Hey guys,
I plan to have the following in a fanless aluminium case (review), which serves as a big radiator:
My first idea was to set PL1 to 28W and PL2 to 64W and measure CPU temps during my typical workload, and then gradually decrease PL2 (e.g., to 55W) so that the CPU never achieves temperatures higher than say 90C. Hypothetically this should have been the sweet spot I am looking for.
However, later I started to think about undervolting as an alternative to playing with PL2. AFAIK, as opposed to power management, which univocally tells CPU "you don't really need to achieve those high turbo frequencies", undervolting is rather acting behind CPU's back, when it still will see high clocls as the goal (if need is), but will have less power to hold these clocks for a long time.
Which scenario (lower PL2 vs. undervolt) will you recommend and why?
Just in case - AFAIK (?) my MoBo is locked for overclocking, but it doesn't mean the CPU can't be undervolted, right?
Thank you!
I plan to have the following in a fanless aluminium case (review), which serves as a big radiator:
- CPU - Intel i3-1220P
- Motherboard - NUC12WSBi3
My first idea was to set PL1 to 28W and PL2 to 64W and measure CPU temps during my typical workload, and then gradually decrease PL2 (e.g., to 55W) so that the CPU never achieves temperatures higher than say 90C. Hypothetically this should have been the sweet spot I am looking for.
However, later I started to think about undervolting as an alternative to playing with PL2. AFAIK, as opposed to power management, which univocally tells CPU "you don't really need to achieve those high turbo frequencies", undervolting is rather acting behind CPU's back, when it still will see high clocls as the goal (if need is), but will have less power to hold these clocks for a long time.
Which scenario (lower PL2 vs. undervolt) will you recommend and why?
Just in case - AFAIK (?) my MoBo is locked for overclocking, but it doesn't mean the CPU can't be undervolted, right?
Thank you!