THE processors The highest-end Intel ones seem prone to crashes… unless the problem comes from the hardware manufacturers. motherboards !
It’s difficult to know the exact extent of the problem, but in recent days, more and more players have been complaining of their PC crashing when the CPU load is the highest.
CPU load yes, but not on all processors and if Core i5s or i7s seem affected, Core i9s are more affected, especially the 13900K/KF/KS and the 14900K/KF/KS. ASUS is the first to react.
“Optimizations”… really?
ASUS and not Intel? However, we have just mentioned a list of processors and, among them, not an AMD. The problem therefore seems limited to Intel chips, so why is it up to ASUS to “react”?
In reality, everything suggests that the reason for these playful crashes during heavy loads is to be found in the “optimizations” on the Z790 motherboards. In order to keep the competition at bay, most motherboard manufacturers are making “optimizations” and exceeding Intel’s technical recommendations.
Intel and its processors would therefore not be involved. Problem is, it is not a question of users in need of overclocking either: the “optimizations” in question are carried out by default by motherboard manufacturers so that their products obtain the best results on tests and whatever if the thing is then not reproducible on all processors.
You should actually know that two Core i9-13900Ks – for example – are not necessarily the same. Intel gives specifications that everyone passes without encountering any problems, but then there is a certain “lottery” and this is what makes overclocking a very inexact science in particular.
Return to normal values
Problem is, in order for their motherboards to look their best during testing, manufacturers go beyond Intel specifications, even on their default settings.
Of course, this thesis is not official, but it is more solid than ever as ASUS has just published a BIOS which confirms the thing: “ This update introduces the Intel Baseline Profile option, which allows users to revert to Intel factory default settings “. In other words, with this Intel Baseline profile, ASUS complies with Intel specifications regarding the power limits applied to the processor.
Logically, once returned to the conditions for which it is intended, the processor should no longer crash. In the past, it was users who – at their own risk – pushed their components beyond the limits intended by the manufacturers. Today, we are walking on our heads and we have to go through a specific BIOS and profile to go the other way and find a “normal” processor.
Yes, deploying the new ASUS BIOS on the brand’s Z790 motherboards is not enough. You must go to the BIOS options to activate the “Intel Baseline” profile. After such activation, you will see your performance drop, especially on the most sensitive benchmarks. That said, you will then find results closer to those of our tests: we always adjust our configurations to AMD/Intel specifications.
Source : VideoCardz
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