[SOLVED] i9-9900K - MCE & Turbo

[EricJT]

Researched long and hard, but still don't know the answer.... I have a i9-9900k on an Asus Strix z390-e MB and I am not interested in overclocking it at present. When I run Cinebench R20 all 8 cores boost to 4.7GHz and the temps never exceed 73C and the score is 4951. My question is can I get more without overclocking? My Asus AI Suite says Turbo is off and I know MCE is also off. I do not understand those settings and was wondering if they would boost performance, or if there are any other stock settings that might help? Thx.

 

[mdd1963]

Turbo will allows one or two cores to boost to 5 GHz...which is default default behavior, as is all cores at 4.7 GHz under an intense load... (The turbo function is normal , and I'd enable it; you paid for it)

MCE enabled will allow all cores to boost as high as 5 GHz, but, doing so might require a small VCORE bump, and, will most certainly raise temps....

You are not doing better than default behavior without overclocking, and/or maximizing RAM speed/timings, by manipulating XMP profiles/RAM speeds...

If MCE being enabled raises temps too much, you can also incrementally manipulate max clock speeds upwards of 4.7 GHz in 100 MHz increments for 2,4,6 or 8 cores via Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility, and decide whether you think the results are acceptable or worthwhile, etc..

 

[TechyInAZ]

MCE is still a technical overclock. You are not guaranteed to run 5ghz stable with just MCE. So you'll want to stress test MCE like a regular overclock.

AI Suite 3 says turbo boost is off? that should be on, try double checking it is on in BIOS.