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I5 4690k Downclocking under load

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So if all of the cores are put under load then all the cores will go down to what is basically 3.7Ghz? But if its just one core it will be at 3.9Ghz?

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For whatever reason the past like year my i5 4690k has been downclocking itself down to 3.68Ghz whenever under load above like 70% usage. I've tried to disable all the eco settings and some of the other stuff in my Bios settings. One thing i read said to disable the Intel turbo boost setting in Bios but when I did that my CPU was just stuck at its base 3.5Ghz. It's not temps because my CPU NEVER gets above 60C and is mostly at around 50C under full load playing games. If any of yall have any ideas it would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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this is totally normal, the single core turbo is 3.9

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1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

this is totally normal, the single core turbo is 3.9

But in that case shouldn't it be clocking to 3.9 in task manager instead of the 3.68 that task manager is showning? Also I can't seem to do any overclocking on my motherboard because if I do it'll just go into a boot loop so that why im just trying to get the most out of the stock turbo clock. Although maybe I'm just not experienced enough with CPU overclocking, most of my oc experience is with MSI afterburner on my GPU...

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6 minutes ago, lilwic said:

But in that case shouldn't it be clocking to 3.9 in task manager instead of the 3.68 that task manager is showning? Also I can't seem to do any overclocking on my motherboard because if I do it'll just go into a boot loop so that why im just trying to get the most out of the stock turbo clock. Although maybe I'm just not experienced enough with CPU overclocking, most of my oc experience is with MSI afterburner on my GPU...

Over 70% load means more than a single core is being worked

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

Over 70% load means more than a single core is being worked

So if all of the cores are put under load then all the cores will go down to what is basically 3.7Ghz? But if its just one core it will be at 3.9Ghz?

CPU Ryzen 5 3600 | Motherboard MSI B550 | RAM 32 GB Corsair Vengance Pro | GPU EVGA GTX 980ti | Case Corsair 4000X | Storage Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD,  Team GX2 1TB SSD | PSU Sentey 850w 80+ Bronze | Cooling AMD Wraith RGB | PCPartPicker URL https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RN7kGc |

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Just now, lilwic said:

So if all of the cores are put under load then all the cores will go down to what is basically 3.7Ghz? But if its just one core it will be at 3.9Ghz?

Yes

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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