Do Not Use Z490 Motherboard Auto Settings: Excessive Voltage, Power, & Heat
7,289Z490 motherboards for Intel's 10th Gen CPUs, including the i9-10900K & 10600K are all over the place for Vcore, power limits, and Turbo duration. MCE is back in a worse way than last time.
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In this video, we're talking about MCE on Z490 motherboards. Motherboards are all over the map for auto Vcore, some blasting way by what's necessary to sustain an Intel Core i9-10900K at the functionally pre-overclocked frequencies that are applied. A lot of this comes down to semantics and down to Intel not strongly enforcing its "official guidance" as "official spec," leading to a discrepancy in testing procedures and in fairness between board manufacturers. The excessive voltage, excessive heat, and excessive power don't fit the advertised specifications of the CPU, and at best, are lazy settings by some board makers. They're not all like this, but in this content, we're looking at the "best" Z490 motherboards from ASRock, ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte. That includes the ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme, the Gigabyte Z490 Master, the MSI Z490 MEG Ace, and ASRock Z490 Velocita. If your Intel 10th Gen CPU is overheating or too hot, like the i9-10900K or 10600K, it's probably because of the default motherboard settings.
OTHER INTEL 10-SERIES REVIEWS & OC CONTENT
Learn about Intel power limits & turbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4th6YElNm5w
Intel i5-10400 review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csFwlKgZCzM
Intel i7-10700K review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UMMPjqLe8g
Intel i5-10600K review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVBlCfb72M
Intel i5-10600K memory & cache ratio overclock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbHyF50m-rs
Watch our Intel Core i9-10900K review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvz3dObHws
Find our CPU testing methodology for 2020 over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9WgwIkhvU&feature=emb_title
Article version of CPU testing methodology: https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3577-cpu-test-methodology-unveil-for-2020-compile-gaming-more
RELATED PRODUCTS
ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme on Amazon: https://geni.us/v82myK
ASRock Z490 Velocita on Amazon: https://geni.us/OnML
ASUS Z490 Hero on Amazon: https://geni.us/9OofTr
Gigabyte Z490 Master on Amazon: https://geni.us/0hKrI
MSI Z490 MEG Ace on Amazon: https://geni.us/cI8EfCk
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X on Amazon: https://geni.us/rP3j
Intel i5-10400 on Amazon: https://geni.us/BzZr4Z
Intel i9-10900K on Amazon (should be here soon): https://geni.us/AuKy
Intel i5-10600K on Amazon: https://geni.us/wYMMMj
AMD R5 3600 on Amazon: https://geni.us/Czsy
AMD R9 3900X on Amazon: https://geni.us/31e4Wc
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Recapping the Problem of Motherboard Marketing
05:28 - Board Makers Way Overboard on Power
07:17 - High Thermals Due to MCE & Tau Violation
09:52 - VCore Way Too High on Most Z490 Boards
12:25 - Package Power Consumption
17:38 - BCLK Cheating
19:23 - Conclusion
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Host, Test Lead: Steve Burke
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