Why would my CPU clock speeds be dropping?

[Vlakmir786]

I have disabled cool n quite and don't have a processor minimum state / no parked cores....


But in CPUID as well as in AMD overdrive my current values / Core speed drop down to 1.4ghz (from 3.1 factory) every so often. I'm curious if this has been what is causing my stuttering issues in games.


But really what would be causing this to drop?? I can't seem to find anything about this problem.

 

[Outlander_04]

cool'n'quiet is kicking in

Its also very unlikely to be the cause of your stuttering

 

[Vlakmir786]

Well, it kicks in when my cpu is being utilized In games or stress tests so I imagine it has more to do with temps than cool n quite since that's the opposite.
As I've said I've disabled cool n quiet in the bios. Please read the post before jumping to conclusions - I've received enough bad advice here from lack of research like what you're saying.

I do think it's the cause of my stuttering as when my cpu is being used it drops the core clock and I doubt my 30% utilized gpu gtx 970 is causing it.

 

[Outlander_04]

Well, it kicks in when my cpu is being utilized In games or stress tests so I imagine it has more to do with temps than cool n quite since that's the opposite.
As I've said I've disabled cool n quiet in the bios. Please read the post before jumping to conclusions - I've received enough bad advice here from lack of research like what you're saying.

I do think it's the cause of my stuttering as when my cpu is being used it drops the core clock and I doubt my 30% utilized gpu gtx 970 is causing it.

I did read your post and didnt jump to conclusions

But since you know more than me I dont have to try and help you any more .

Have a good day

 

[Vic 40]

I do understand Outlander's reaction.Even if he read over that could you have pointed him in the right direction in a different manner.

Did you look at temps?
What is your whole build?

 

[Vlakmir786]

Right so you read my post and decided that I didn't actually do what I said I did. There really is no explanation. Assuming I didn't actually do what I said I did then making a conclusion that it's not the cause of stuttering is the very definition of jumping to conclusions.
Adding useless answers doesn't help people here - it hurts them in the long run. If you tell someone to buy a $350 video card to see great speeds but don't pay attention to their bad cpu - you've just bottlenecked them and wasted their price to performance boost. - which is exactly what happened to me on this forum from posters like yourself. If you get your feelings hurt over someone calling out bad advice/not doing your research, then you need thicker skin/to just stay quiet.
I've done basic research but I work a lot and outsource it to enthusiasts. Your advice is worth nothing with no explanation and conclusions that counter the facts given. Since I posted and your response I had done more about temps. So yes please do stay quiet.

It seems like it's my temps - they reach about 62 then drop suddenly. I just don't get why this cpu is getting so hot without over clocking. My airflow isn't great but not terrible - it almost instantly goes over 60 on a stress test at stock settings.
What is an ideal temp for a cpu under stress?
Would anything else be causing slowdown during intensive cpu activities (mmos, stress tests, etc)

I have an fx8120 - 3.1 ghz apparently these are bad - but so bad it bottlenecks a a gtx 970?
The cpu itself never seems to be under full load - but utilize cores poorly (maxing one then using others, overall never above 60) - then it stutters down for s bit then kicks back on. I believe this is because the clock speeds are getting halved so it can cook but I'm not sure- can someone confirm this hypothesis?
Lastly, would it be worth getting a better cpu cooler : thermal paste, or just upgrading the cpu/mobo. It doesn't seem to be doing my gtx 970 justice per the benchmarks I've seen it run: if so, any suggestions they would stop the stutter/bottleneck or other possibilities? Thanks

 

[COLGeek]

Be nice folks. No need to be rude. No other warnings will be given. Thank you.

 

[Vic 40]

You could try this,

Download the next program=hwinfo32,

http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html

You can open hwinfo32,after that open the sensor window by marking sensors=V,after that click run,,then click at the bottom "Logging start" ,after that choose a name and place for the log.like Hwinfolog at your desktop.Leave it open and do game/stresstest or whatever you do until a crash.The log will end at that point but will be saved.If it doesn't crash is up to 30min. enough.
After the restart upload the log to a site without to much crap (!),for instance dropbox,and leave a link to it here.You could also look at the log yourself with either excel or libre office calc.

This maybe will give some insight to temp issues if there are any.