A series of tests carried out with the processors Intel Core i9-13900K and i9-14900K They try to determine the failure rates they have with the “automatic” profiles of motherboard manufacturers. The results are revealing.
i9-14900K: Only 20% of CPUs are “stable” with the “AUTO” profile in the BIOS
An user Chiphell has taken the trouble to carry out a series of tests with the processors i9-14900K and i9-13900K to see what its stability is with different motherboards ASUS Z790, B760, Z690 and B660 using the “AUTO” profile that is set in the BIOS, which should give us a stable experience at all times.
Several hundred processors were used Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K. The called user kmdkai Chiphell concluded that 5 out of 10 Core i9-13900Ks were stable, while only 2 out of 10 i9-14900Ks were stable with profiles set to auto.
The user who did these tests is a studio owner who purchases multiple CPUs for his own needs. The user shared the purchase invoices for those processors to confirm that his evidence is true. The failure rate is quite high, as far as we can see. Below this paragraph we can see the results of these tests with each motherboard and CPU, in addition to the adjustment that was made in the BIOS.
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- Intel Core i9-13900K “AUTO -253W” – 40/50% (4/5 of 10 stable units)
- Intel Core i9-13900K “Load line reduced”: 50-60% (5/6 of 10 units stable)
- Intel Core i9-13900K “B760/B660 Board” – 60-70% (6/7 of 10 stable units)
- Intel Core i9-14900K “AUTO – 253W” – 20% (2 of 10 stable units)
- Intel Core i9-14900K “Load line reduced”: 30% (3 of 10 stable units)
- Intel Core i9-14900K “B760/B660 Board” – 40% (4 of 10 stable units)
From what we see, on the motherboards B760 and B660 the number of “stable” processors is higher than on those motherboards Z790/Z690so it all seems related to overclocking capabilities and power limit settings above those recommended by Intel.
Intel announced that during this month we would have more news about the specific causes of these failures, but there are already manufacturers that have been publishing new BIOSes adding an additional “Intel Baseline” profile that makes all the adjustments recommended by Intel so that the processors work correctly. We will keep you up to date with all the news.
