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PC started lagging out of nowhere - After Bios Reset, ryzen 7 3800x stuck at 500mhz

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Pc started to lag, having low latency to respond commands suddenly after booting up (it was fine in the day prior).
Things that I tried but the problems persist:

- Reinstalled windows on the same ssd
- Installed windows on a new ssd
- Booted the pc with each of the memory sticks
- Ran benchmarks on cpu and gpu with no problems.

Update 1: Ran a simple benchmark for the ram, it seems like the latency is double what it should be.
Update 2: After bios reset, Cpu is now stuck at 500mhz, even when docp plan is set up.

My pc specs are:
CPU: Ryzen 3800x
Mobo: Asus x570 tuf plus
Ram: 16gb 3200hz corsair vengeance
GPU: AMD rx590 8gb
Main ssd: Samsung 980 500gb

Just for clarification:
I reseted and updated the BIOS.
 
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properly without a cmos battery and at least 30 seconds of shorting it?
 
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I am using AMD 3700x first four core stucked at 500Mhz. this is windows 10 problem not an amd issue.


Solution:


Go to control panel -> Power Option -> Select AMD Ryzen Balanced -> then select change plan settings -> Change Advanced power settings -> + Processor power management -> + "Minimum processor state" -> Setting type 100% and + "Maximum processor state" -> Setting type 100%. Then Apply and OK.


I know Maximum processor state already set as 100% but you have to retype as 100%.

This is works for me that why I am sharing with you guys."
 

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I am using AMD 3700x first four core stucked at 500Mhz. this is windows 10 problem not an amd issue.


Solution:


Go to control panel -> Power Option -> Select AMD Ryzen Balanced -> then select change plan settings -> Change Advanced power settings -> + Processor power management -> + "Minimum processor state" -> Setting type 100% and + "Maximum processor state" -> Setting type 100%. Then Apply and OK.


I know Maximum processor state already set as 100% but you have to retype as 100%.

This is works for me that why I am sharing with you guys."

Followed you instructions and unfortunely it didnt work for me. Tried amd balanced and high performance, changed the values to 30% and then back to 100% several times but still the problems persist.


The thing is that all my cores have the same clock speeds, and windows being the culprit in this one would be strange since I did a clean install after the problems begun aswell.
Thank you anyway.
 
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Followed you instructions and unfortunely it didnt work for me. Tried amd balanced and high performance, changed the values to 30% and then back to 100% several times but still the problems persist.


The thing is that all my cores have the same clock speeds, and windows being the culprit in this one would be strange since I did a clean install after the problems begun aswell.
Thank you anyway.
mhmm... did you reseated the CPU?
i'll check out some other forums later.. maybe i find more potential fixes for you ( problems like yours really suck. :/ )
 
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Your processor may be either throttling or not getting enough power. Is your CPU fan spinning? What are the temperatures? Try re-plugging ATX and CPU power connectors. Also, what model is your power supply?
 

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mhmm... did you reseated the CPU?
i'll check out some other forums later.. maybe i find more potential fixes for you ( problems like yours really suck. :/ )

I didnt because i dont have extra thermal paste around. The initial problem was something related to the RAM latency, which was thru the roof, I ran full diagnostics and booted the PC with the memory sticks indenpendently and everything was the same. A benchmark test accused the high latency on the memory, but as soon as I reset the bios, the clocks speeds never went back up.

Your processor may be either throttling or not getting enough power. Is your CPU fan spinning? What are the temperatures? Try re-plugging ATX and CPU power connectors. Also, what model is your power supply?
What is strange is that the CPU is not even throttling on startup, which was normal before (fans go full speed for a few seconds and then normalize). Cpu fan is spinning normally, temps are pretty good (20C in average, mobo and cpu). Replugged everything, still the same.

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Could you post a screenshot of HWinfo with all the sub-menus open? Perhaps that'll give us some clues.
 

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What does the BIOS say for CPU speed and temps?
If things are weird there, we know its a hardware issue like CPU cooling or VRM cooling
 
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what does AIDA64 or Speccy say about CPU/RAM/system specs?

If the problem exists only in windows, reboot windows into safe mode and see what happens.
 

