3600x always idle at 1.4v causing high temps and noise

Andr3w · 14 Sep 2019 at 14:01

I wondered why my CPU fan is always pretty noisy so I checked CPU-Z.

It is indicating that my core voltage is always around 1.44v and a core speed of 4.3MHz and a CPU temp of around 60c.

I've tried the Windows power mode of 'Balanced' and 'Ryzen Balenced' and it doesn't change.

If I change my Windows power settings to 'Power Saver' my CPU drops down to 0.9v and a core speed of 2.2MHZ and a CPU temp of around 35c. This seems right for a PC on idle.

Unfortunatly I can't leave it on this power saver mode as it never ramps up properly when gaming/using the machine.

Any ideas on what might be causing these issues?

an0nym0us · 14 Sep 2019 at 14:41

Did you update to latest BIOS? There were some AGESA updates that were supposed to address similar issues to this.

McBain · 14 Sep 2019 at 14:53

I had things like Discord running in the background on the home screen that seems to have some sort of video playing that caused voltage on my 3600x to always be 1.4+

So yeah, check that you don't have any app running that could be causing it. Check BIOS settings for 'Cool N Quiet' etc.

jigger · 14 Sep 2019 at 15:30

Is windows up to date?

Andr3w · 14 Sep 2019 at 15:59

Windows is up to date.

I've been through every process and application that is running and shut them down, still at 1.4v which is the Boost setting for this CPU.

Something weird I did notice, when i open Task Manager the CPU drops down to 0.9v but when i close Task Manager it boosts back up to 1.4v!!

Drumroll · 14 Sep 2019 at 16:13

What's your minimum processor state set at power options?
Mine was 90%. Can use even the performance profile but the minimum processor state set to 5%.

Andr3w · 14 Sep 2019 at 16:23

Minimum set at 5% and Maximum set at 100% on 'Balanced'.

Drumroll · 14 Sep 2019 at 19:11

Well, the minimum processor state was the only thing that ever stopped my processor from automatically downclocking.
If changing the profile to other modes, allows the clock to come down, as you mentioned when changing to Power Saver, I guess there isn't anything "wrong" at BIOS setup level, such as the frequency manually set to 4.3 and voltage to 1.4.
My only guess is check if there's any new BIOS available. if not, try to restore the BIOS settings to their default.
After that you may need to set the correct RAM speed and voltage if necessary and all the rest as default.
If doesn't sort it out, I would go for the software side of it.
Check at the motherboard's manufacturer website for the latest chipset drivers or from AMD's website.
Sometimes worthy trying.

Quartz · 14 Sep 2019 at 19:23

Andr3w said:
Something weird I did notice, when i open Task Manager the CPU drops down to 0.9v but when i close Task Manager it boosts back up to 1.4v!!

Have you checked for viruses?

KungFuSpaghetti · 14 Sep 2019 at 20:04

The OP has rife same issue as me, I mean exactly the same too, right down to the only thing that changes idle voltages is power saver mode.

I did stop all running apps in system tray to see if it made a difference, and saw voltages back at next to nothing... however cannot seem to identify the app closed causing it as I've gone through each of them individually and no joy.

This issue never existed until the last two bios updates.

Andr3w · 14 Sep 2019 at 20:29

Quartz said:
Have you checked for viruses?

Yup, even tried a fresh Windows install.

KungFuSpaghetti said:
The OP has rife same issue as me, I mean exactly the same too, right down to the only thing that changes idle voltages is power saver mode.

I did stop all running apps in system tray to see if it made a difference, and saw voltages back at next to nothing... however cannot seem to identify the app closed causing it as I've gone through each of them individually and no joy.

This issue never existed until the last two bios updates.

From Googling it looks quite commmon but i'm yet to find a fix. I just find threads of similar people asking the same question.

PlumpMonkey · 15 Sep 2019 at 00:20

Do you have any system monitoring software running like Corsair iCUE? I had to uninstall that as they havent fixed it yet and it keeps the cores awake with its polling.

Chrisc · 15 Sep 2019 at 12:46

im in the same boat, my 3600x is constantly at 1.44v even with cool n quiet enabled.

im not too worried as its still sitting around 30-40c which does fluctuate quite rapidly. maybe a software issue?

EssexBoy · 15 Sep 2019 at 12:49

cpu z most likely giving wrong readings have you checked with something else.

Chrisc · 15 Sep 2019 at 12:51

ive managed to sort mine by changing to the windows 'balanced ryzen' power plan. sitting around 1.05v now

Andr3w · 15 Sep 2019 at 13:06

There is no other software monitoring programs running. I've tested with CPUZ and my motherboards (MSI) monitor software and both report the same.

I've tried the Windows Balanced Ryzen plan and it didnt change.

How do I enable the 'cool n quiet'?

Chrisc · 15 Sep 2019 at 13:17

Andr3w said:
There is no other software monitoring programs running. I've tested with CPUZ and my motherboards (MSI) monitor software and both report the same.

I've tried the Windows Balanced Ryzen plan and it didnt change.

How do I enable the 'cool n quiet'?

its in the Bios, i had to change mine from 'Auto' to Enabled. You could download HWinfo64 that shows the volate on each core etc. . .

https://www.hwinfo.com/

EssexBoy · 15 Sep 2019 at 13:52

Ryzen master also shows correct readings.

Andr3w · 15 Sep 2019 at 15:56

Chrisc said:
its in the Bios, i had to change mine from 'Auto' to Enabled. You could download HWinfo64 that shows the volate on each core etc. . .

https://www.hwinfo.com/

Using HWinfo64 it shows all cores bouncing around 3.4 and 4.2MHz.
Voltage is at 1.44

Chrisc · 15 Sep 2019 at 18:18

Andr3w said:
Using HWinfo64 it shows all cores bouncing around 3.4 and 4.2MHz.
Voltage is at 1.44

yep that was the same as mine, if you have the latest AMD chipset drivers installed you should be able to go into the Windows powerplan and choose the 'Ryzen Balanced' that will sort it