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ASUS has recently tried Intel’s Baseline Profile on its motherboards, which has caused speed to drop. This change was made because high-end Intel CPUs like the Core i9-14900K have been said to be unstable.
ASUS has put out a new software update for its Z790 processors called the Intel Baseline Profile. This setting turns off some of the automatic improvements that come with ASUS Z790 motherboards. It also keeps high-end Intel chips within Intel’s limits.²
The German magazine HardwareLuxx put the new setting to the test with the Core i9-14900K and found that it made the CPU run about 8 to 9% slower in several tests. For example, in Cinebench R23, the Intel Baseline Profile slowed things down by 9%.¹
One of the main reasons for the problems is that some systems let high-end Intel CPUs use as much power as they want. If you set up your BIOS correctly, a chip like the Core i9-14900K can handle up to 4,095 watts of high power. With such a high limit, the chip can temporarily use all the power it needs, even if that causes the computer to crash.
This problem is fixed by the Intel Baseline Profile, which caps the power. However, this has caused a drop in speed that can only be seen by people who have used ASUS improvements.
Even though it slows things down, this update should fix the crashes that Core i9-14900K users are having. It’s still not clear how bad the problem is with Intel’s most powerful CPUs. At this point, it looks like the Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K are the major ones to blame. The Core i7-13700K and Core i7-14700K are also affected, but not as much.²
In conclusion, adding the Intel Baseline Profile has slowed things down, but it’s an important step that had to be taken to fix the stated unstable problems. It will be interesting to see how Intel and ASUS continue to improve the speed and security of their high-end CPUs while we wait for more news.