Throttlestop works well with these settings for me.

[AvidGamer]

I just wanted to share my setup with a question as well. For some reason, Throttlestop only works properly for me when set to High Performance mode. If I set it to Balanced like I would want to, when doing the TS Bench the CPU clock speed oscillates up and down. When in High Performance mode it is locked to 3.5 GHz when benching for me using the Speed Shift Max setting of 35. Also, if I don't check the Speed Shift EPP setting and leave it at 84, the CPU remains locked at 3.5 GHz. Setting the Speed Shift EPP to 84 makes it so the CPU isn't locked at 3.5 GHz. So it is locked to 3.5 GHz when under load and is not when not under load. This is exactly how I would want it to work.

Anyway, my main question is this: has anyone found a way to get Throttlestop to work well when not in High Performance Mode? I prefer Balanced, but I haven't been able to get it to work right. One problem is my Turbo Ratio Limits and undervolting are greyed out in FIVR, so that is why I'm using Speed Shift.

Anyway, I'm really grateful for this nifty piece of software. It has been helping me to underclock my CPU and reduce temperatures.

Thanks!

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[unclewebb]

ThrottleStop only works properly for me when set to High Performance mode

That is correct. That is the best way to keep Windows and ThrottleStop from fighting over control of the CPU speed.

Setting the Speed Shift EPP to 84 makes it so the CPU isn't locked at 3.5 GHz. So it is locked to 3.5 GHz when under load and is not when not under load. This is exactly how I would want it to work.

By setting Speed Shift EPP to 84, you are creating your own Balanced power plan. Your settings are perfect. You found the best way to make the CPU do exactly what you want it to do.

has anyone found a way to get ThrottleStop to work well when not in High Performance Mode?

ThrottleStop is only compatible with the Windows High Performance power plan. If your computer is working well, stop worrying about the details.

When you manually set EPP to 84, your High Performance power plan is no longer a high performance power plan. It is a modified High Performance power plan which should work almost exactly the same as the Windows Balanced power plan. In both cases, the CPU will slow down when lightly loaded. That is what most laptop owners want and that appears to be what your laptop is doing.

my Turbo Ratio Limits and undervolting are greyed out in FIVR

Intel removed access to the FIVR voltage and turbo ratio multiplier controls from their 12th Gen and newer mobile H series CPUs. They basically did this to force enthusiasts to spend more money on higher end unlocked HX series CPUs instead. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Of course their share price has dropped in half this year so there are always unintended consequences to executive decisions like this. Maybe Intel should head to the forums and listen to advice from enthusiasts to get their company and share price back on track.

I'm really grateful for this nifty piece of software

You are welcome. ThrottleStop gives users a lot of control over how their Intel CPUs run. Buy an HX processor next time and you will really enjoy the extra features that are only available when running ThrottleStop on Intel's unlocked processors.