C states disabled or left at default in BIOS

dita · October 31, 2023

Basically all i wanna know is should i disable it or leave it how it is by default. On my current pc that has 9600kf i have it disabled in bios. I have 13600kf on the way so im wondering what should i do?

Im only using my pc for gaming and browsing, nothing else.

If theres any extra things i need to do ill just leave it at default but if its completely safe ill disable it.

I actually dont even know if my pc has better performance when its disabled, but there was no issues.

Only thing that i know about disabling C states is that cpu runs at max turbo clocks all the time. For example if i have it at default is it always gonna run on max clocks while im playing or only on clocks that game needs, if that makes sense?

Thanks in advance!!

NF-F12 · October 31, 2023

If you have C states/speedstep enabled then the CPU will always dynamically adapt its clock speed to suit the task, including gaming.

It saves power, there are no other benefits. I have mine disabled, I'd rather sacrifice a tiny amount of power draw to eliminate any kind of latency introduced by the CPU downclocking itself all the time.

Running the system with C states/speedstep disabled is safe for 24/7 operation, my current system has been running like this since the release of the 10900K.

dita · October 31, 2023

1 hour ago, NF-F12 said:

If you have C states/speedstep enabled then the CPU will always dynamically adapt its clock speed to suit the task, including gaming.

It saves power, there are no other benefits. I have mine disabled, I'd rather sacrifice a tiny amount of power draw to eliminate any kind of latency introduced by the CPU downclocking itself all the time.

Running the system with C states/speedstep disabled is safe for 24/7 operation, my current system has been running like this since the release of the 10900K.

Thanks, i will probably disable it, dont rly want my cpu to throttle all the time. But if something is not gonna work well ill just put it back to default but i doubt anything bad will happen. Thanks a lot!!