Verification at 13900K
Verification at 13900K
When temperatures stay above 90°C after dropping to 125 watts, replace your cooler right away. If the CPU remains hot at 125 watts, you likely have hardware problems unrelated to BIOS settings—though tweaking BIOS parameters can help. It’s a good idea to adjust them later. If it stays cool at 125 watts and your Cinebench results match expectations, elevated temperatures are normal and your system functions properly. However, if performance drops despite lower power, consider lowering the power target. I configured my 13700k to sustain 253 watts, but real-world tasks rarely exceed 200 watts.
I might attempt to reduce the voltage and observe the results, but it seems I can only do this through the BIOS since XTU includes undervolt protection.