Your PBO seems unstable. It might be time to reassess its management.
Your PBO seems unstable. It might be time to reassess its management.
Before turning on my PC, the "Voltages CPU VDD" hit 1.525v in HWMonitor now it stabilized after reaching its peak maximum. It usually stays near 1.44v during gameplay, but spikes to about 1.45v when loading or shading in/out. Cyberpunk runs at roughly 90% PPT, Cinebench R23 hits 91% with TDC and EDC at full capacity, and CPU power sits at 97.67 watts per Ryzen Master data. Ryzen Master lists a peak core voltage of 1.478V and PPT of 142W, while HWMonitor shows 1.444V VDD and 1.45V Vcore. However, a quick extended test gives 24,846 multicore readings which seems low compared to forum reports of around 5950x at ~30k. I’m unsure if any settings are off, especially since I’m using Gigabyte’s default BIOS with PBO enabled. My Ryzen Master confirms TDC up to 95A and EDC up to 140A, but the CPU VDD has already reached 1.525V and exceeded 150W before. Edited June 27, 2021 by Daethz
From the amount of heat it generates, I've been worried since I first received it. She's stable now after my recent upgrades, but she still tends to increase fan speed suddenly and jump 10-20°C often. My thoughts are stuck in mid-range Intel chips where a 1.5V signal would mean the chip is overheating or damaged.
I also have it in the secondary RAM slots, since I’m unsure the heatsink will fit under the Noctua-DH15 in the first slot. I’m not sure or hoping it isn’t causing too many issues.