Question i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz and Gigabyte Z490M performance ?

[ErixBanji]

Hello!

I have an issue where my CPU Mhz just drops (and FPS drops if playing CS2) when playing CPU intensive games. Temperatures are below 70, only VRAM goes up to 80 at some points. Are there settings in BIOS that i have/can change to improve? Gear1 or 2 doesnt help, turning on xmp doesn't allow the PC to even start Windows...

System Specs
Mobo: Gigabyte Z490M Chipset (Intel Comet Point-H Z490, Intel Rocket Lake-S)
CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz, 3600 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 logical
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070 WindForce OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)

RAM DIMM2: G Skill Ripjaws V F4-3600C16-16GVKC 16 GB DDR4-3600 DDR4 SDRAM (16-19-19-39 @ 1801 MHz)

RAM DIMM4: G Skill Ripjaws V F4-3600C16-16GVKC 16 GB DDR4-3600 DDR4 SDRAM (16-19-19-39 @ 1801 MHz)

OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
BIOS version F22

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Mobo: Gigabyte Z490M Chipset (Intel Comet Point-H Z490, Intel Rocket Lake-S)
+
BIOS version F22
Just to clarify, is this;
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z490M-rev-10
the motherboard you're working with? If so, you have one more BIOS version pending update. I'd advise that you flash the BIOS, then clear the CMOS.

In order to clear the CMOS, you're advised to disconnect from the wall and display, then remove the CMOS battery, press and hold down the power button for 30secs to drain any residual power, then reseat the battery after 30mins.

turning on xmp doesn't allow the PC to even start Windows...
That might be a ram or BIOS/motherboard issue.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model.

 

[ErixBanji]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Mobo: Gigabyte Z490M Chipset (Intel Comet Point-H Z490, Intel Rocket Lake-S)
+
BIOS version F22
Just to clarify, is this;
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z490M-rev-10
the motherboard you're working with? If so, you have one more BIOS version pending update. I'd advise that you flash the BIOS, then clear the CMOS.

In order to clear the CMOS, you're advised to disconnect from the wall and display, then remove the CMOS battery, press and hold down the power button for 30secs to drain any residual power, then reseat the battery after 30mins.

turning on xmp doesn't allow the PC to even start Windows...
That might be a ram or BIOS/motherboard issue.

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model.

Hello again. I updated my bios to F23, no changes that i can tell playing or not.
Deeply sorry for not giving all the information in advance...

CPU:OctalCore Intel Core i7-11700KF, 4400 MHz (44 x 100)
CPU cooler: LT520 WH 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard:Gigabyte Z490M (1 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 2 M.2, 4 DDR4 DIMM, Audio, Video, Gigabit LAN)
Ram:
DIMM2: G Skill Ripjaws V F4-3600C16-16GVKC 16 GB DDR4-3600 DDR4 SDRAM (16-19-19-39 @ 1801 MHz)
DIMM4: G Skill Ripjaws V F4-3600C16-16GVKC 16 GB DDR4-3600 DDR4 SDRAM (16-19-19-39 @ 1801 MHz)
SSD/HDD:
Disk Drive CT2000P5PSSD8 (2000 GB, PCI-E 4.0 x4) FOR WINDOWS11
Disk Drive Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB (250 GB, SATA-III)
Disk Drive WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 (1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
Disk Drive WDC WD10EZEX-35WN4A0 (1 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
GPU: nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
PSU: P850GM
Chassis:MIDI Tower for M atx boards (I reallly can't remember the name).
OS:Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version Win11 24H2 2024 Update
Monitor:24GM79G

 

[Lutfij]

Chassis:MIDI Tower for M atx boards (I reallly can't remember the name).
You should clarify this, perhaps pass on images of your case for us to hopefully identify.

PSU: P850GM
You forgot to add the age of the unit.

Disk Drive CT2000P5PSSD8 (2000 GB, PCI-E 4.0 x4) FOR WINDOWS11
Disk Drive Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB (250 GB, SATA-III)
If I were you, I'd have used the NVMe drive as the game library while the 350GB SSD would've been for the OS, app's and launchers.

GPU: nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
What did you have prior?

 

[radosuaf]

Run ThrottleStop and check for reasons for throttling.

Please see my thread for the possible solution: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/edp-other-throttling-saga-continues-11900k.3863582/

 

[ErixBanji]

Chassis:MIDI Tower for M atx boards (I reallly can't remember the name).
You should clarify this, perhaps pass on images of your case for us to hopefully identify.

PSU: P850GM
You forgot to add the age of the unit. ABOUT 2 YEARS MAXIMUM

Disk Drive CT2000P5PSSD8 (2000 GB, PCI-E 4.0 x4) FOR WINDOWS11
Disk Drive Samsung SSD 860 EVO 250GB (250 GB, SATA-III)
If I were you, I'd have used the NVMe drive as the game library while the 350GB SSD would've been for the OS, app's and launchers. YES, MY SAMSUNG SSD IS FOR WINDOWS AND MINOR APP THAT JUST DON'T TAKE TOO MUCH SPACE.

GPU: nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
What did you have prior? RTX2060

 

[ErixBanji]

Run ThrottleStop and check for reasons for throttling.

Please see my thread for the possible solution: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/edp-other-throttling-saga-continues-11900k.3863582/

It flashes EDP OTHER from yellow to red below CORE and to a lesser extenct to RING. So it seems to be a fundamental resctriction that can't/should not be passed... if i understand correctly. :/

 

[radosuaf]

Go through your AC and DC Load Line settings and see how they're set. You can use HWiNFO for that.