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Most likely it's the motherboard. ASRock is getting nailed right now for unstable XMP and CPU voltages (it's recommended to undervolt a little just in case). The Asus Prime B650M motherboards they are using aren't exactly high end.
Yikes, this is the cheapest motherboard and failed Hardware Unboxed VRM tests. https://youtu.be/DTFUa60ozKY?t=744
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No, they don’t design the chip with these numbers in mind. The marketing department picks the number they want based on how they want customers to think about the chip, and which competitors they want you to compare it against. They just plug in whatever numbers are needed into the formula so that the number comes out how they want it.
>The marketing department picks the number they want based on how they want customers to think about the chip, and which competitors they want you to compare it against. They just plug in whatever numbers are needed into the formula so that the number comes out how they want it. Are you just describing product segmentation? ie. how the ryzen 5700x and 5800x are basically the same chip, down to the number of enabled c…
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> The so-called TDP of the Ryzen 9950X is 170W. The used heat sinks are specified to dissipate 165W, so that seems tight. TDP numbers are completely made up. They don’t correspond to watts of heat, or of anything at all! They’re just a marketing number. You can't use them to choose the right cooling system at all. https://gamersnexus.net/guides/3525-amd-ryzen-tdp-explained-...
I have a 65W TDP CPU, and the difference in power draw (measured at the outlet) from idle to full CPU load is over 100W; it seems to just raise the clock until it hist 95C, so if I limit the CPU fan's top speed, the power draw goes down.
One day I’ll understand why some websites refuse to have a way of navigating to the home page. I had to edit the URL in the address bar. I just wanted to find out what GMP is.
My Ryzen CPU recently died too! wtf
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AMDs desktop chips don't have distinct P and E cores, they're all P cores. AMD do have an E core design but it's currently only used in mobile and server parts.
Gotcha. Apparently Intel's marketing's gotten to me. I haven't really been keeping up with this stuff, so whenever I read about P & E cores in the past, I think I just assumed that was a thing both Intel & AMD were doing, without considering the source material too closely.
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He's a bit sensationalist, yes, but I am thankful that he saved us from buying affected Intel CPUs.
He's a "student" and friend of late Gordon Mah Ung. He's carrying his torch forward. This was Gordon's style, and Steve is continuing it. He has the courage to hit Bloomberg offices with a cameraman, so I don't think his words ring hollow. We need that kind of in your face, no punches held back type of reporting when compared to "measured professionals".
> The so-called TDP of the Ryzen 9950X is 170W. The used heat sinks are specified to dissipate 165W, so that seems tight. TDP numbers are completely made up. They don’t correspond to watts of heat, or of anything at all! They’re just a marketing number. You can't use them to choose the right cooling system at all. https://gamersnexus.net/guides/3525-amd-ryzen-tdp-explained-...
When I see the term TDP, I remember what I have read in the "Thermal Design Document" of Intel Core2Quad Q6600 and the family it belongs: > The thermal solution bundled with the CPUs is not designed to handle the thermal output when all the cores are utilized 100%. For that kind of load, a different thermal solution is strongly recommended (paraphrased). I never used the stock cooler bundled with the processor, but w…