Troubleshooting How my core i9-9900K processor reached 6690 MHz (6.7 GHz) without overclocking!

[ItsReallyMe]

Describe the problem

PC reaching 6690 MHz without overclocking.

What have you tried?

No

I was playing Forza Horizon 5 and I had HWMonitor running on background because my PC is getting very hotter than normal, and temperature reached 87 C which is not normal for my pc.

 

[Freki123]

Maybe recheck the displayed values again another monitoring tool. No clue if you can run e.g.Cpu-Z and yours at the same time to check the clock speed that they display while you just have windows running.
For the temps: The fans and heat sinks are dust free? (given it's summer and warm in most country's atm)

 

[ItsReallyMe]

Maybe recheck the displayed values again another monitoring tool. No clue if you can run e.g.Cpu-Z and yours at the same time to check the clock speed that they display while you just have windows running.
For the temps: The fans and heat sinks are dust free? (given it's summer and warm in most country's atm)

CPU Core clock multiplier range is from 8 to 134, is it normal? I think it should be like 8 to 50 for core i9-9900k

 

[Numeriku]

I was playing Forza Horizon 5 and I had HWMonitor running on background because my PC is getting very hotter than normal, and temperature reached 87 C which is not normal for my pc.
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When did you buy this pc? If it's been years, probably best to see if you can replace the thermal paste for the CPU to see if that helps.

 

[Local Host]

87ºC is pretty normal for that CPU on those clocks, there nothing to worry about.

 

[marcopaone]

CPU Core clock multiplier range is from 8 to 134, is it normal? I think it should be like 8 to 50 for core i9-9900k
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My i9-12900KF is 8-51 so I think yes.

 

[plat]

Hmmm.

https://www.overclock.net/threads/9900k-5-4-ghz-question.1744340/

Specifically post #2 which talks about a "golden chip" of "only" 5.3 GHz. Honestly? I would ask this of Intel itself. Maybe it's an anomaly of the sensor although I see that the wattage increased proportionately. on your read out and frankly, I'm surprised the temps weren't even higher than that.

Maybe consider the IPDT. (doesn't take very long).

Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool

This download record installs the Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool release 4.1.7.39, which is compatible with multiprocessor systems.

www.intel.com

I think it's an interesting case for Intel--as these kinds of clocks are normally reached with liquid nitrogen and special setups.

Intel Communities

This is a community forum where members can ask and answer questions about Intel products.

community.intel.com

 

[Freki123]

CPU Core clock multiplier range is from 8 to 134, is it normal? I think it should be like 8 to 50 for core i9-9900k

For me it reads: You are running at a Multipicator of *47 (ignore the 8-134) with a bus speed of 99,96. Which means you should only archive 4700 MHZ (Multiplicator 47 * "rounded" 100 bus speed). (After rereading im not sure about it)
Maybe try the "bench" tab on cpu-Z, chose stress cpu and while it's running switch back to to "cpu" tab to see what it shows as coreclock.
Then do the same again while also running HWMonitor and see if the HWMonitor MHz matches the one shown in Cpu-Z.
Wild guess from a novice user here that HWMonitor MHz displays wrong data for whatever reason.