CPU idle speed

[Sam F]

Is it normal for a OC CPU to idle at the maximum OC speed. I overclocked my ryzen 5 3600 to 4.075 GHz and it is always running in task manager at 4.035 GHz on idle with a voltage of 1.212v.

[RAS_3885]

1 hour ago, Sam F said:

Is it normal for a OC CPU to idle at the maximum OC speed. I overclocked my ryzen 5 3600 to 4.075 GHz and it is always running in task manager at 4.035 GHz on idle with a voltage of 1.212v.

Check using something like HWInfo64. At least with my Intel chip when overclocked the task manager is all sorts of bugged.

 

When you overclocked did you turn off any of the auto-voltage reduction/power saving features? I don't know what they're called for AMD, but on Intel stuff like turbo boost or EIST (Intel speed step) being disabled will keep the chip at the max overclock frequency and voltage.

[Sam F]

I turned off power saver so that’s probably it. Is it bad for the computers health?

[Sam F]

54 minutes ago, RAS_3885 said:

Check using something like HWInfo64. At least with my Intel chip when overclocked the task manager is all sorts of bugged.

 

When you overclocked did you turn off any of the auto-voltage reduction/power saving features? I don't know what they're called for AMD, but on Intel stuff like turbo boost or EIST (Intel speed step) being disabled will keep the chip at the max overclock frequency and voltage.

Is it bad for the chips health

[RAS_3885]

1 hour ago, Sam F said:

I turned off power saver so that’s probably it. Is it bad for the computers health?

That could be it.

 

Will it kill your CPU in 8 years instead of 10? I don't know. Even locked to max frequency and voltage unless the CPU is actively doing something intensive it's not really pulling that much power or generating a ton of heat. My opinion is that for a general use machine you might as well leave the power saving stuff on.

 

Overclocks on the edge of stability might benefit from leaving the CPU in a high power state at all times.