Need help determing what to set in Turbo Power Limits to get more battery life (i5-11400h ASUS FX506HCB laptop)

[overcastblatancycorral]

Specs:
Laptop model: ASUS FX506HCB
CPU i5-11400h
GPU: RTX 3050 (mobile)
RAM: 2x8GB @2666 mhz

I have been using throttlestop for months now and I have already determined what are the most stable undervolt settings to apply to my CPU core and CPU cache in the FIVR settings. I have heard from other forum threads that setting the TDP lower in the turbo power limits than the default one set by the manufacturer can increase battery life for laptops. I am still somewhat confused on what all the buttons and options in the turbo power limits settings do. I would like to hear what options I should select in the turbo power limits for setting the TDP lower in a way that would be optimal for increasing battery life for my laptop (such as what number I should set the different values to).

 

[unclewebb]

I have heard from other forum threads that setting the TDP lower in the turbo power limits than the default one set by the manufacturer can increase battery life for laptops.

I do not think that is true but I have never done any battery testing.

The most important way to save power is to open the Task Manager Details tab and make sure there is nothing running in the background that does not need to be running all of the time. Work on lowering the idle C0% and lowering the idle temperatures that ThrottleStop reports. My 10 core desktop CPU has low power consumption and low idle temperatures because the C0% is very low. No useless junk running in the background.

 

[Questions]

Turbo boost eats up a decent percentage of the processor just by having it running. To save battery you can keep turbo enabled disable the short turbo limit set the long turbo limit to a lower reasonable wattage which will be obeyed as long as you set the turbo power limit to a low value such as 0.4 using the slider. I did it because I experienced buyers remorse buying a 1165g7 instead of an rog ally and I figured if I couldn’t get as good fps playing ratchet and clank rift apart at least I could get better battery life I think I got 2 hours 30 minutes playing rift apart. Check your max tdp on intels website for your processor and set the long power boost below that reasonably

 

[overcastblatancycorral]

I do not think that is true but I have never done any battery testing.

The most important way to save power is to open the Task Manager Details tab and make sure there is nothing running in the background that does not need to be running all of the time. Work on lowering the idle C0% and lowering the idle temperatures that ThrottleStop reports. My 10 core desktop CPU has low power consumption and low idle temperatures because the C0% is very low. No useless junk running in the background.

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Hey, I tried disabling some background services in the past and it seems it did slightly improve my battery life. Do you have a list of services you disabled or a link which contains a list in case I missed some services? I was never able to achieve C0% values so low as your system even when I disabled some background tasks, closed every 3rd party program I had running, set my performance plan to High Performance in throttlestop, and set my CPU to run at 100%.

 

[unclewebb]

Do you have a list of services

I do not have a list. I turn off very few Windows services.

I was never able to achieve C0% values so low as your system

Most people say the same thing. I am not sure what is running in the background on everyone's computer. I have next to nothing installed on my computer so I have less problems. My low idle C0% screenshots show how efficient Windows 10 can be. I have not tested Windows 11.

High idle C0% is usually caused by the programs that are installed on a computer. You should keep an eye on C0% after installing anything on your computer. Many programs include junk that runs in the background that really does not need to be running in the background. Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome have features like this. The Task Manager Details tab or the Windows Resource Monitor might help you understand what is running in the background on your computer.

Process Explorer from Sysinternals is another good tool.

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

learn.microsoft.com

 

[overcastblatancycorral]

I do not have a list. I turn off very few Windows services.


Most people say the same thing. I am not sure what is running in the background on everyone's computer. I have next to nothing installed on my computer so I have less problems. My low idle C0% screenshots show how efficient Windows 10 can be. I have not tested Windows 11.

High idle C0% is usually caused by the programs that are installed on a computer. You should keep an eye on C0% after installing anything on your computer. Many programs include junk that runs in the background that really does not need to be running in the background. Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome have features like this. The Task Manager Details tab or the Windows Resource Monitor might help you understand what is running in the background on your computer.

Process Explorer from Sysinternals is another good tool.

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

learn.microsoft.com

Thank you for the information and the Systernals tool link. I appreciate it.