[SOLVED] cpu frequency drops while gaming

[marck0]

cpu frequency drops while gaming

i went in to play call of duty warzone after a long time, then I notice that it runs much slower than it used to. I then find out that when the game is running then my ghz drops to 4,36. I have an overclocked i7-8700k 4.7 ghz

 

[uWebb429]

Check what the PL1 and PL2 turbo power limits are set to. If the power limits are set to their default values then the CPU will throttle and slow down when loaded. Use HWiNFO to report this information. Use the BIOS to increase the power limits if you need to. You can also use HWiNFO to report what the reason for throttling is.

 

[marck0]

mine looks like this
CPU Power Limit 1 (Long Duration)/Processor Base Power (PBP): Power = Unlimited, Time = 16.00 sec [Unlocked]

CPU Power Limit 2 (Short Duration)/Maximum Turbo Power (MTP): Power = Unlimited, Time = 2.44 ms [Unlocked]

Does this means my power is set to unlimited and the power limit isnt the issue?

 

[uWebb429]

The power limits seem to be OK.

Try running ThrottleStop.

ThrottleStop 9.7.2 Download

ThrottleStop is a small application designed to monitor for and correct the three main types of CPU throttling that are being used on many lapto

www.techpowerup.com

Check the Log File box and go play a game for at least 15 minutes. When done testing, exit the game and then exit ThrottleStop so it can finalize your log file. Copy and paste the data to www.pastebin.com and post a link so I can see if there are any throttling problems.

 

[sizzling]

Are other games ok?
What are the cpu and gpu temperatures when in game?

 

[marck0]

https://pastebin.com/5ggMH0xz

 

[uWebb429]

@marck0
Something is not right. The log file shows the multiplier randomly changing. What motherboard do you have? Is the bios up to date?

Post some screenshots of ThrottleStop so I can see how the bios is setting up your CPU. Include the FIVR and TPL windows.

What Windows power plan are you using? Try using High Performance.

 

[marck0]

My motherboard is a Msi z370 gaming pro carbon
i have not updated it for a very long time so it is probably not the latest update
i am using High performance

 

[uWebb429]

Use ThrottleStop 9.4.6 and check the Speed Shift box in the TPL window.

I do not see anything obvious. You said you were overclocked to 4.8 GHz in the bios. Did you change this to 4.7 GHz?

There is no need to check the Clock Mod box or the Power Limit 4 lock box.

Try checking the MMIO Lock box.

 

[marck0]

i miswrote meant 4.7

i downloaded ThrottleStop 9.4.6 and checked the Speed Shift box , was there anything else you would see in there?

 

[uWebb429]

@marck0
Try running another log file. If there is still a problem, I would update the bios.

Are you running any MSI or game boosting software?