News MSI details how to make your Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP

[Admin]

MSI launches new firmware for Intel motherboards so users can disable the CEP (Current Excursion Protection) function to maximize CPU performance.

MSI details how to make your Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP : Read more

 

[Geef]

It would be great if you could modify the title of the story:

MSI details how to make your Non K Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP​

 

[Loadedaxe]

actually should read:

MSI details how to make your 14th Gen Non K Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP​

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

That's pretty good for owners of those chips. Why not the 'k' SKU's too though?

 

[Gururu]

Title not easy with this very specific hack. As far as I can tell, it is a fix for undervolted CPUs. It wont make CPUs in normal settings run cooler or faster.

 

[Gururu]

That's pretty good for owners of those chips. Why not the 'k' SKU's too though?

Apparently the "k" SKUs already benefit from disabling CEP. I couldnt find it in my ASRock bios, but I noticed they posted a beta update as well with the fix.

 

[CmdrShepard]

So now the mainboard manufactures know better how to make Intel CPUs use less power than Intel itself?

Oh the irony.

On second thought, it's not surprising -- neither Intel nor NVIDIA give a flying f*ck now about power efficiency.

 

[bit_user]

Why not the 'k' SKU's too though?

That's covered, if only briefly:

"Intel's premium Z-series chipsets and K-series chips have supported CEP disabling, so undervolting a K-series processor doesn't lead to any performance loss. However, disabling CEP on a non-K SKU wasn't possible until the latest Intel microcode update."
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So, perhaps the title should actually read:

MSI details how to make your 14th Gen Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends undervolting and disabling CEP
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: )

If I understand correctly, the CEP-disabling only benefits people who are undervolting.

"One thing to note is that MSI's firmware is in the beta phase, so there are bound to be some bugs. If you don't own a non-K processor or don't plan on undervolting it, you can probably pass on this update."
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