Intel continues to pay attention to the issue of unstable processors in its two latest desktop CPU families. The current statement shows the recently distributed 188W core profiles for the Core i9, and the corresponding “defaults” were sent back to the manufacturers. Manufacturers must now implement this.
Intel's statement verbatim
Many motherboard manufacturers have released BIOS profiles labeled “Intel Baseline Profile”. However, these BIOS profiles are not the same as the “Intel Defaults” recommendations that Intel recently shared with its partners regarding instability issues reported in the 13th and 14th generation K SKU processors.
The “Intel Baseline Profile” BIOS settings appear to be based on power delivery guidelines that Intel previously provided to manufacturers that describe various power delivery options for 13th and 14th generation K SKU processors based on motherboard capabilities.
Intel does not recommend that motherboard manufacturers use “basic” power delivery settings on boards capable of higher values.
Intel's recommended “Intel Defaults” are a combination of heat and power delivery features as well as a selection of maybe Power delivery profiles based on motherboard capabilities.
Intel recommends that customers implement the highest power delivery profile compatible with each individual motherboard design as shown in the table below:
Intel Corporation
The default is not a basic profile
“Intel Defaults”, which will be set to “Previous Works” in the BIOS in the future He should, is not or is not the primary profile as was last suspected. The default settings configure basic adjustment screws such as over-current protection mechanism, maximum permissible operating temperature, thermal speed boost including “voltage optimization” as well as upper limits for AC and DC load lines. Intel Defaults does not provide any specifications for maximum power consumption or maximum permissible current levels. “Power Delivery Profiles” are responsible for this.
The default setup comes with the Power Delivery profile
Set to default, Intel provides three different profiles with “Baseline”, “Performance” and “Extreme”, where Extreme still means PL1 = PL2 for the Core i9 classes introduced K, KF and KS. For KS CPUs, this still means up to 320W permanently, so it will be officially approved by Intel in the future.
This means that 188W is not on the table as the new upper limit for the larger Core i9 variants K, KF and KS, as Gigabyte recently implemented. “Basic power delivery profiles are not recommended for 13th and 14th generation K SKU processors“In this context, Intel now explains: The use of a basic profile is not recommended in this category; it remains the performance profile and the maximum level. Obviously it is the partner that decides what standard will be used, if any.
In a conversation with Intel, the manufacturer of ComputerBase confirmed that this should have already been done before, but that was not the case. Indirectly, you're basically admitting that you've given motherboard manufacturers and OEMs a lot of freedom.
The editorial team recently expressed and discussed the fact that 188W should not become the new standard for large CPUs released by Intel with maximum power consumption in the community. Finally, there are also non-K CPUs whose PL2 value can exceed 200W.
Some motherboard manufacturers have clearly gone overboard at this point in the past few days, and more BIOS updates will likely follow – those from Gigabyte are currently no longer available.
Partners can design their own power delivery profiles
The statement contains one more piece of information: the mainboard manufacturers are not placed in the series. Intel emphasizes that you have a wide range of options if the boards allow it. This also includes your energy profiles.
Biostar announces appropriate BIOS updates
Meanwhile, board partners continue to handle the matter themselves. Biostar announced today in a press release that the corresponding option is now stored in the BIOS of existing boards. It remains to be seen whether this will fully adhere to Intel's specifications. In the past few days, early BIOS variants have appeared frequently with strange options and settings, some of which made matters worse.
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