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Help with i7 4790k @4.5Ghz or @4.6Ghz on Asus Z97 Deluxe motherboard

mkanet
Level 7
I have an i7 4790k CPU with Noctua NH-L12 cooler and Asus Z97 Deluxe motherboard. It is currently running at 4.4Ghz using a stock XMP profile (1600MHz RAM). All settings are set to default. In Windows, the power settings are 100% minimum power state 100% maximum power state so the speed is always locked at 4.4Ghz. The temperature at ~70c-75c when CPU is at 100% utilization.

Could someone please be kind enough to tell me the minimum settings I should change to achieve 4.5Ghz (and also 4.6Ghz) without worrying about system instability and overheating with my Noctua fan?

I already upgraded the BIOS to the latest version.

I found the settings below for 4.6Ghz. however, I would like to double-check with the experts here to make sure these are the most stable settings for 4.6Ghz:

Clock Multiplier: 45, synch all cores
Cache minimum and maximum: 44
Core voltage: 1.28v
Cache voltage: 1.28v


I would also like suggested settings for 4.5Ghz:
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13oots2
Level 7
Settings will vary from processor to processor due to slight differences in manufacturing, one processor my do 4.3 another 4.7. You need to do the testing for your chip, it's trial and error.

Squall_Rinoa89
Level 8
mkanet wrote:
I have an i7 4790k CPU with Noctua NH-L12 cooler and Asus Z97 Deluxe motherboard. It is currently running at 4.4Ghz using a stock XMP profile (1600MHz RAM). All settings are set to default. In Windows, the power settings are 100% minimum power state 100% maximum power state so the speed is always locked at 4.4Ghz. The temperature at ~70c-75c when CPU is at 100% utilization.

Could someone please be kind enough to tell me the minimum settings I should change to achieve 4.5Ghz (and also 4.6Ghz) without worrying about system instability and overheating with my Noctua fan?

I already upgraded the BIOS to the latest version.

I found the settings below for 4.6Ghz. however, I would like to double-check with the experts here to make sure these are the most stable settings for 4.6Ghz:

Clock Multiplier: 45, synch all cores
Cache minimum and maximum: 44
Core voltage: 1.28v
Cache voltage: 1.28v


I would also like suggested settings for 4.5Ghz:



My OC Profiles I saved to CPUZ Apparently never saved fully.

https://valid.x86.fr/c0f3wf What I have for 4.3GHz however.
Lian Li 011 Dynamic White Case
Intel Core i9 Coffee lake 9900K @ 5.1GHz
ASUS STRIX Z390-E LGA 1151
Corsair DDR4 Corsair Dominator 32GB (4x8GB) 3600MHz CAS 18
EVGA nVidia RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA 10GB
EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 PSU
1x 512GB SAMSUNG 860 PRO SSD
2x 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD
1x WD BLACK 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA Hard Drive (6.0Gb/s)