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Keith Myers wrote: You

20 Jul 2021 16:06:42 UTC
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    Keith Myers wrote:

    You should set Determinism to Power or Performance.  cTDP to 170 and PPL Level to 170

    That will allow the cpu to maintain almost full boost clock across all loaded cores.

    Workload Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processor Based Servers

    Guide is for 7002 series but totally applicable to 7001 series also.

    Can't find a PPL in bios.  Maybe a ver2 only or maybe I need to update my Bios?

    Tom M

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    Ian&Steve C. wrote: set

    20 Jul 2021 16:08:12 UTC
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      Ian&Steve C. wrote:

      set determinism to power.

      and set the cTDP to 170 (default is 155)

      Will try "Power".  Performance doesn't appear to increase the average top MHz at all.

      Tom M

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      Tom M wrote: Ian&Steve C.

      20 Jul 2021 16:15:26 UTC
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        Tom M wrote:

        Ian&Steve C. wrote:

        set determinism to power.

        and set the cTDP to 170 (default is 155)

        Will try "Power".  Performance doesn't appear to increase the average top MHz at all.

        Tom M

        Apparently Power did work.  Its higher.

        Tom M

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        Tom M wrote: Keith Myers

        20 Jul 2021 16:21:06 UTC
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          Tom M wrote:

          Keith Myers wrote:

          You should set Determinism to Power or Performance.  cTDP to 170 and PPL Level to 170

          That will allow the cpu to maintain almost full boost clock across all loaded cores.

          Workload Tuning Guide for AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processor Based Servers

          Guide is for 7002 series but totally applicable to 7001 series also.

          Can't find a PPL in bios.  Maybe a ver2 only or maybe I need to update my Bios?

          I have ver P2.60  which apparently is the current version for this MB.

          Yes, the memory is now running at 2666, it may have been at 2400 previously.

          Tom M

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          It is in your BIOS.  If not

          20 Jul 2021 17:00:51 UTC
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            It is in your BIOS.  If not on the cpu page then in the AMD CBS menus

            PPL = Package Power Limit

            Should match the cTDP setting

             

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            Keith Myers wrote: It is in

            20 Jul 2021 23:12:20 UTC
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              Keith Myers wrote:

              It is in your BIOS.  If not on the cpu page then in the AMD CBS menus

              PPL = Package Power Limit

              Should match the cTDP setting

              My server BIO doesn't have any AMD CBS menus.  I looked. Honest.

              And it started locking up/unresponsive to keyboard.  I have reverted to the baseline settings.  I will try the higher cTDP with the Determinism on AUTO tomorrow.

              Need to confirm its not locking up because of the CPU upgrade.

              Tom M

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              I would think it should have

              20 Jul 2021 23:29:30 UTC
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                I would think it should have it.  My EPYCD8 BIOS is 2.42 and has the same AGESA level as your EPYCD8-2T with BIOS 2.60

                In the same manual as my board. Not unless we picked up the AMD CBS and PBS menus with our beta driver that restored the fan control.

                I don't remember if the standard 2.40 BIOS had those menus or not now.

                 

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                What is your cooling solution

                20 Jul 2021 23:30:27 UTC
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                  What is your cooling solution for the cpu??

                   

                  Ian&Steve C.
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                  Keith Myers wrote:I would

                  21 Jul 2021 0:18:46 UTC
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                    Keith Myers wrote:

                    I would think it should have it.  My EPYCD8 BIOS is 2.42 and has the same AGESA level as your EPYCD8-2T with BIOS 2.60

                    In the same manual as my board. Not unless we picked up the AMD CBS and PBS menus with our beta driver that restored the fan control.

                    I don't remember if the standard 2.40 BIOS had those menus or not now.

                    it's in the 2.40 BIOS and for sure it's in his BIOS too.

                    Tom, it's on the same page as the cTDP setting. literally the same menu.

                    the setting that says “Package Power Limit”. 

                    https://i.imgur.com/SOUs6Lk.jpg

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                    Thanks Ian, I was pretty

                    21 Jul 2021 0:50:40 UTC
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                      Thanks Ian, I was pretty positive it was in the original 2.40 BIOS.

                       

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