Question 14700K VID going over 1.5V in gaming - is that normal?

[gesseler555]

The core VIDs on my 14700K are boosting up to 1.547V peak under gaming loads, Though they don't stay there constantly and come back down to around 1.44V frequently. On idle (sitting on desktop) VID is around 0.7V

Vcore saw a peak of 1.492V under those same gaming loads. Idle Vcore is similar to idle VID. Though when sitting on BIOS homescreen core voltage is usually at around 1.37V-ish.

Note that under CPU-intensive stress tests like OCCT or Cinebench, both VID & Vcore are a lot more conservative (around 1.2 to 1.3V). I do get thermal throttling in stress tests but temps in gaming (Battlefield 2042) seem pretty manageable at around 55-60C with a 360 AIO.

I'm on BIOS 1301 (released May 30th) with Intel Default Settings and XMP II with DDR5-7200 (SA VID at 1.301V).

Are these voltages normal? My SVID Behavior is set to Auto.

 

[Lutfij]

I'm on BIOS 1301 (released May 30th) with Intel Default Settings and XMP II with DDR5-7200 (SA VID at 1.301V).
For what motherboard(since we don't memorize people's specs)?

I do get thermal throttling in stress tests but temps in gaming (Battlefield 2042) seem pretty manageable at around 55-60C with a 360 AIO.
In real world scenarios you won't be taxing your system like that seen in benchmarks though out of curiosity, have you tried undervolting or tinkering with PL1 and PL2.

 

[gesseler555]

I'm on BIOS 1301 (released May 30th) with Intel Default Settings and XMP II with DDR5-7200 (SA VID at 1.301V).
For what motherboard(since we don't memorize people's specs)?

Sorry, I forgot to mention that.

I'm on a ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming WiFi II.

I do get thermal throttling in stress tests but temps in gaming (Battlefield 2042) seem pretty manageable at around 55-60C with a 360 AIO.
In real world scenarios you won't be taxing your system like that seen in benchmarks though out of curiosity, have you tried undervolting or tinkering with PL1 and PL2.

Well, the temps under gaming seemed to be well under control so I didn't feel the need to try undervolting.

PL1 & 2 are both at 253W and ICCMax is 307A, all set automatically by the BIOS as per the Intel Default Settings profile and I haven't changed any of them.

I just wanted to know it it's expected behaviour for a 14700K to boost to that kind of Vcore or VID under gaming loads as a lot of people told me that was too high. So I thought maybe my MoBo/BIOS was bugged and maybe doing something outside Intel spec eventhough I didn't tell it to.

 

[gesseler555]

@Lutfij

Hi, do you think these voltages are fine?

Sorry, I forgot to mention that.

I'm on a ROG STRIX Z790-E Gaming WiFi II.



Well, the temps under gaming seemed to be well under control so I didn't feel the need to try undervolting.

PL1 & 2 are both at 253W and ICCMax is 307A, all set automatically by the BIOS as per the Intel Default Settings profile and I haven't changed any of them.

I just wanted to know it it's expected behaviour for a 14700K to boost to that kind of Vcore or VID under gaming loads as a lot of people told me that was too high. So I thought maybe my MoBo/BIOS was bugged and maybe doing something outside Intel spec eventhough I didn't tell it to.