PC Processors

[TFB96]

Hi everyone, pc newbie here and I need help to lower the stress levels.

i have a ryzen 7 7700x and its running at 1.5v core and 113w when gaming. I’ve seen that’s a problem and i need to change, can someone confirm? It does hold decent temps at that level when gaming, average of 65/66 Celsius id say.

any help is appreciated! Thanks 

[Alma219Way]

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@TFB96 wrote:

Hi everyone, pc newbie here and I need help to lower the stress levels.

i have a ryzen 7 7700x and its running at 1.5v core and 113w when gaming. I’ve seen that’s a my fed loan problem and i need to change, can someone confirm? It does hold decent temps at that level when gaming, average of 65/66 Celsius id say.

any help is appreciated! Thanks 

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Hi there!

It's great that you're paying attention to your CPU's voltage and power consumption. Running your Ryzen 7 7700X at 1.5V core and 113W while gaming is indeed higher than typical settings and can lead to increased stress on the CPU over time. While your temperatures are currently within a safe range, it's a good idea to lower the voltage to reduce stress and potentially extend the lifespan of your CPU.

You can try gradually lowering the core voltage in small increments (e.g., 0.025V at a time) and monitoring the performance and temperatures to find a balance that works for you. A common target voltage for the Ryzen 7 7700X is around 1.3V, but this can vary depending on your specific setup and cooling solution.

[sam302]

Running your Ryzen 7 7700X at 1.5V core and 113W while gaming is on the high end, though temperatures of 65-66°C are still within safe limits. However, 1.5V is higher than usual for this CPU, and prolonged high voltage may lead to increased power consumption and potentially shorten the CPU's lifespan. Consider undervolting to around 1.3V-1.35V for better efficiency and longevity, while ensuring system stability with stress tests.

[romitvo1]

if you want stability idle before increasing voltage you can do a safer alternative, disable the C-States and P-States (depending on the platform) this will cut all of the power saving features and it'll set a static clock no matter what all the time, these are nothing but power features, this can also benefit gaming as the CPU wont constantly make frequency spikes up and down

[johnnyenglish]

Is it on AUTO? If it is, its normal to get that high occasionally. Most CPU's I had, and let me throw some examples around, the 2700X and 7950X on AUTO will definitely go up to 1.489v (1.5v rounded up).

If you feel its to much you can offset undervolt like I did or Curve Optimize it. It will improve average/peak temperatures sometimes and possibly increase headroom for it to boost longer. Hey, its free performance.

65ish during gaming is actually quite good, so don't worry about that.

I have a video for the undervolting that can help you out if you wish.

Good Luck with the system

[FunkZ]

The 7700X is a 105W TDP processor, which has a PPT power limit of 142W, and as @johnnyenglish  states is normal to spike to 1.5V and 113W when gaming.

Based on your reported temps I'd say you have nothing to worry about, however if it is bothering you having the processor boosting that high there are a few options to reduce power, either as @johnnyenglish stated you can adjust Curve Optimizer with a negative value, you can reduce the PPT limit or use ECO mode to set the TDP to 65W for example.