Question CPU underworking

[aleccaballero1]

i have a asus rog strix g16 2024 and recently when playing fort my cpu usage isnt high and the temperature is over 90 degrees celcius, the usage usually goes around 15-25%. it also spikes and makes my frames jitter. what could be the problem?

 

[uWebb429]

What CPU model do you have? Is it the Intel 14900HX? Many similar laptops set the Intel Turbo Power Limits way higher than the cooling system can manage.

what could be the problem?

It is usually just poor design. Run HWiNFO and check to see what the PL1 and PL2 turbo power limits are set to by the BIOS. You can try reducing these two power limit values in the BIOS.

If you have an Intel HX CPU, you can also try reducing the CPU voltage as long as Asus did not lock out voltage adjustment.

It is possible that the factory did a poor job installing the heatsink. Most people that just bought a new laptop are not interested in immediately having to do surgery. If you ever do decide to replace the thermal paste, try using Honeywell PTM 7950. It tends to last a lot longer than many of the popular replacement thermal pastes.

Welcome to the joys of owning a modern high performance gaming oriented laptop. Consider returning it if it is not too late.

 

[MajorTom308]

i have a asus rog strix g16 2024 and recently when playing fort my cpu usage isnt high and the temperature is over 90 degrees celcius, the usage usually goes around 15-25%. it also spikes and makes my frames jitter. what could be the problem?

Just some common sense suggestions.
First...make sure your internal fan is working. Second...get some "canned air" and clean out the intake and exhaust vents. Third...only play on hard surface so you don't block vents. Fourth...get a decent laptop cooler pad from Amazon.

 

[aleccaballero1]

What CPU model do you have? Is it the Intel 14900HX? Many similar laptops set the Intel Turbo Power Limits way higher than the cooling system can manage.


It is usually just poor design. Run HWiNFO and check to see what the PL1 and PL2 turbo power limits are set to by the BIOS. You can try reducing these two power limit values in the BIOS.

If you have an Intel HX CPU, you can also try reducing the CPU voltage as long as Asus did not lock out voltage adjustment.

It is possible that the factory did a poor job installing the heatsink. Most people that just bought a new laptop are not interested in immediately having to do surgery. If you ever do decide to replace the thermal paste, try using Honeywell PTM 7950. It tends to last a lot longer than many of the popular replacement thermal pastes.

Welcome to the joys of owning a modern high performance gaming oriented laptop. Consider returning it if it is not too late.

i have the 13650HX cpu processor

 

[geofelt]

My canned response to laptop performance issues:
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I see many complaints about gaming laptops not performing well.
Usually gaming while plugged in.
One common cause is thermal throttling.
Laptop coolers must, of necessity be small and light.
The coolers are also relatively underpowered.
If you run an app such as HWMonitor or HWinfo, you will get the current, minimum, and maximum cpu temperatures. Set to see each individual core.
For intel processors, if you see a max of 100c. in red, it means you have throttled.
I think the number for ryzen is more like 85c-90c.
The cpu will lower it's multiplier and power draw to protect itself until the situation reverses.
At a lower multiplier, your cpu usage may well be at 100%
What can you do?
First, see that your cooler airways are clear and that the cooler fan is spinning.
Use a windows balanced power profile, not the performance profile.
Set a minimum cpu performance to something like 20%

It is counter-intuitive, but, try changing the windows balanced power profile advanced functions to a max of 90% instead of the default of 100%
You may not notice the reduced cpu performance.

 

[aleccaballero1]

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lmk if this works
you might have to copy and paste

 

[aleccaballero1]

im trying to figure out how to set a minimun cpu performance to 20% but i cant figure out how, it doesnt let me modify any of the settings?

 

[geofelt]

im trying to figure out how to set a minimun cpu performance to 20% but i cant figure out how, it doesnt let me modify any of the settings?

Go to control panel/power options/select balanced plan/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/
Change minimum to 5% -20% or so.
Change Maximum state to 90%

 

[aleccaballero1]

do i need to restart for it to work