cpu cpu not running at full power

[Adam7868]

I was stress testing my cpu today when I noticed that the cpu wasn't using its limit(its limit is 80 watts and it was using 64) even though I have a good 400 watt cooler master power supply. so to rectify this problem I gave the cpu its own 500 watt(external) supply and had the 400 watt supply power everything else inside the case AND SAME THING AGAIN I. don't know what the problem is, also I had thermal throttling turned off and it didn't make a difference and during the test all 4 cores(and 8 threads) were pinned at 100%

-specs-

asrock b85m pro4

intel xeon E-3 1241v3 stock cooler

cooler master rs-430-PCAR

16 gb of geil memory 1600mhz

 320gb western digital blue

Kingston 120 gb ssdnow ssd

2 asus r-rw drives

cmedia sound card

NVidia GeForce 6600 gts(reference design, powered by the 400 watt supply through pcie power)

NVidia GeForce 6600

2 port pci usb card

[Epiclol86]

first: welcome to the forums

i just have a question: did you try using other benchmarks? maybe its a problem with aida 64?

[Adam7868]

I did and same thing

I used prime 95 and intel burn test

also dose aida 64 engineer have any problems?

 

[DrM]

its looks like your cpu might be themral throttling; its at 95 degrees.

 

Edit: im blind, it says right there on the second chart that your cpu is indeed throttling.

[Adam7868]

1 minute ago, DrM said:

its looks like your cpu might be themral throttling; its at 95 degreees

but I turned thermal throttling off ... hang on ill check in the bios

[DrM]

Just now, Adam7868 said:

but I turned thermal throttling off

you cant turn off thermal throttling. its automatic when your cpu reaches unsafe temps to keep it from blowing itself to kingdom come. The only solution is to get a better cooler/airlfow

[airdeano]

if using p95, use the following custom to prevent thermal issues:

in AUTO or adaptive mode, the voltage increase will easily increase thermal loads with no projected performance increase. as noted, you should not use synthetic stress apps when the voltage mode is in adaptive mode only when in manual or static voltage mode.

 

also verify, the pins of the stock cooler are visible from the back of the motherboard. either the HSF isn't secured properly or that is not a "golden" chip for voltage at 1.11v

[Waqas409]

Its clearly stated and written on the middle of the graph, ( CPU Thermal Throttling : 12 % ): Overheating Detected so yea thats why its going back to default clocks. 

[Adam7868]

6 minutes ago, DrM said:

you cant turn off thermal throttling. its automatic when your cpu reaches unsafe temps to keep it from blowing itself to kingdom come. The only solution is to get a better cooler/airlfow

the asrock motherboards allow you to turn it off

 

[MagnusGrønstad]

14 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

the asrock motherboards allow you to turn it off

 

the feature is built into the cpu, this is a xeon after all. get a better cooler or optimize your airflow

[Adam7868]

10 minutes ago, airdeano said:

if using p95, use the following custom to prevent thermal issues:

in AUTO or adaptive mode, the voltage increase will easily increase thermal loads with no projected performance increase. as noted, you should not use synthetic stress apps when the voltage mode is in adaptive mode only when in manual or static voltage mode.

 

also verify, the pins of the stock cooler are visible from the back of the motherboard. either the HSF isn't secured properly or that is not a "golden" chip for voltage at 1.11v

wow I guess settings really do make a difference computer is noticablly slower than the aida 64 stability test and the cpu isn't thermal throttling at all despite the cpu temps are in the 90 degree range but still the problem persists

should I try raising voltages in the bios to get full performance

[Adam7868]

25 minutes ago, airdeano said:

if using p95, use the following custom to prevent thermal issues:

in AUTO or adaptive mode, the voltage increase will easily increase thermal loads with no projected performance increase. as noted, you should not use synthetic stress apps when the voltage mode is in adaptive mode only when in manual or static voltage mode.

 

also verify, the pins of the stock cooler are visible from the back of the motherboard. either the HSF isn't secured properly or that is not a "golden" chip for voltage at 1.11v

what do you mean by "golden" chip

[Matt100HP]

16 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

the asrock motherboards allow you to turn it off

 

Even if you could, why the hell would you want a CPU running at 90C+!? Thermal throttling is there for a reason; to protect your CPU. 

 

2 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

wow I guess settings really do make a difference computer is noticablly slower than the aida 64 stability test and the cpu isn't thermal throttling at all despite the cpu temps are in the 90 degree range but still the problem persists

should I try raising voltages in the bios to get full performance

Errr, no. You most certainly do not want to be cranking up the voltage with your CPU already running at ~90C. It's already way too hot, forget more voltage, you desperately need either less voltage or a better CPU cooler. 

[Adam7868]

3 minutes ago, Matt100HP said:

Even if you could, why the hell would you want a CPU running at 90C+!? Thermal throttling is there for a reason; to protect your CPU. 

 

Errr, no. You most certainly do not want to be cranking up the voltage with your CPU already running at ~90C. It's already way too hot, forget more voltage, you desperately need either less voltage or a better CPU cooler. 

I must advise that the cpu cooler I'm using came with the the processor

and also I'm looking into the problem I'm trying to decide between heat pipes or water cooling

[Matt100HP]

5 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

I must advise that the cpu cooler I'm using came with the the processor

and also I'm looking into the problem I'm trying to decide between heat pipes or water cooling

The stock Intel cooler is designed for stock speeds and stock voltage, that's it. If you start turning things up, you'll end up with unacceptable temps very quickly. 

 

There are many great options for air and water cooling. Even something cheap like a Hyper 212 will be a decent improvement over the stock Intel cooler. On the other end of the scale, something like a Noctua NH-D15 or a Corsair H110i would be great high end air and AIO options, respectively.

[Adam7868]

1 minute ago, Matt100HP said:

The stock Intel cooler is designed for stock speeds and stock voltage, that's it. If you start turning things up, you'll end up with unacceptable temps very quickly. 

 

There are many great options for air and water cooling. Even something cheap like a Hyper 212 will be a decent improvement over the stock Intel cooler. On the other end of the scale, something like a Noctua NH-D15 or H110i would be great high end air and AIO options, respectively.

do stores still sell the cooler master nepton 140xl

[MagnusGrønstad]

2 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

do stores still sell the cooler master nepton 140xl

depends on where you live

[Adam7868]

2 minutes ago, MagnusGrønstad said:

depends on where you live

perth western australia

[MagnusGrønstad]

2 minutes ago, Adam7868 said:

perth western australia

http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Cooler%20Master%20Nepton%20140XL

I think you can find them all over the internet to get them shipped to you.

[Adam7868]

1 minute ago, MagnusGrønstad said:

http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Cooler%20Master%20Nepton%20140XL

I think you can find them all over the internet to get them shipped to you.

I had this on my computer originally but took it off and put it inside the server where thermals were a big problem

these cooers were great and I hope to buy another one

[Matt100HP]

3 hours ago, Adam7868 said:

do stores still sell the cooler master nepton 140xl

No idea, but unless you can't fit a 240mm+ AIO or a big air cooler like the NH-D15 in your case, 120mm and 140mm AIOs don't make much sense; good air cooler will get better temps, be cheaper and be more reliable. 

[Lolucoca]

Your CPU is thermal throttling to keep it from overheating, use a better cooling system for your CPU, for example liquid cooling, like the H100i.