Quote Originally Posted by ci2kla View Post
IMO I didn't found any clue that enabling LLC would degrade a CPU. I was playing with Asus Rampage Extreme these 3 months and I always have LLC enabled to prevent significant vdroop.
Yesterday I was accidentally have LLC disabled (E8500 @1.2v, 500x8)
Then when I tried to IBT it the vCore droop from 1.177~1.194 (By MB sensor, never trust CPU-Z) to around 1.134, of course wierd behaviour appeared / unstable / random reboot due to insufficient vCore....
It shouldn't damage CPU any. Could just be you never realized how much droop there is under load without LLC. I know I completely forgot until I disabled Loadline calibration. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes.