High VID on stock i7-8700k

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Hi there,

I just got new parts for my rig. While testing the i7-8700k on the ASRock Z370 Taichi I realized Core Voltage going up to nearly 1.45V with a VID of 1.5-1.6 … Thats way too much for me to be comfortable so I set a voltage Offset to -100mV. No way to get it lower. CPU ist stable at 1.325v core voltage but I still think that ist too high for stock speeds.

Any Input? Are the voltages normal?

Cheers, Matthias

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Would target 1.35V max, maybe 1.4V with adequate cooling.

Greetings, another Matthias

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They’re pushing these chips pretty hard so it’s not unusual to see peak voltage in that ballpark. How much is really needed varies with the individual chip.