5600X high idle powerdraw

[Hachi_Roku256563]

Hello
Ive noticed my 5600x has high idle power draw
*Im also slightly worried about its temps but the gpu sits at the same ish *
it doesn't seem to go below 30w ever? according to core temp the amd overlay says it goes lower
both the gpu and cpu sit at high 40s but that may just be australia

 

[OkieDan]

If you've enabled XMP, your motherboard may have increased SoC voltage more than it needed for stability. If that's the case, you might be able to lower it some to reduce idle power consumption and temp.

I'd start with loading HWiNFO and taking a screenshot of CPU section, then disable XMP in BIOS and compare voltage, as well as power and temp in HWiNFO to your screenshot. If idle power and temps are better with XMP disabled and SoC voltage is lower, then I'd re-enable XMP but also lower the SoC voltage a little and run some memory tests. I'd repeat lowering voltage and testing until testing fails, then bump the voltage up to previous voltage that passed testing.

 

[Hachi_Roku256563]

alright will report back