Can 3DMark help me find out if my intel CPU (13900k) is unstable?

[InfernalInsurgent]

I was sadly one of the people affected by the Intel CPU voltage issues. I have a new CPU which has only run on the new microcode fix, but after a game crashed a couple of times I am suspicious if it has anything to do with the CPU. Can 3DMark help me narrow it down, and if so what should I be on the lookout for when the benchmark is running?

[spif49]

I managed to see some instability with my 13900k in Time Spy Extreme. Sometimes the textures would not load in as they should and some flickered. I also got a somewhat reliable BSOD on the CPU test stage of Time Spy Extreme.

[InfernalInsurgent]

Originally posted by spif49:

I managed to see some instability with my 13900k in Time Spy Extreme. Sometimes the textures would not load in as they should and some flickered. I also got a somewhat reliable BSOD on the CPU test stage of Time Spy Extreme.

Thanks, might have to run that.

[Na]

I recommend 30 mins of OCCT on AVX-2.
https://www.ocbase.com/

[Somdier6]

i suggest updating your bios if you havnt already...i own the i9 14900KF and the very first thing i did when i got the PC was update the bios which was about 3 months out of date...havnt had 1 single issue

[InfernalInsurgent]

Originally posted by Somdier6:

i suggest updating your bios if you havnt already...i own the i9 14900KF and the very first thing i did when i got the PC was update the bios which was about 3 months out of date...havnt had 1 single issue

I updated the BIOS (0x12b patch) on the same day I got the CPU, so the new CPU has never run without the BIOS microcode patch. I'm still a bit paranoid about it though. Benchmarking
didn't give me any errors, and I ran Mortal Kombat 1 which has a shader pre-compilation step, and the game finished compiling the shaders with no errors. So I guess it's a fault of the game I was playing? (Spider-Man Remastered)

[Solis]

if ur cpu passes a ue5 shader comp step, i'd say ur cpu is fine

[InfernalInsurgent]

Originally posted by Solis:

if ur cpu passes a ue5 shader comp step, i'd say ur cpu is fine

Yep, found out through support that my dualsense firmware was out of date, and the game was acting strange with the outdated firmware. Was a tense couple of days lol. If I suspect anything with the CPU next time I'll run OCCT like the previous comment said.

[ReflexShift]

You can loop just the max thread cpu test and see if the numbers look good, usage and temps. It's not as good as other tests but it will tell you whether your cpu is good or not. I had a i9 13th gen cpu that had degraded over the course of the year and only worked downclocked 200-300mhz. It would crash at stock settings eventually when putting stress on it or gaming for extended periods of time.

If you have always been on the new microcode to prevent degradation you should be fine though.

[FreeMasonXV]

My i9-14900KF would only crash in select titles at first, but then it started happening across all games, especially loading sequences and ESPECIALLY in unreal engine 5 titles. I had to underclock and cap my performance just as a temporary fix. Luckily I was able to take it back in to Microcenter where they swapped it out for a i9-14900KS replacement.

I was stressed at first, but that same week was when Intel started finally releasing their microcode patches. I haven't had any issues since I started keeping up with my BIOS updates. This latest one actually lowered my CPU temps a bit, yet also scores a hair higher across several benchmarks.

Just stay on top of these BIOS updates and I think you'll be fine.