Question Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS Low fps in games, CPU and GPU not being utilized properly

[MichaelSorey]

Laptop model: Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
Ryzen 9 5900 HX
RTX 3080 16gb
32 GB RAM

I've been using the laptop for a while, and have been experiencing an issue that troubles me during my gaming sessions

Most of the time my gaming performance seems fairly decent, but when playing some games I seem to be experiencing a utilization problem. For example, the newly released Penacony zone in Honkai Star Rails makes my game performance drop to 20 fps, depending on the density of the area, despite my GPU utiliziation being at 80% and CPU being used at only 30% with the frequency staying around 3.2-3.3 Ghz, despite the maximum being more than 4.2 Ghz

Are there any solutions you could recommend to me aside from having it checked at a service centre? There is probably some throttling messing with my performance or some mishap with my Armoury Crate settings, but undervolting might overlap with the aforementioned software's settings which I need for my fan cooling.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Armoury Crate

There's your most likely culprit right there. I'd get rid of AC before doing anything else. Then, make sure you have the most recent BIOS version for the laptop installed. If not, I'd update that and go to the product support page for your laptop model and make sure you have the latest chipset, network controller (Both LAN and WiFi), Bluetooth and audio drivers installed based on what shows up there. Don't trust the native Windows drivers. Make sure you have the latest Nvidia drivers for the mobile 3080 installed as well.