Test: Disabling small (E) and big (P) cores of the Core i9-12900K

The big.LITTLE concept in Intel Alder Lake processors encourages various “re-configurations” of the cores. Especially in the context of inferior scaling or priority settings that are not good for some applications. However, user interventions in this direction will more often lead to a disservice than to a benefit. Does it make sense to bypass E cores in games? It doesn’t. Such intervention drives processors into severe inefficiency.

Processor power draw curve


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    1. Hmm, will it really already be five years in October? Well, in any case, it still hasn’t become completely outdated. Is disabling that one P-core still impossible even now? I don’t know… 🙂

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