i7-7700k running at 0.76 - 0.8GHz

[Stopwatch23]

Hello,

I upgraded from an i5-6400 to an i7-7700k about 2 weeks ago. It was running fine until now. My CPU speed drops to 0.76GHz after about 5 minutes of my PC being on. I have no overclock on.

Specs of my PC:
Motherboard: MSI Z170 M7 (Flashed my BIOS before buying the CPU)
GPU: MSI R9 390
PSU: EVGA 650 GQ
Processor: i7-7700k
RAM: 16BG of G-Skill at 2500
CPU Cooler: MSI Frozr l

I was wondering if someone could help me figure out what the problem would be. I ran the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool and it all passed, thought during the whole test the CPU stayed at .76GHZ.

So far I have tried resetting the CMOS. Flashing the BIOS. Updating all Drivers. and other little things I have found online. Anyone have any suggestions??

This is CPU-Z info
http://imgur.com/a/B7Zl1

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

There is a "slow mode" switch at the bottom of your motherboard. Make sure it's off.

 

[Stopwatch23]

There is a "slow mode" switch at the bottom of your motherboard. Make sure it's off.

I just checked, and it is turned off

 

[lakimens]

CPU's slow down when they're not needed, are you sure this is not it?

 

[Stopwatch23]

CPU's slow down when they're not needed, are you sure this is not it?

Postive. It runs at that speed while I am gaming.

 

[Earneso]

There is a "slow mode" switch at the bottom of your motherboard. Make sure it's off.

I just checked, and it is turned off

Do you still have this issue? I've read a few people having this same issue with that motherboard and what worked for them was downgrading their bios. I know some older bios don't support Kaby lake so do this at your own risk. I returned my 7700k because it was 60c at idle using 3 different motherboards and 4 different CPU coolers. It wasn't overclocked and the voltage was 1.2v.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

There is a "slow mode" switch at the bottom of your motherboard. Make sure it's off.

I just checked, and it is turned off

Do you still have this issue? I've read a few people having this same issue with that motherboard and what worked for them was downgrading their bios. I know some older bios don't support Kaby lake so do this at your own risk. I returned my 7700k because it was 60c at idle using 3 different motherboards and 4 different CPU coolers. It wasn't overclocked and the voltage was 1.2v.

Did you get another 7700K? did it have better temps?

 

[Earneso]

There is a "slow mode" switch at the bottom of your motherboard. Make sure it's off.

I just checked, and it is turned off

Do you still have this issue? I've read a few people having this same issue with that motherboard and what worked for them was downgrading their bios. I know some older bios don't support Kaby lake so do this at your own risk. I returned my 7700k because it was 60c at idle using 3 different motherboards and 4 different CPU coolers. It wasn't overclocked and the voltage was 1.2v.

Did you get another 7700K? did it have better temps?

No I just returned it Friday, I know the 7700k runs hotter but that was insane. I have no idea which CPU to get. I am a content creator, video editing (4k), digital art, 3D modeling etc.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Then just get a Kaby Lake Xeon E3-1230 V6 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117788

It has hyper-threading like the i7. The Skylake V5 is a tad cheaper.

*Or if you could swap to AM4 and get a Ryzen 7 that would be better.

 

[Earneso]

Then just get a Kaby Lake Xeon E3-1230 V6 - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117788

It has hyper-threading like the i7. The Skylake V5 is a tad cheaper.

*Or if you could swap to AM4 and get a Ryzen 7 that would be better.

Well I returned my 3 z270 motherboards so AM4 is a possibility, the 1700x looks good. Plus Ryzen is compatible with ECC memory.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Yeah I would go with Ryzen 7 for content creation, etc. I didn't' know it was ECC compatible, that's cool.

 

[Earneso]

Yeah I would go with Ryzen 7 for content creation, etc. I didn't' know it was ECC compatible, that's cool.

Ryzen chips are essentially the same as Intel Xeon E5 chips but unlocked. All around very good chips, especially for the price.