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    Question CPU behavior questions (gone wild)

    Also tried to experiment with various downloadable profiles in XTU here, but that doesn't change my score at all - 555 points which seems to be on a low end.
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    Question CPU behavior questions (gone wild)

    Yeah, XTU and 3DMark push CPU to 100% utilization, and the spikes are drastic - as soon as some intensive stuff starts to kick in - CPU utilization skyrockets from little to 100% really fast, is this even ok damn I don't even know that
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    Question CPU behavior questions (gone wild)

    This is the problem, I don't see any reason for the core frequency to counteract CPU utilization so much, but I hardly even know what I'm talking about, I just assume it's bad. Plugged in, Windows and BIOS are updated, can't even change it to run in Legacy, set to UEFI. I am confused if I even...
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    Question CPU behavior questions (gone wild)

    It was running 3dmark tests there. I have hwinfo, the second screenshot is from there. I have constant IA: Max Turbo Limit and IA: Turbo Attenuation (MCT) flags triggered and have no clu what that even means. Power options are set to maximum, CPU is set to performance in BIOS. CPU spikes in...
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    Question CPU behavior questions (gone wild)

    Hello, I have Alienware 15 R3 with Win10: Specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ Kaby Lake, 2800 MHz (default), 3800 MHz (boost) GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 gb, 1911 MHz (default?), operates on 1404 MHz, never seen it boost to 1670 though MB: IDA154, BIOS 1.6.0 RAM: Hyundai Electronics 8 gb...