Potentially high CPU voltage.

[Oma Sug]

I have a 13700k. My VCore reading when running all core on cinebench is around 1.35. Strangely when I do audio mixing in a DAW it spikes up to 1.45 (even though my CPU usage is just around 35% and temps are relatively low). Does anyone have any idea why this might happen? It's possible that mixing involves plugins that are heavier on a single core but I could be wrong. After what's been happening with intel I didn't want to risk it so I undervolted about 0.05V and underclocked down to 48x for P and 40x for E just to be safe. I also updaded my Bios. If anyone has any idea as to why this might be happening/ if it's concerning I would appreciate a reply!

[podkall]

Does the Cinebench all core run lower on clocks than DAW mixing?

 

And does DAW draw less Watts than Cinebench all core?

[Oma Sug]

Cinebench all core runs way higher on clocks on every core while DAW only uses half of them from what I can tell. Also the DAW draws significantly less Watts than Cinebench all core.

[podkall]

28 minutes ago, Oma Sug said:

Cinebench all core runs way higher on clocks on every core while DAW only uses half of them from what I can tell. Also the DAW draws significantly less Watts than Cinebench all core.

Seems to be normal, at least when I google hwinfo64 13700k, it spits out similar voltage:

 

 

 

Though I'd be mindful of the 13th and 14th gen problems, I personally don't know any possible ways that might mitigate those issues.

[Oma Sug]

Hm I see. I was under the impression that VCore settling around 1.45 (current not maximum) was way too high. I wasn't too worried about the 1.35 for Cinebench. Do you think that Undervolting/ Underclocking is a reasonable workaround?

[Vishera]

Did you apply the BIOS update that addresses the high voltages on Intel's 13th and 14th gen CPUs?

A lot of people had their CPUs degrade because the voltage was too high.

[Oma Sug]

Yes, I updated my Bios and set it to intel's recommended which enforces all limits. The wattage is also now capped to 253. I used XTU to undervolt/ underclock. Notably, I've also been having some CPU cooler complications after moving out, with thermal throttling (only under all core load in Cinebench), so I will be reseating my cooler. When using a DAW however (which is what draws the highest voltage), temperatures are very much under control (around 60C at most). I don't know if this is at all related but I though I should point it out just in case.