Is My CPU Damaged?

[Omar_Ch]

Hey guys,

The processor in my new build has been acting a bit weird. I have seen multiple benchmarking results on youtube and other websites, out of all my CPU performs the worst.

For example I scored 889 in cinebench R15 but in some benchmarking videos on youtube with the same stock processor I have seen a score of 1200.

The CPU also remains at around 56C when idle with the corsair h115i liquid cooler which I do not think is normal either. In gaming it goes as much as 67C.

My specs are:

Asus strix x99 motherboard
i7 6850k (Stock)
Ripjaws V 32GB (4x8) DDR4 3000mhz
Asus Strix 1080 OC graphics card
Samsung 850 pro 512GB
Samsung 850 pro 128GB
WD 1TB 7200RPM
Corsair H115i water cooling


The PSU is a Corsair AX860I 80 Plus Platinum.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Temps seem fairly normal. High idle temp is to be expected since at idle silence is prioritized over cooling. Monitor the actual operating clock speed of the CPU to see if it's running at its proper speed. You can use HWMonitor for this.

 

[Omar_Ch]

Temps seem fairly normal. High idle temp is to be expected since at idle silence is prioritized over cooling. Monitor the actual operating clock speed of the CPU to see if it's running at its proper speed. You can use HWMonitor for this.

It looks as if it is running at it's normal speed
https://gyazo.com/ac8dd684b6838a2da02a21fb9f07fba0

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Try setting it to run at 4.2GHz @ 1.25V, then see if the score goes up. Since you have an H115i, don't worry about temperatures.

 

[Omar_Ch]

Try setting it to run at 4.2GHz @ 1.25V, then see if the score goes up. Since you have an H115i, don't worry about temperatures.

Sure, I will try that now. But if it isn't giving me the proper results at the stock speed doesn't that mean there is something wrong with it?

I will set it tot 4.2Ghz and let you know how it goes.

 

[Omar_Ch]

Try setting it to run at 4.2GHz @ 1.25V, then see if the score goes up. Since you have an H115i, don't worry about temperatures.

Okay, so i just overclocked it as you said and it was completely fu**ed.

I ran Cinebench R15 and this is what happened:

First attempt got a windows error message saying that my pc ran in to problems and it restarted.

On second attempt temps went up to 95 and i got a score of 831 which is even lower than stock speeds.

Now im guessing that my CPU was probably a faulty one and i should get it exchanged.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Now you should check if you removed the plastic from the H115i's water block and if you put thermal paste there

Going up to 95C and thermal throttling is something that just doesn't happen with a dual-rad AIO at only 1.25V.

 

[Omar_Ch]

Now you should check if you removed the plastic from the H115i's water block and if you put thermal paste there

Going up to 95C and thermal throttling is something that just doesn't happen with a dual-rad AIO at only 1.25V.

Yes i have removed the plastic and i did apply thermal paste, What do you think i should do now? i am thinking of returning it and getting a new one.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

This is very abnormal behavior for this CPU, so at this point the easiest thing to do is to RMA it.

 

[Omar_Ch]

This is very abnormal behavior for this CPU, so at this point the easiest thing to do is to RMA it.

Yes, i have decided to RMA it, Thank you so much for your assistance bro!