 4.1Ghz under load and jumps to 4.2Ghz on a few cores due to turbo. It also drops to 1.4/1.5Ghz when idle. What’s going wrong?
All other configurations remain at their defaults. Cool n Quiet and C6 states are enabled by default.

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theHesh
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07-25-2016, 02:59 PM
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FML! I switched the power mode to balanced and it now downclocks during idle. It's odd that the "Auto" option in BIOS is taking precedence over the high-performance settings, making the CPU downclock even when it shouldn't!
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theHesh
07-25-2016, 02:59 PM #2

FML! I switched the power mode to balanced and it now downclocks during idle. It's odd that the "Auto" option in BIOS is taking precedence over the high-performance settings, making the CPU downclock even when it shouldn't!

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07-25-2016, 08:58 PM
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I own the LE version of that board and an 8350, so I think I have a starting point. Perhaps your auto/high perf EZ setting was accidentally enabling HPC mode?
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LukeRocks159
07-25-2016, 08:58 PM #3

I own the LE version of that board and an 8350, so I think I have a starting point. Perhaps your auto/high perf EZ setting was accidentally enabling HPC mode?

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