Question Wattage consumption problem with Asus TUF Z690 D4 and 13700k ?

Oct 28, 2022
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Hi all,

I have Asus z690 D4 motherboard. I am using my 13700k processor with this motherboard. However, I am facing the following problem. First of all, I would like to state step by step what I tried.

1) My liquid cooler is Arctic 360mm. When I use my processor in bios default settings, the maximum watt consumption is 221watts.

2) After encountering such a situation, I opened only XMP (as XMP1). I set PL1 and PL2 as unlimited.
I set Intel(R) adaptive boost technology to "Enable".
I set Asus MultiCore Enhancement to "Enabled-remove all limits".
I did not do any UV. All voltage adjustments are set to "Auto".
In my Cpu-Power management control settings
Intel(R) speedstep(tm) "Enabled"
Intel(R) speed shift technology "Enabled"
Intel(R) Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 "Enabled"

When I use this second setting scheme, the wattage consumption goes up to a maximum of 253.

3) In the third scenario, I increase the core speeds to increase the wattage consumption. I make it P-Core 5.6, E-Core 4.4. This way it consumes 263 watts.

Liquid cooling does not limit these wattages. So you can consume 263 watts continuously. My main question starts here.

Shouldn't I remove more watt consumption with this liquid cooling? For example, shouldn't I see 280-300 watts?
I see that even some air coolers consume 285 watts. For example TR phantom spirit 120/se.

Do you think I'm making a mistake somewhere?
I have installed my liquid cooler twice and have not encountered any problems.

Normally these consumptions are not realistic, but since I have seen this in other reviews, I am trying to understand if there is a problem.
 
How is this "consumption" tested in your system ? Does it even include the Liquid Cooler or just the CPU ?
You can buy a wall socket plug with a Watt reader and plug PC into it, read the ACTUAL consumption.
Yes, higher CPU speed should increase liquid cooling work, unless you didn't set your CPU fans in Bios and the system of cooling is barely running.