CPU doesn't run at full power if I plug in my laptop while ThrottleStop is open

[Shino]

I use the Gigabyte G5 KD laptop, which has an i5-11400H CPU and RTX 3060 GPU. When I plug in my laptop while ThrottleStop is open, the CPU never runs at full power. The wattage barely goes over 20 watts and the clock speed typically stays in the 2GHz range, sometimes reaching 3GHz. The only way to get the CPU to run at full power is to either:

• Close ThrottleStop and unplug my laptop and plug it back in
• Close ThrottleStop and use my laptop's control center to switch from one power mode to the other and then switch back

When I look at the Limit Reasons section, EDP OTHER is constantly red. I don't know what that means, but it only appears when the CPU is in this nerfed state. Does anyone have any idea why this happens and if it can be fixed?

 

[unclewebb]

EDP OTHER is constantly red

EDP throttling is typically caused by current limits that are set too low. Try setting IccMax for both the core and the cache to the max. That should be 255.75 for an 11th Gen CPU. In the TPL window set Power Limit 4 to the max, 1023. While you are in the TPL window, check the MMIO Lock box near the top right corner of this window.

use my laptop's control center

I am not sure what control center software you are using or how it interacts with ThrottleStop. Some software and some computers can program an embedded controller (EC) to set current limits that ThrottleStop has no control over.

Try running an updated log file with the recommended settings.

 

[ChemicalDruid]

I am not sure what control center software you are using or how it interacts with ThrottleStop. Some software and some computers can program an embedded controller (EC) to set current limits that ThrottleStop has no control over.

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