[SOLVED] 3.50 gHz cpu locked at .80 gHz

[Shuten]

I am having some issues with my cpu, granted its a bit old but should still be able to play most games without too much issue.
current setup
Mobo: Asus ROG Maximus VII Hero
GPU: Strix GeForce 970 gtx 4gb
CPU: Intel i5 4690k quad core
16 gb of ram
To be fair, im not sure if this is really a valid issue since the locked cpu as mentioned above I can see it from the task manager. whether I play any games, or hell even watching movies and such. it shows 100% useage at .80 gHz, on task manager at least. Im not sure if i should believe what the task manger is saying and i should use another program like cpuid or something. Also whenever I play a game, in the task manager it shows my power useage reaches 100%, and even my GPU reaches 100%. I dont think its supposed to do that whenever I play any games. I have looked around and found a few threads that say I need to disable slow mode on my motherboard, supposedly there is supposed to be a switch on the mobo that causes my cpu to be locked at .80 gHz but i have found no such switch. If anyone has any suggestions. I welcome them. Thank you.

 

[k1114]

Temps? Task manager isn't reliable for speed.

 

[DavidM012]

Try this thread might be several causes could also be thermal throttling or even bent pins in socket, there are variety of searchable q&a's for that issue, fairly well documented.

 

[nicholas70]

Disable intel adaptive thermal monitor in bios. For some reason this feature is bugged on some mobos and causes this issue.

 

[Quanticriver]

in the bios, there should be an option called; -load optimized defaults- or something very similar to that
give that a try

 

[Shuten]

Disable intel adaptive thermal monitor in bios. For some reason this feature is bugged on some mobos and causes this issue.

I tried this and I did not notice any changes.

 

[Shuten]

Try this thread might be several causes could also be thermal throttling or even bent pins in socket, there are variety of searchable q&a's for that issue, fairly well documented.

I looked through this and it seemed to help my issue. thank you

 

[Shuten]

Temps? Task manager isn't reliable for speed.

generally temps only reached around 60 degrees, it never got too hot