CPU on max clock speed while idle

[brittle topaz]

dont know what to do
i have 11400f and it working on 4400MHz almost mos tof the time

[glacial cedar]

That’s fine Dw

Maybe it’s something to do with your XMP profile

If you want it to go away check you have XMP on and update your BIOS

Also what board do you have ?

[mental talon]

it’s not about the ram speed or XMP

modern CPU’s will always run on the highest clock speed while idle because the temperature is low and there is not reason for it to slow down

CPU speed throttling is related to temperature. The CPU will run at a high clock speed as long as it doesn't get too hot. An Idle CPU does very little work, so it does not get hot, so there is no need for it to slow down.

also it does not use more power since it’s not under heavy load

you can always change this in BIOs but it’s not recommended and will slow your system down as you’re not doing anything significantly intensive

@brittle topaz

[mental talon]

no reason to update the bios

unless the speed is affecting the temperatures

[glacial cedar]

If he doesn’t have C states off then it’s a bios problem or a software problem

[mental talon]

no because my cpu does the same thing, it’s modern CPU’s

[glacial cedar]

No man no it’s actually a thing it’s called C states. Just because your cpu does it doesn’t mean it’s modern cpus and everyone is fine. Also the temps and power usage will be higher when the clocks are up to max

The CPU doesn’t have to fully work in order to keep the clocks up but the voltage will go up to hold the clocks. The higher the voltage the higher the power draw, so if you have C states off you will run your processor at max freq but you will also increase idle temps and power draw. OP can fix this by enabling C-States

@brittle topaz you need to access your BIOS and look for C-States, then enable it or put it on enabled if it’s on auto (it can be)

It’s likely that a software or a bios update changed the stock settings, or somehow disabled the Intel power thing (C-states)

[mental talon]

it does not necessarily have to draw more power, you have to realize the CPU is not under heavy load while idle, therefore it does not consume more energy

while the clock speed may be higher that doesn’t automatically mean that the power consumption increases

you can look in the task manager too

[glacial cedar]

It will draw more power because, like I said, the higher the clocks, the higher the voltage and it directly links to the power draw which directly correlates to the heat and noise.

[mental talon]

under power consumption

[mental talon]

no

[glacial cedar]

Lol, task manager won’t show you the power draw.

[mental talon]

it shows which processes do

same thing

in theory

[glacial cedar]

No, it doesn’t show it in watts and it doesn’t show you the voltages etc

[mental talon]

it’s happening to my system too

[glacial cedar]

Check it yourself. You aren’t correct. You will draw more power at higher clocks regardless of if you’re putting in work or not.

[mental talon]

yes basic knowledge

[glacial cedar]

If you don’t want it happening consider doing what I said.

[mental talon]

It’s not worth it, because my temperatures and electricity bills aren’t high, or increasing, what you are saying does not apply to all systems

i won’t jump and change bios settings for my cpu if there is no problem, or real problem with it

[glacial cedar]

Well OP has a problem. So instead of telling them about your Pc, perhaps inform OP about the fixes instead of saying it’s normal.

[mental talon]

it could be because @brittle topaz applied bios settings or tweaks for the cpu that made it consume more power and clock speed increasing

[glacial cedar]

Because neither C-states on or off is normal, it’s user preference and clearly OP doesn’t want their clocks at max.

[mental talon]

Well you don’t know if OP’s problem actually is what you are telling me about

[glacial cedar]

???

It’s exactly his problem unless his windows is somehow corrupted or his BIOS has a problem

[mental talon]

it’s stupid to jump to conclusions immediately just because you are saying things you read on an article

omg

It’s not a BSOD or explore problem, it’s the fucking cpu clock

[glacial cedar]

I didn’t read nothing on an article. This is what I know from my own experiences. You don’t know what you’re talking about unfortunately. Just let me help OP

[mental talon]

no need to argue or keep going, you clearly don’t know what you are talking about and perhaps i’m telling my experience too, but instead you want to brag and play the hero

kind of sad

[glacial cedar]

Yeah? And I’m trying to help OP or perhaps inform OP? Like I’ve been saying for the last few minutes

[mental talon]

i was helping him too, making him calm down REMINDING HIM that this is a usual common thing

[glacial cedar]

I’m not arguing, sorry if you felt that lol. I’m just trying to tell you what I know

[mental talon]

and not perhaps a windows bios or anything else that may elbe faulty

[mental talon]

ok

[mental talon]

pay more attention to the topic before informing the user to change important BIOS settings or update it

I respect you though, thanks for the talk

👍

[glacial cedar]

. On your point of calming op, I did remind them it’s fine but it’s up to user preference. Anyway no hard feelings it’s all good 👍 just trying to help I get you. Anyway have a nice one. Op already has enough to read here.

[mental talon]

@brittle topaz i’d recommend you to try to do some tests on the cpu, if you’re still seeing this quote on quote problem (could be), i’d recommend you to follow @glacial cedar’s advice

[mental talon]

👍

[glacial cedar]

It’s not really a problem, user preference. If op doesn’t like the high clocks it could be “solved” to put it that way, but it’s whatever. As you said the temps shouldn’t really be a problem unless Op is cooling their CPU with a potato and a sheet of aluminium foil. In which case, op can squeeze down the idle TDP by a few watts. Just whatever is needed for op

[mental talon]

yeah true

[glacial cedar]

Anyway op has plenty of info here so yeah