Windows 10: Cpu speed low when playing games but fast when not

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  1. MUSTAFA ATMAR
    Mustafa Atmar Win User

    Cpu speed low when playing games but fast when not


    Over a year ago maybe longer i started having this problem where whenever i play a game my cpu usage would be at around 100% and my cpu speed would be around 2.7-2.8ghz and when im not it stays at 3.1-3.4ghz with a usage percentage of around 5-20% give or take chilling in desktop maybe a browser openedI always thought this was my cpu heat but it wouldn't make sense it would work harder under no load and work less under load? But my idle temp of cpu is around 60°C no load literally just chilling with no apps in my desktop and around 80°C+ under load. Already tried putting in liquid metal i

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    Mustafa Atmar, Feb 4, 2024
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  2. [USER] JAKE
    [USER] Jake Win User

    Low CPU Speed While Gaming on Battery Mode

    Hi, so the problem started recently on my laptop. My CPU speed when not gaming is around 2.3 GHz and above. However, whenever I play a game, my CPU clocks down to 0.79 GHz and stays there until I close the game. I also checked my temperature while gaming, which is around 60 °C. I tried changing the maximum processing unit to both 100% and it still didn't work. But if I plug a 300W AC adaptor into my laptop, the CPU speed goes up to 4 GHz. Is there any fix for low CPU clock speed while gaming on battery mode?

    RTX 3060 6GB

    i7-11800H

    512 SSD

    16 GB

    Legion 5
     
    [USER] Jake, Feb 4, 2024
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  3. ERFAN SADEQI
    erfan sadeqi Win User
    Low CPU util on CPU-intensive games.

    Hello, My name is Erfan. I will help you with this.

    There could be several reasons why the CPU is in low utilization while playing games.

    Games use more GPU than CPU because the GPU is designed to handle the graphics and rendering of the game, while the CPU runs things like physics and shadows. Games that require heavy graphics processing, such as Cyberpunk, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Control, are very GPU-heavy. Increasing the draw distance on a match will likely tax the CPU more than the GPU.

    If your GPU is not powerful enough to keep up with the demands of the game, it can bottleneck the CPU, which will also lead to low CPU utilization.

    Game resolutions, in the low resolutions you will experience high CPU utilization and in the high resolutions, low CPU utilization.

    Let me know if that did not help. Thank you.
     
    erfan sadeqi, Feb 4, 2024
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  4. MOEIZMASOOD
    MoeizMasood Win User

    Cpu speed low when playing games but fast when not

    Is high Cpu speed better for games or low?

    I opened Task Manager and went to View, then I saw an option called "Update Speed". I clicked it and it had a few options for increasing and decreasing the CPU speed. It worked but my question
    was that should I increase my CPU speed when gaming? Will it change the game performance?
     
    MoeizMasood, Feb 4, 2024
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