Adrian1983 wrote:
Yes I understand that but why is the voltage increasing even in the bios when I disable the E cores and also it doesn't make any sense the voltage should drop if anything not increase when further under load as any normal CPU does when it's under load.
I can't figure it out why voltage is being affected when I disable the E cores even in the bios not just with the scroll lock key.
Personally now after seeing the that the E cores can have an effect for the worse in gaming i'd rather disable the E cores altogether when gaming to ensure I am getting maximum performance but why is it increasing the CPU voltage when doing so?
E cores being put to sleep will of course give you higher vcore under load, because there is less current (amps), so the voltage will drop less from the BIOS voltage setting. But since the P cores are doing the bulk of the work, the temps shouldn't differ by more than a couple of C, as the higher load voltage (less vdroop) voltage will be offset by the lower power draw (less amps drawn). It shouldn't be anything more than a 2C difference (Either direction).
Instead of putting the E-cores to sleep, go into your BIOS and disable them then do the same test and see if you get the same temps. Either way, your temps should either be lower or slightly lower. (Note: having the E cores enabled and sleeping will always give you higher temps than having the e-cores disabled).
This is assuming you are using fixed vcore.
Now if you're using adaptive voltage or by core usage, the starting VID may be very different which can affect temps. To keep things simple, do the test with fixed (override) voltage and a certain LLC and you should get more consistent results (E cores disabled/sleeping should not give you higher temps than e cores enabled).
