Thermal evaluation at 13900K
Thermal evaluation at 13900K
Hello, please find attached the stress test results from Cinebench R23 along with the images captured before and after. I'm looking for advice to confirm if these numbers are typical or if adjustments are needed. My system uses an Asrock Z790 Steel Legend Wifi motherboard with a -100mV offset on baseline power limits, and it's paired with a 360 AIO cooler. Any insights would be very helpful.
For maximum stability, Linpack Extreme is recommended. Cinebench alone isn't sufficient. While high temperatures are acceptable, throttling remains an issue—consider reducing voltage and try adaptive offset plus switching to LLC mode for around 5% improvement. Raising TjMAX to approximately 105°C can also alleviate throttling. For context, I see 25-26000 with Chrome or iCloud running in the background, and 28-29K during a top-speed run on an i5-13600K. Thermal management is crucial for better performance.
You require a CPU for performance tasks. Your previous setup had an i9 13900K, which consistently achieved high scores in benchmarks but struggled under gaming conditions. To improve, you reduced clock speeds—P-Cores to 5.2 GHz and E-Cores to 4 GHz—though this caused a slight drop in FPS and kept temperatures near 85°C despite higher loads.
I mainly use it for gaming with a bit of side work. The CPU stays within safe temperatures only under heavy load, not in everyday use. I ran Cinebench to check possible tweaks so the system remains stable during stress tests and can handle normal tasks.