Question High CPU usage while gaming

[TerryLaze]

Good now play a game or something and see if max clocks go above 3.6Ghz
(But since they went to 3.6 but didn't go above already they probably wont)

 

[Unolocogringo]

Without knowing what else you have changed in the bios,I would suggest loading Bios defaults and shut down.
When shut down clear CMOS by removing battery and shorting/jumping clear CMOS connector.
Now boot back into BIOS and set XMP for memory.
Reboot to windows.
Now see if you can boost properly.

 

[uWebb429]

@matthewperacio

Your HWiNFO screenshot shows that SpeedStep (EIST), Speed Shift Technology (SST) and Intel Turbo Boost have all been disabled. When Intel Turbo Boost is disabled, a 9700K will be limited to the base frequency which is 3.60 GHz.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...p-to-4-90-ghz/specifications.html?wapkw=9700K

Old school overclockers used to always recommend disabling SpeedStep. There has been no reason to do that for the last 20 years. If you want a computer to run at full speed when it is lightly loaded, select the default Windows High Performance power plan. When you disable both SpeedStep and Speed Shift, the CPU might end up getting stuck at a lower speed without any way for it to get back up to full speed.

My 10850K runs all 10 cores at a constant 5000 MHz when idle or fully loaded. Intel Turbo Boost, SpeedStep and Speed Shift are all enabled. Anyone that tells you that you need to disable any or all of those does not know what they are talking about.

 

[matthewperacio]

@matthewperacio

Your HWiNFO screenshot shows that SpeedStep (EIST), Speed Shift Technology (SST) and Intel Turbo Boost have all been disabled. When Intel Turbo Boost is disabled, a 9700K will be limited to the base frequency which is 3.60 GHz.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...p-to-4-90-ghz/specifications.html?wapkw=9700K

Old school overclockers used to always recommend disabling SpeedStep. There has been no reason to do that for the last 20 years. If you want a computer to run at full speed when it is lightly loaded, select the default Windows High Performance power plan. When you disable both SpeedStep and Speed Shift, the CPU might end up getting stuck at a lower speed without any way for it to get back up to full speed.

My 10850K runs all 10 cores at a constant 5000 MHz when idle or fully loaded. Intel Turbo Boost, SpeedStep and Speed Shift are all enabled. Anyone that tells you that you need to disable any or all of those does not know what they are talking about.

I have enabled EIST SST and Turbo and this is how it looks like now:

 

[Unolocogringo]

Looks like we have a winner.
Try running things now.
The extra Gigahertz (almost)you gained should help out a lot.

 

[Aeacus]

Since HWinfo64 has run for ~6 mins, the max CPU frequency you have on idle, is 3.6 Ghz.

To see if CPU boost works as it should, keep HWinfo64 open/running and run a CPU bench. E.g Cinebench,
link: https://www.maxon.net/en/downloads/cinebench-2024-downloads

Afterwards, you can see under Maximum tab, what your CPU max frequency was. One of the cores should go as high as 4.9 Ghz (given you have thermal headroom).