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i7-13700HX capped at 25 watts

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System Name OMEN
Processor i7-13700HX
Memory DDR5-4800 (8GB )x2
Video Card(s) RTX 4060
Storage WD BLACK 1TB SN850
Display(s) Acer NITRO 2K WQHD 170HZ
Keyboard ROCCAT VULKAN 121 AIMO
Benchmark Scores Time Spy 11878 (HWBOT World Record)
Greetings,

I have an i7-13700HX, and its been a year since I have really tuned my PC. I recently had to reset everything, so here I am now.
I ran some tests, and previously with some undervolting I achieved 30% more performance than I am now. I noticed that my CPU isn't boosting much past 25 watts, nor is it getting very hot anymore.

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Here are some screenshots, the above score is from now, the below are scores I used to get a couple of months ago.
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If someone could please help, thank you.
 
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I recently had to reset everything, so here I am now.
What was the reason for the "reset". What exactly did you do?

Did you perhaps restore the BIOS back to its Default settings and disable Throttlestop?

On a desktop system I'd be inclined to install a fresh copy of Windows on a new SSD (without Throttlestop) and see what happens.

On a laptop, it's a different matter. You'd need too open up the laptop which can be tricky, especially if you're not experienced with such operations or concerned about warranties.

Next best thing might be to boot the laptop from a Linux distro on a USB memory stick and run some tests.
https://www.techradar.com/best/best-usb-bootable-distros

You could even build a bootable Windows USB stick with WinToUSB. A bit slower than booting from internal SSD, but OK for testing.
https://www.easyuefi.com/wintousb/

The idea is to see if it's an Operating System/Throttlestop problem, or purely a hardware fault.
 
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