Check your CPU temps, it could be throttling to prevent overheating. Use a tool like HWMonitor, just make sure you launch it as 'Admin' or you won't see all the the temps. For that CPU, if it's higher than 95 degrees it will begin to throttle. At 100 degrees, it'll probably be stuck at the speed you've stated, but at 105 it will shutdown (all temps in celcius).
If the temps are high all the time, my guess is that the CPU cooler was bumped during the install of the ram/ssd. This could have caused the thermal paste to separate or crack- a lot of OEM laptops use very cheap thermal paste that hardens and doesn't maintain any kind of moisture. When it dries then cracks, it loses nearly all thermal conductivity. If this is the case, you'll need to take your notebook apart again and clean both the CPU and the heatsink (with isopropyl alcohol- recommend 70% or higher), then apply a fresh layer of thermal paste. I'd recommend something decent like the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut, Arctic Cooling MX-3, or Noctua NT-H1. These will last a very long time without drying up (5+ years).