Raptor Lake Settings Survey and Spreadsheet "Database"

FlyingScot

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Welcome to the Raptor Lake Settings Survey and Spreadsheet "Database"

While no two systems (or CPUs) are the same, it is my hope that you will find this centralized information useful when comparing your own specific setup to those who have the same CPU - and maybe similar hardware. In addition to this objective, I have also provided an opportunity for Raptor Lake owners to periodically submit additional entries to the survey database when anything changes. If degradation becomes more of a widespread issue than originally anticipated then these periodic "field reports" should allow us to see these trends as they unfold.

Instructions for Survey Submissions
Once you're satisfied with your system's stability and performance, please follow the instructions below to prepare for your first submission to the survey database.

Please download the attached Survey Guide.pdf. This guide has been designed to give each survey respondent a chance to gather all the relevant information ahead of time. This is an important step. The last two pages of the guide describes how you can make immediate use of the survey results, either before or after you complete your online entry.

In addition to the many questions in the survey, you will find a section (Section 2) that asks for performance related data. I have selected Cinebench R23 for this purpose. However, Cinebench R23 is only one small snapshot of performance and I realize will not necessarily be indicative of gaming performance, etc. In fact, as our recent testing has demonstrated, some "undervolting approaches" are much better suited to all-core CPU workloads (like Cinebench R23) than those favoring lighter, non all-core workloads, such as gaming.

[1] Use this link to access the Online Survey
NOTE: Survey responses cannot be edited once they are submitted. However, I can still assist you in making changes (see NOTEs below). Survey responses can also be deleted (by me) if you wish.
:stop: Please don’t forget to enter your Forum name (if you’re a member) to help others link you to your settings. But for privacy reasons, please don’t use your real name or email address, etc.

[2] Use this link to access the Online Spreadsheet "database".
NOTE: Pink cells indicate data that I have corrected on behalf of the respondents.
NOTE: To read extra long “User Comments”, double-click on them to pop up a scrollable box.

[3] The analytics webpage <<coming soon>>

If you are very new to the topic of Raptor Lake tuning then my guide might help you get started.
Guide: "Almost" everything you need to know about Raptor Lake Voltage/Power/Temperature Tuning

If you’re already quite comfortable with undervolting via the Intel Loadline settings (LLC, AC_LL, DC_LL) then you should find Vassil_V’s case study quite interesting.
Different undervolting methods with IA CEP enabled, and how they compare to Lite Load
You will also find his latest “favorite" settings in the Survey database.
 

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Appears I messed up on the voltage offset. The voltage is there, but not the offset. Should have been 1.285 -0.120.
Are you able to correct it, or do I need to re-do it?
I fixed the spreadsheet and "pinked" the cell so I know it will need fixing again if we ever rebuild the spreadsheet from the source, which can't be changed. I have no plans to do a rebuild, though. So, we'll consider it fixed.
 
Another user proud to filled in the survey! It's going to be awesome once a lot of responses are in! Just the few that are in, including mine, looks like it's some great data to aggregate and analyze for some time to come! Thanks again FlyingScot!:D
Thank you for your kind words! And you too, MigraineFilm! It was fun building it, and is even more fun watching it being used!

Wroger, I just wanted to say that while you might have a humble little CPU there, my two CPUs are even more humble than that. So, we'll both proudly lead from the back...and "Bring up the all important REAR!" Right?
 
Thank you for your kind words! And you too, MigraineFilm! It was fun building it, and is even more fun watching it being used!

Wroger, I just wanted to say that while you might have a humble little CPU there, my two CPUs are even more humble than that. So, we'll both proudly lead from the back...and "Bring up the all important REAR!" Right?
FlyingScot, I like to think of it as we are THE BASELINE so everyone else can show off!:ROFLMAO:
 
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Submitted on the survey
 
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Hyperthreading off I`m able to clock alot higher for Flight Simulator. Spikes to 1.36v. Temps are fine.
Obviously multicore takes a hit but hey...
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Weirdly enough no one tests for stability with Prime95 on Large FFTs. I guess because everyone thinks that's for the RAM and MC but that's not the case. Alongside with CB R15.0.3.7, the Prime 95 on Large FFTs is fast and crucial for catching instabilities and takes about 15 minutes, just until passes the FFT length 480K(Pass 1=384, Pass2=1280) on all the cores.
 
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Weirdly enough no one tests for stability with Prime95 on Large FFTs. I guess because everyone thinks that's for the RAM and MC but that's not the case. Alongside with CB R15.0.3.7, the Prime 95 on Large FFTs is fast and crucial for catching instabilities and takes about 15 minutes, just until passes the FFT length 480K(Pass 1=384, Pass2=1280) on all the cores.
I partially agree, but then again, there are so many tests to check for instabilities, its never just that single one that shows instabilities. Even so, if only CB R15 would show errors after run 10, it might not even be unstable for general gaming and light workloads.
 
Never said Prime on Large FFTs is the only one. My surprise is that no one uses it when it is one of the tests that most easily and quickly catches CPU errors.
... Even so, if only CB R15 would show errors after run 10, it might not even be unstable for general gaming and light workloads.
It is unstable for my standards even if the machine is using only for Notepad.
 
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Iv'e found as Citay suggested that getting a game that uses UE5 and compiling shaders is one of the best methods. I passed OCCT, Prime95 etc but crashed compiling shaders on Robocop.
 
Iv'e found as Citay suggested that getting a game that uses UE5 and compiling shaders is one of the best methods. I passed OCCT, Prime95 etc but crashed compiling shaders on Robocop.
Do you guys have suggestions as to which UE5 games are the most troublesome?
 
Do you guys have suggestions as to which UE5 games are the most troublesome?
so far I have tested:

Black Myth Wukong (Game + Benchmark)
Satisfactory
Lies of P
Abiotic Factor
Fortnite
The Callisto Protocol (UE4 but with UE5 shader compiling)

I would advice people to test Fortnite and Black Myth Wukong Benchmark, because those are free and heavily use the shader compiling (especially Wukong, it takes LONG and it really heats up the CPU)
 
I feel like I should say this:

This survey is made by one person who put in quite a lot of his own time and effort, there is no professional team or website behind this.

That absolutely deserves my utmost respect
 
I feel like I should say this:

This survey is made by one person who put in quite a lot of his own time and effort, there is no professional team or website behind this.

That absolutely deserves my utmost respect
Thank you, Migrainefilm! You are very kind. I really hope that people will continue to contribute to the survey so we don’t abandon or let down those who have already contributed. The more submissions we get, the better the research tool it will become. Plus, I don’t see why this survey format couldn’t be extended to future Intel generations, such as the upcoming Arrow Lake.

In regards to this survey, it‘s interesting that we‘re already starting to see certain patterns emerge, one of which was quite a surprise to me. The choice of LLC5 appears to be quite popular, although it’s obviously a small sample size. Also, I’m very encouraged that people are taking the time to submit detailed descriptions of their memory kits. It might be a big help for anyone having XMP issues due to compatibility problems. I hadn’t originally considered this potential use for the survey, but it’s good to see. We also see another pattern emerging, which is the sheer variety in which Raptor Lake owners have tackled the high voltage issue.

So, if you’re reading this post and you are proud of your current settings, or perhaps have already benefited from looking at the existing survey data, then please take the time to submit your results to help your fellow Raptor Lake compadres.
Cheers!
 
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Interesting video on how 40 relatively modern games respond to Hyper-threading and E-Cores. The reviewer is also using a lot of MSI hardware. Spoiler: It will depend on the game.
 
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