Undervolting Thinkpad Yoga 12 (S1)

[adriantorres121110]

I've decided I want to undervolt my thinkpad yoga 12 (1st gen) with the intel xtreme tuning utility. However I've never done it before. Has anybody had experience with undervolting the yoga 12 and if so what settings/configuration did you choose? If nobody has done it, I will link to the model on amazon, as it has the cpu listed as well as its other specs:

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-12-5-Inch-Convertible-Touchscreen-20CD00B1US/dp/B00I5F7SCK

I'm not sure if undervolting considers all specs or just the cpu, but for this model the cpu is an Intel Core i7-4600U 2.1 GHz (Up to 3.3GHz with Turbo Boost).

Thanks so much to anybody who can help!

 

[laviniuc]

i'm not sure you can undervolt it considering the utility if for k and x type cpu-s

 

[LookItsRain]

Why would you want to under volt it? There is no reason to.

 

[adriantorres121110]

Why would you want to under volt it? There is no reason to.

I had read that undervolting can help to run at a lower temperature which can help against thermal throttling and give a little extra performance for extended use with programs that can push the cpu, and also with gaming. I'm using this to replace an old desktop and laptop both so it would be my only device so I wanted to see if I could help it along in those areas since I have no alternative pc to do those things.

 

[LookItsRain]

Why would you want to under volt it? There is no reason to.

I had read that undervolting can help to run at a lower temperature which can help against thermal throttling and give a little extra performance for extended use with programs that can push the cpu, and also with gaming. I'm using this to replace an old desktop and laptop both so it would be my only device so I wanted to see if I could help it along in those areas since I have no alternative pc to do those things.

It can, but it can also cause major stability issues.

 

[adriantorres121110]

Why would you want to under volt it? There is no reason to.

I had read that undervolting can help to run at a lower temperature which can help against thermal throttling and give a little extra performance for extended use with programs that can push the cpu, and also with gaming. I'm using this to replace an old desktop and laptop both so it would be my only device so I wanted to see if I could help it along in those areas since I have no alternative pc to do those things.

It can, but it can also cause major stability issues.

Thanks Rain! I hadn't realized there was the potential for that- I knew overclocking could but I thought undervolting was a less risky alternative. Thanks for the help! I'll stick to standard 😛

 

[laviniuc]

it's not risky at all, just it may not always be stable, (windows will crash, you can always go back in the bios and set it back), just do it in small steps, tests each time, when you get the cpu to crash when you load it - say with prime95 dial back to a few steps before. it's just like reverse overclocking.

problem with the U series is that they are already very low voltage/very low power consumption, so intel has already done it for you - margin is very low on it. try adjusting the max power on intel extreme tuning a bit, see how that goes...

 

[adriantorres121110]

it's not risky at all, just it may not always be stable, (windows will crash, you can always go back in the bios and set it back), just do it in small steps, tests each time, when you get the cpu to crash when you load it - say with prime95 dial back to a few steps before. it's just like reverse overclocking.

problem with the U series is that they are already very low voltage/very low power consumption, so intel has already done it for you - margin is very low on it. try adjusting the max power on intel extreme tuning a bit, see how that goes...

Okay I can give it a go and see where it takes me. And thanks again for the advice man