Question I9 series and microcode updates VS bios settings ?

[Digital~Dreams]

All updates applied and it appears performance and CPU temperatures have dropped a little both from my experience and a few others. This leads to my quandary....

Now the microcode updates have been applied are the 'Intel default settings' still necessary or overkill by Intel to reduce returns ?

I've seen one user suggest.....
Set Asus optimised (instead of the two Intel defaults).
Set specific core performance ratio limit to 57X for all P cores.
Set SVID behaviour to Typical.
Set ICC MAX to 400
Set PL1 and PL2 to 253W

Educated thoughts from experience ?

 

[geofelt]

The 13/14th gen issues came about in two parts.
Motherboard makers were in competition to offer superior performing products.
This led to bypassing official specs. particularly related to voltage.
Intel offered bios updates to force adherence to the specs.
After problems persisted the root cause was found in the chips themselves and more bios fixes were issued.
It could not assess the damage already done and the warranties were extended.

My experience would say to install the bios updates to currency and to run the processors at normal settings.
If you find an issue, create an RMA. There are many things that can cause problems, If you can replace with a known good cpu to test, your rma will go through.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Were you having an actual problem before?

Are you wanting maximum performance or maximum longevity of your CPU?

What are your motherboard and CPU cooler models? What is your CPU model?

 

[TerryLaze]

Now the microcode updates have been applied are the 'Intel default settings' still necessary or overkill by Intel to reduce returns ?

Anything other than default settings is overclocking, if everything got applied correctly, if microcode and bios and everything was done right then it should stop the CPU from getting too much voltage now, even when overclocking (unless you manually force too much voltage) ,but overclocking still causes degradation just much slower as was the case with the problems.

Basically it's up to your digression.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Anything other than default settings is overclocking, if everything got applied correctly, if microcode and bios and everything was done right then it should stop the CPU from getting too much voltage now, even when overclocking (unless you manually force too much voltage) ,but overclocking still causes degradation just much slower as was the case with the problems.

Basically it's up to your digression.

I think you meant "discretion".

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noun
noun: digression; plural noun: digressions

1. a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.