what is the actual voltage for the i7 6700k?
what is the actual voltage for the i7 6700k?
I understand this might already have been addressed elsewhere, but I haven’t seen a real answer yet. I’m new to OC and chose to overclock my i7 6700k from 4.0ghz to 4.5ghz using guides like the one from ROG. I began by adjusting the voltage to 1.325 in the BIOS and performed a stress test with RealBench, everything worked fine, so I decided to lower it further. In my BIOS I’m currently at 1.26 for core voltage, but during the stress test I noticed CPUID HWMonitor shows a much higher core voltage than what’s set in the BIOS. What’s the reason? Is my CPU actually running at 1.260v or 1.312v as shown in that screenshot? From what I see, when idle my PC is around 1.280v and under full load it reaches 1.312v, but why are the values higher than the 1.260v I set? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated, especially on getting more accurate voltage readings.
What board are you running? What configuration are you applying for your LLC? Auto is what I was using. I previously set it to auto but later followed a YouTube video to overclock to 4.6ghz at 1.31v LLC6, thank you for the update.
When the CPU is working harder, it needs additional energy, which means higher voltage results in greater power consumption
The CPU uses more power when under stress, so increasing the voltage leads to higher consumption. I recognize this but wonder why I would configure the BIOS voltage at 1.30V when it will likely surpass that by a significant margin. For instance, if I set it to 1.25V and run a test at full load, CPUID HWMonitor displays a maximum of 1.296V, which is near the intended voltage. My argument is that to properly assess my CPU's stability during full-load operation at 1.30V, I need to actually lower the BIOS voltage below this value.