I just wanted to post a little update and say that I ended up returning the ASUS Rog Strix G18 laptop.
I wasn't happy with the power the i9-13980HX was delivering or the performance of the RTX 4070.
The CPU could barely handle 80-90 W of constant power and would heat up really bad, regardless...
So, after doing lots of testing with my i9-13980HX CPU, I got some really interesting and conclusive results that helped me achieve a much better, cooler and more stable undervolt.
Instead of trying to find the Turbo Power Limits that would achieve best performance and lowest heat, which...
This is exactly how I view it as well. I don't want to make any changes that won't make things faster or more stable. So with this in mind, I will not make any changes to the E Cache.
Once again, I am thrilled with the results I've obtained by tweaking the Turbo Ratios and leaving the Turbo...
Ok, I discovered something really important and interesting about this CPU. It hates to be power restricted!
I was able to get a much better undervolt by tuning the Turbo Ratios rather than the Turbo Power Limits.
I will update my main post a bit later with my findings.
Thanks for your input @unclewebb! Nice to see we're on the same page.
Do you have any more wisdom to share about the CPU E Cache undervolt not having any effect on CPU speed or temps? CPU E Cache is new to me, so I'm really stumped about this one.
Hey everyone!
First of all, thanks to @unclewebb for updating ThrottleStop to 9.5.1 and adding support for 13th Gen Intel CPUs!
I have an ASUS Rog Strix G18 with Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and am using ThrottleStop to undervolt it.
So far, I'm getting a stable undervolt @ 85 °C average / 92 °C...
Hi @unclewebb,
I just got a an ASUS Rog Strix G18 laptop with Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and I would love to get my hands on ThrottleStop 9.5.1 to undervolt it.
Thanks!