Interesting question about turbo boost

obviousfrog · May 13, 2015

I have an i7-4790k. it has base 4.0gHz with turbo of 4.4gHz. Now, I have up'd the multipier to 46 with a voltage of 1.3 and everything is stable, but my concern is that it always runs at this high frequency. Before overclocking (B.O. <ha), the frequencies would settle down when not under load and speed up when under load. Is there anyway I can set the CPU to go to lower frequency when not under load? Or is it ok (given temperatures are in stable range), that the CPU is at full tilt 4.6gHz @ 1.3v at all times? Am I able to only change the turbo boost multiplier to accommodate for this situation I am having?

SkylerJacobs · May 13, 2015

Intel SpeedStep technology. Do you have it enabled?

Also in windows power options, do you have it set to "Balanced"?

In order for the voltage to be lowered as well, you need to set the voltage to adaptive.

jitpublisher · May 13, 2015

I thought the best way to overclock these processors is to simply raise the turbo boost speed limiter value? Like on my old (but still flippin fast) 2600k,
I simply set the max turbo speed value to 44, for 4.4 ghz. When you game, or place demand, you get 4.4 ghz. When you aren't doing much, it drops way back down to power saving modes.

SkylerJacobs · May 13, 2015

jitpublisher :

If your using the "auto" settings, you may be able to get away with a conservative overclock. But when overclocking past a certain point. it is best to manually set voltage. This will allow you to set the voltage to as low as it can be while maintaining stability. Voltage directly effects temperatures. If you can stay stable with a lower voltage than the "auto" settings, you will effectively have lower CPU temperatures.

It is not simply as easy as changing the multiplier and saying DONE! If you want true stability, and an optimized system, you need to spend some time applying the correct settings.

jitpublisher · May 13, 2015

SkylerJacobs :

jitpublisher :

If your using the "auto" settings, you may be able to get away with a conservative overclock. But when overclocking past a certain point. it is best to manually set voltage. This will allow you to set the voltage to as low as it can be while maintaining stability. Voltage directly effects temperatures. If you can stay stable with a lower voltage than the "auto" settings, you will effectively have lower CPU temperatures.

It is not simply as easy as changing the multiplier and saying DONE! If you want true stability, and an optimized system, you need to spend some time applying the correct settings.

While I am not disagreeing with you, these processors will hit 4.4-4.6ghz without doing much of anything else, that is IF you have the K version. I guess if you don't have the K version, things can get a little more tricky.

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