Laptop throttling at 55C

[rsslayer56]

Hello,

a few months back my laptop began thermal throttling while playing games. I had managed to find some ThrottleStop settings that had a game run at let's say.. 20ms CPU as compared with at 6-10ms half the time then jumping to 60-100ms for the other half. Unfortunately, I have lost these settings and when trying to replicate them the best I can, I either get a constant 60-70ms or jumps from 1x to 10x my lowest ms.

Also, everything non Throttlestop related hasn't changed and it only occured with a change in the settings.

CPU: i3-7100U @ 2.4GHz

 

[Ja.KooLit]

you may want to clean your fans and vent grills. maybe some background process running as well

 

[rsslayer56]

you may want to clean your fans and vent grills. maybe some background process running as well

No extra background process etc, and it only occured after I had lost my throttlestop settings. I'm pretty lost for what to do

 

[unclewebb]

@rsslayer56 - Why not post some more screenshots so I can see how you have ThrottleStop set up?

Have you enabled the FIVR - Disable and Lock Turbo Power Limits feature? That can help the performance of some low power U series CPUs. Download the RwDrv.zip file from Mega. Unzip that file, copy the RwDrv.sys file into your ThrottleStop folder, and then check this option in the FIVR window.

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For maximum performance, on the main screen, change the Speed Shift EPP value from 128 to 0. And yes, you can change that value.

In the Options window, check "Add Limit Reasons to Log File". On the main ThrottleStop screen, check the Log File option and then go play a game for 15 minutes or so. When finished, exit the game and then exit ThrottleStop so it can finalize the log file. Your log file will be in your ThrottleStop / Logs folder with today's date on it. Upload that log file somewhere or attach it to your next post so I can have a look. That combined with some screenshots will help me make some suggestions.

 

[rsslayer56]

@rsslayer56 - Why not post some more screenshots so I can see how you have ThrottleStop set up?

Have you enabled the FIVR - Disable and Lock Turbo Power Limits feature? That can help the performance of some low power U series CPUs. Download the RwDrv.zip file from Mega. Unzip that file, copy the RwDrv.sys file into your ThrottleStop folder, and then check this option in the FIVR window.

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For maximum performance, on the main screen, change the Speed Shift EPP value from 128 to 0. And yes, you can change that value.

In the Options window, check "Add Limit Reasons to Log File". On the main ThrottleStop screen, check the Log File option and then go play a game for 15 minutes or so. When finished, exit the game and then exit ThrottleStop so it can finalize the log file. Your log file will be in your ThrottleStop / Logs folder with today's date on it. Upload that log file somewhere or attach it to your next post so I can have a look. That combined with some screenshots will help me make some suggestions.

Thank you for your assistance, I have done as you recommended and there are only some smaller spikes every so often. I'll give you some more details just in case you can pick out anything else.
PL 2 in Limit Reasons is flashing red every few seconds.
I have not changed anything in FIVR other than the Disable and Lock Turbo Power Limits.

 

[eidairaman1]

Clean it properly to control temps

 

[unclewebb]

Blowing the dust bunnies out of a laptop is always a good place to start.

The log file shows lots of PL1 throttling even though power consumption is only at 4 Watts. I was wondering why this was happening but then I had a look at your settings in the TPL window. You have set the long and short turbo power limits to 4 Watts. That is why your CPU is being limited to 4 Watts and why it is running like a slug. Default settings are 15 for the long power max and usually 25 for the short power max. Do not check the Clamp option and set the turbo time limit back to the default 28 seconds.

Not sure if this will cure all of your problems but it has got to help. Remember to change the Speed Shift EPP value on the main screen of ThrottleStop from 128 to 0.

Also check the Enable Speed Shift when ThrottleStop starts option. Run another log file with all of these fixes.