Intel xtu?

Guys im new here sorry if i posted in wrong section.I havent found anything on google about processor graphic voltage offset in xtu?what is that?Is that the voltage of integrated gpu(intel hd) or not?Im sure they are a lot experts on this forum

 

Yes that is the integrated gfx

 

thanks man is it safe to undervolt integrated gpu?

 

Safe? You would have to test it since each CPU is slightly different and will undervolt different amount without BSOD, worth it? I'm not sure, most gaming laptops have dedicated GPU and any heavy graphic load is transferred there, low load probably doesn't make much difference, people who don't have dedicated GPU probably don't play games much/stress GPU. But don't listen to me, test it yourself. Personally I undervolted GPU by 25mV, not because I see huge difference but just because I can, without any further testing.

 

I undervolted -160mv???and I surf normal,watch youtube videos etc..is that too much or its safe?

 

That's a question only you can answer. If you don't get crashing with that kind of undervolt, then I say you are good to go. Makes me consider trying to go below -50mV. I always left it there not caring to try further.

 

Did you run stress tests provided by xtu? Did you have any BSOD? Maybe I misunderstood what are you asking: undervolting is safe in a sense it will not damage computer, except for data loss and even total corruption of hard drive is possible if computer crashes at bad time, but that's why you should always have back up. And if your computer crash, XTU will sense that and will revert all voltages to normal on next bootup, but it will not damage CPU, like overvolting theoretically could. -160 mV is pretty good, if it is stable, but if you have any unexplained crashes you'll probably need to raise it a bit, if not you're golden.

 

Just running Intel XTU stress is not enough. Run wPrime, run Prime95, run Cinebench, run X264, run some games... It will give you a false sense of security just running XTU stress.

Also, what are the temperature differences at load between say -50, -100, -150? If there's not much difference then I'd say go with less undervolt to keep on the safe side.

 

I'm gonna add to this. Don't ONLY run stress tests. Run midrange loads. I remember when I undervolted by a small amount on my chip and had it OC'd, I could pass idle tests and stress tests easy, but playing Hearthstone and watching a youtube video would make me BSOD. You'd only know if it was stable after all sorts of operating procedures.

 

Run the XTU stress test, run the benchmark which put's variable loads and play a few games... If everything works, then UV is stable..

 

Earlier I tested different benchmark test with all ok. But I couldn't run virus scan. It was a different load on processor. So I most use different settings on processor to get the processor stable after this. Don't only run benchmark tests to verify that all is good with the overclock you want.