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What does the BIOS say for CPU speed and temps?
If things are weird there, we know its a hardware issue like CPU cooling or VRM cooling

The clock speeds are setup to either 3900mhz in default and a tried 4200mhz aswell manually using docp. Temps are very low, around 20~35C

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Could you post a screenshot of HWinfo with all the sub-menus open? Perhaps that'll give us some clues.
Here you go. Im unfamiliar with hwinfo, hope that this is enough to have a clue:

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Here you go. Im unfamiliar with hwinfo, hope that this is enough to have a clue:
Good, now click the "Sensors" button, maximize the resulting window and click 2x on the first button in the bottom left corner (the one with the arrows pointing outwards):

hwinfo.jpg


Please pull the sub-menus and upload that window. The diagnostic data within could lead us to the problem.
 
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OP, when you reinstalled windows did you format the drives during the process?

Also, if you have multiple drives, disconnect the extra ones next time you decide to reinstall windows. (very uncommon bug related)
 

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Good, now click the "Sensors" button, maximize the resulting window and click 2x on the first button in the bottom left corner (the one with the arrows pointing outwards):

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Please pull the sub-menus and upload that window. The diagnostic data within could lead us to the problem.

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OP, when you reinstalled windows did you format the drives during the process?

Also, if you have multiple drives, disconnect the extra ones next time you decide to reinstall windows. (very uncommon bug related)
I did, i bought a new ssd since the initial problem indicated that it could be the problem. I disconnected the other ssd during install but the secondary storage hdd was connected.
 
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It looks like your motherboard is forcing the CPU to throttle down. Hovewer, the culprit isn't the CPU, as its temps are well below the thermal limit.

Next I'd look at VRM temperature. It seems unlikely in your case, but high VRM temp may be triggering the alert, forcing the CPU to throttle itself. And unfortunately your mobo doesn't appear to have a VRM temp sensor. Can you touch the VRM heatsinks (around the CPU socket)? Do they feel significantly hotter (or cooler) than the rest of the system?

Also, do you only have one case fan installed? As an intake or exhaust? What is your CPU cooler? Case model?
Actually, it'd be very helpful if you filled in the system specs in your user profile.
 
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And unfortunately your mobo doesn't appear to have a VRM temp sensor.
The Temp 3 sensor might be the VRM temperature. I wonder if something happened to one of the mosfets in the VRM area triggering the board to tell the CPU to throttle?
 

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It looks like your motherboard is forcing the CPU to throttle down. Hovewer, the culprit isn't the CPU, as its temps are well below the thermal limit.

Next I'd look at VRM temperature. It seems unlikely in your case, but high VRM temp may be triggering the alert, forcing the CPU to throttle itself. And unfortunately your mobo doesn't appear to have a VRM temp sensor. Can you touch the VRM heatsinks (around the CPU socket)? Do they feel significantly hotter (or cooler) than the rest of the system?

Also, do you only have one case fan installed? As an intake or exhaust? What is your CPU cooler?

VRM seems ok, it seems normal, hot but nothing excessive. But would it be possible to be a problem even with a cold start? What I noticed after the several restarts is that most of the times, before the bios screen, the cpu and fans throttle all the way up and then suddenly go silent when the screen to get inside the bios is shown.

I have two fans, one as intake and the other as exaust, CPU cooler is the default AMD Wraith.
 
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Have you noticed any strange smells from the computer?
 

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Have you noticed any strange smells from the computer?
Not at all

The AMD Wraith cooler is crap insufficient for your CPU but it won't make it throttle to 500MHz. Again, something broke really hard.
Yeah, i know. But temps never went crazy, it tops at 80C on heavy load.

The initial problem wasnt the CPU stuck at 500mhz either, this only happened when I firstly reset the BIOS to try to solve the previous issues.
 
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It would seem you're not the first to have this issue.

What happens if you install Ryzen Master then turn off PROCHOT?
Edit: Wrong link, I was looking at this: https://community.amd.com/t5/processors/ryzen-5-3600-on-550mhz/td-p/456853
 
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I smell a physical damage/electical failure, like one of the pins broke/stopped conducting. This could also be a motherboard failure. Don't ask me how.

No amount of fiddling with your BIOS/Windows can solve it. Disassemble the whole shebang and inspect it visually.

If you find nothing and it's still not working properly after reassembling, RMA CPU or/and motherboard.

Yeah, it feels like something related to the motherboard since the issues were elsewhere first. Will do.
 
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It would seem you're not the first to have this issue.

What happens if you install Ryzen Master then turn off PROCHOT?

Omg mate! It worked. Thank you!
Thats so strange, will do some diagnostics to check if the other issues persist.

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Could be, although that doesn't seem to match the board's design:

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The BIOS is reporting only one case fan attached, though.

Yeah, i noticed that aswell. The other one is from the case, is a 25~30cm side intake fan, could it be fed directly from the psu? Is that even possible?
 
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