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ZubinSingh
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2021/06/03 20:12:20 (permalink)
My cpu's base speed is 3.8ghz and the max boost clock is 5.1 ghz. When I turn on my pc and it's completely idle with no processes running, it's boosting to 4.7 ghz. I would normally expect this kind of boost while under load but my cpu is deciding to boost this high for no reason. Idk if it's because my ram is overclocked or because i'm currently running on an igpu but how do i fix this? I heard that the cpu will run as fast as it can with the thermal and power headroom it has but i'm still not sure.
 
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    CraptacularOne
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/03 20:30:20 (permalink)
    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 

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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/03 20:42:50 (permalink)
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    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 




    Oh ok thanks, was worried as to why it would use that much power for nothing but I just realized I have wallpaper engine and anti-viruses running
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/03 21:25:29 (permalink)
    Change the Control Panel -> Power Options in Windows from the default of Balanced (recommended) to Power saver and see if it downclocks more.

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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/03 21:36:48 (permalink)
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    CraptacularOne
    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 




    Oh ok thanks, was worried as to why it would use that much power for nothing but I just realized I have wallpaper engine and anti-viruses running


    It's not really using much power at all even if it's turboing up to 4.9Ghz background tasks and most antivirus don't really load the CPU at all. You can do what bob suggested in Windows and see if it turbos less, but it may also adversely affect your game performance in some games that use a lot of static menus as it switches from 2D to 3D your CPU will be less responsive to loads placed on it and prefer a lower power state. 

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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/04 02:50:58 (permalink)
    check on bios for enabled multicore Enhancement an d turn it off
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/04 05:34:02 (permalink)
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    check on bios for enabled multicore Enhancement an d turn it off




    Won't turning that off sacrifice a good amount of performance?
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/04 05:36:44 (permalink)
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    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 




    Oh ok thanks, was worried as to why it would use that much power for nothing but I just realized I have wallpaper engine and anti-viruses running


    It's not really using much power at all even if it's turboing up to 4.9Ghz background tasks and most antivirus don't really load the CPU at all. You can do what bob suggested in Windows and see if it turbos less, but it may also adversely affect your game performance in some games that use a lot of static menus as it switches from 2D to 3D your CPU will be less responsive to loads placed on it and prefer a lower power state. 




    I'd rather not sacrifice performance, it's not bad for the pc to constantly be boosting like this is it? If it's not doing any harm might as well leave it.
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/04 08:23:42 (permalink)
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    CraptacularOne
    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 




    Oh ok thanks, was worried as to why it would use that much power for nothing but I just realized I have wallpaper engine and anti-viruses running


    It's not really using much power at all even if it's turboing up to 4.9Ghz background tasks and most antivirus don't really load the CPU at all. You can do what bob suggested in Windows and see if it turbos less, but it may also adversely affect your game performance in some games that use a lot of static menus as it switches from 2D to 3D your CPU will be less responsive to loads placed on it and prefer a lower power state. 




    I'd rather not sacrifice performance, it's not bad for the pc to constantly be boosting like this is it? If it's not doing any harm might as well leave it.


    Nope it won't hurt the CPU at all, as I said it's expected behavior. 

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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/04 22:49:16 (permalink)
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    CraptacularOne
    That's perfectly normal. Even though your PC is idle, there are various background tasks being performed and the CPU will turbo when performing them based on its available thermal headroom and power. 




    Oh ok thanks, was worried as to why it would use that much power for nothing but I just realized I have wallpaper engine and anti-viruses running


    It's not really using much power at all even if it's turboing up to 4.9Ghz background tasks and most antivirus don't really load the CPU at all. You can do what bob suggested in Windows and see if it turbos less, but it may also adversely affect your game performance in some games that use a lot of static menus as it switches from 2D to 3D your CPU will be less responsive to loads placed on it and prefer a lower power state. 




    I'd rather not sacrifice performance, it's not bad for the pc to constantly be boosting like this is it? If it's not doing any harm might as well leave it.


    Nope it won't hurt the CPU at all, as I said it's expected behavior. 




    Oh ok, sounds good man, thanks for the help!
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/05 07:02:44 (permalink)
    Good luck 🤞
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    Re: CPU CLOCK SPEED 2021/06/05 08:54:15 (permalink)
    Have you nice day dont worry
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