If you want to settle in the middle, you will need to field test your own workloads over an extended period of time to see what voltage is required. So they are akin to the minimum and maximum voltages you would need for any workload. Y-cruncher gets pretty much to rock stable under any workload, but hammers the CPU quite hard and requires a lot more voltage is pass. But you're going to experience issues with any intensive workload. If you only want to be bare minimum 'game' stable, Cinebench R23 is enough. That's one possible metric to determine how much headroom you have. You should also try to keep your max core temperature under 80~85C at the most. I won't tell you what is a 'guaranteed' safe voltage to stay under, but Intel states for the 13900K/KF that 253W is the max they support. I've degraded a few chips already from my own testing, so I can speak from experience. Stress Testing: Cinebench R23 (Game Stable) OR y-cruncher (Rock Stable)Įveryone's risk tolerance is different, and degradation is real. It is not complex, and is designed to optimize your CPU for maximum performance at your desired voltage. This is a very simple guide to overclocking your 12th or 13th Gen CPU on an MSI Z690 or Z790 motherboard.

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