Question CPU overclock all the time?

[shurvir]

Hello is my cpu overclocking all the time? My cpu speed is always at this level or evena little higher when i'm idling or playing games is this normal?

 

[helpstar]

no, it´s not normal while idling. Which CPU is it and did you overclock it? Which settings did you alter in BIOS or with the overclocking tool?

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

What is your windows power setting set at?

 

[shurvir]

no, it´s not normal while idling. Which CPU is it and did you overclock it? Which settings did you alter in BIOS or with the overclocking tool?

I have no idea which cpu it is and not sure how to check and no i didn't change any of the settings in bios it just came like this.

 

[shurvir]

What is your windows power setting set at?

The power plan? Ultimate Performance again as a default setting.

 

[Karadjgne]

Define idle.

Bios has settings, many are eco or power saving settings like speedstep or EIST. Many are not, like turbo boost. If you disable all those eco settings and manually set speeds and voltages, the resultant OC is a constant speed idle will be defined as a 0-5% workload at speed.

If you leave some at least of the eco settings, like EIST or speedstep, and just OC the turbo, then idle will be defined as a 0-5% workload at the eco set speed.

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Yes so high performance keeps your cpu at high setting so there is no spin up lag time on the cpu. It still is fine because the utilization of the cpu is still normal.

 

[shurvir]

Define idle.

Bios has settings, many are eco or power saving settings like speedstep or EIST. Many are not, like turbo boost. If you disable all those eco settings and manually set speeds and voltages, the resultant OC is a constant speed idle will be defined as a 0-5% workload at speed.

If you leave some at least of the eco settings, like EIST or speedstep, and just OC the turbo, then idle will be defined as a 0-5% workload at the eco set speed.

Idle to me is some lite internet use i generally have a few tabs up like for ex maybe 2 or 3 tabs.

 

[shurvir]

Yes so high performance keeps your cpu at high setting so there is no spin up lag time on the cpu. It still is fine because the utilization of the cpu is still normal.

So i should be fine then nothing to worry about?

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

No the only effect is idle temps are a little higher because it is always sitting at high ready to go. You can check the idle temp and adjust your cooling accordingly if need be.

 

[DMAN999]

I would set the Power Plan to Balanced, that will allow your CPU to clock down at idle or light use and only boost up to full clocks when needed.

 

[shurvir]

I would set the Power Plan to Balanced, that will allow your CPU to clock down at idle or light use and only boost up to full clocks when needed.

That did it my speed now drops to 1.3 or so to around 2.60GHz sometimes spiking up to 4.40 GHz

 

[helpstar]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/idle

 

[Karadjgne]

A computer processor is described as idle when it is not being used by any program.
Every program or task that runs on a computer system occupies a certain amount of processing time on the CPU. If the CPU has completed all tasks it is idle

Wiki.

Got nothing to do with processor speed, just work load.