Windows 10: CPU running at max frequency

To lead off, nothing on my system is overclocked and the cpu has a min process state of 20%. So I unplugged my PC the other day to clean up around it and have had nothing but issues since getting it back together. Outside of an issue with my wifi adapter that fixed itself, my cpu has been running at max frequency for no reason. Whenever I'm doing something that isn't a heavy load it frequently hits max and throttles which causes everything to stutter for a few seconds.

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Overclock cpu max frequency constantly changing in task manager

Hi,

I'm overclocking my Intel 8700k to 5Ghz and every time I check the current frequency in task manager the max is constantly changing. I have high-performance power settings on windows enabled and I have also disabled CPU state and Intel SpeedStep in the BIOS.
I also noticed that when using other tools to display my GPU and CPU performance they show my CPU max frequency is exactly 5Ghz, why does Task Manager constantly display a constantly changing frequency?

Any suggestions?

Much appreciated

 

Low CPU utilization, yet max. frequency

I learned something new today. Early during my investigation, before I posted here, I read posts from multiple forums where users mentioned clicking on the battery icon in the notification area and moving the slider away from "Best performance," so Turbo Boost isn't constantly engaged. I had no such slider so I moved on.

Today, I finally got tired of seeing a configuration warning every time I started HP Performance Advisor, telling me I should run the "HP Optimized" power plan, so I switched over to that plan and set all of the options to what I was running in my previous plan. I was still locked at max. frequency after doing that, but...when I clicked on the battery icon, there was the slider. I moved the slider to the middle ("Better performance") and voil , no longer constantly at max. turbo frequency all the time. CPU temp. dropped about 7 degrees C at idle, right off the bat.

 

Overclock cpu max frequency constantly changing in task manager

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I appreciate the time and efforts to work on the issue.

As per the description, I understand that Task manager displays constant change in CPU frequency. As you have already disabled Intel Speed Step, I suggest you to get in touch with the motherboard manufacturer.

You can also post your query in the
TechNet forum.

Hope it helps.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator