I'm confused. Do you have snapshot CPU polling enabled in HWinfo?
Didn't even know about this setting until now. It was not enabled, i just used default settings.
I'd clear CMOS and stick with AGESA 1206. If that doesn't help, I'm afraid a clean OS install is in order.
I performed those tests on a win10 bootable so I could get good results on cinebench. On my win11 install the score would have been down 1000 points, which isn't accurate.
I'll try clear the CMOS and I do think a reinstall is a good idea, it's a win11 that was upgraded from win10 and one I've been using across different motherboards and ssds.
As for cooling: the results at 16C ambient don't look all that bad, considering the high Vcore and high proportion of Core power. Not the most impressive cooler
What coolers do you consider good that are AIO? This one wasn't exactly cheap, so I'm just wondering what would have been a better choice. I thought it would be better than my friend's sythe fuma rev b which costs less than half of my cooler and ofc better than the phanteks.
Really, if you aren't dealing with performance issues in games, we're just going around in circles. Just leave it be, and maybe reinstall Windows while you're at it.
This is why I have been stalling the RMA. All the games I play are able to get full clock speed even on the lower power limit settings (90/60/80 for example). Just seems like it would be more effort than its worth, because I'll be without a cpu for 1-2 weeks and there is a high possibility they'll tell me nothing is wrong with the cpu.
He should post a screenshot with PBO2 Tuner program with CO applied open next to HWInfo after a CB23 run. Would dispel a lot of confusion.
I do mention what settings I've been using. I just apply the -30 CO to all cores and those power limits in pbo tuner, nothing else. Will include PBO window in future screenshots.