Windows 10: Max Processor State in Power Management to reduce Laptop Heating

I have a brand new HP Omen with Windows 10 coupled with an Intel Core i5 9300H and 8GB RAM. It is heating when I play CPU intensive games and when I check for suggestions in the Microsoft Community, I got to know that reducing the Max Processor State in the Advanced Power Options reduces the Heat caused by the laptops. I had just set mine to 97% while plugged in and 90% while on battery and the heating is comparatively lesser by at least 7°-10° Celsius.


However, it wasn't clear enough for me, wherein if I reduce the Max Processor state from the default 100%, will it affect the Life of my Laptop and/or its Components in the Long-Term?

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Processor Power Management isn't there

Hello! I have a laptop and i find that the fan is constantly on, and the sound is unbearably loud. I checked various YouTube tutorials and some suggested reducing the CPU's power consumption percentage in the processor power management area (after clicking
advanced power settings). When I click advanced power settings, there is no section titled processor power management. is there a way to reduce the CPU's power consumption percentage, and why cant I find the processor power management section?

Thanks in advance

 

processor power management optimization

ive been playing around with the processor power management options for quite a while already since i noticed that my old notebook's cpu (i7-720qm) struggles with running on full power (mainly due to heat i assume).

i already managed to optimize performance quite noticeably, but some of the settings are not fully clear to me resp. their default settings are quite confusing, even contradicting to their descriptions.

so if there is somebody familiar with processor power management - ie. idle and performance states and their respective settings, some explanations and recommendations would be highly appreciated.

my main aim is to make the cpu run on as few cores/threads possible, clocked as high as possible, before unparking additional cores/threads. ie. to be highly responsive for just a few tasks rather than manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and not getting
throttled because too many threads get unparked although just a few - but clocked high - would manage it better. mainly because most of my tasks much more require few but high clocked threads than more parallel processing.

here are the settings i have set currently:

processor performance increase threshold - 30%

processor performance core parking min cores - 13%

processor performance decrease threshold - 20%

processor performance core parking concurrency threshold - 95%

processor energy performance preference policy - 20%

allow throttle states - off

processor performance decrease policy - ideal

processor performance core parking parked performance state - no preference

processor performance boost policy - 100%

processor performance increase policy ideal - aggressive

processor idle demote threshold - 30%

processor performance core parking distribution threshold - 90%

processor duty cycling - disabled

processor idle disable enable - idle

processor performance core parking decrease threshold - 60%

processor performance core parking decrease policy - ideal

processor idle promote threshold - 50%

minimum processor state - 50%

processor performance autonomous mode - enabled

processor performance core parking overutilization threshold - 80%

system cooling policy - active

processor performance core parking core override - disabled

maximum processor state - 100%

processor performance boost mode - aggressive

processor performance core parking increase policy - ideal

processor performance core parking increase threshold - 80%

processor performance core parking utility distribution - disabled

processor performance core parking max cores - 100%

what confuses me a bit are the default settings in power saver & high performance profiles of

processor idle demote threshold - ps: 20% / hp: 40%

processor idle promote threshold - ps: 40% / hp: 60%

judging from their descriptions, i would actually suggest them being exactly opposite?!

any suggestions on these two options resp. how to optimize the power settings better to achieve what i explained above - as few cores/threads unparked as possible, clocked as high as possible, before unparking more, without capping
min/max states or preventing threads from parking/unparking completely?

thanks

 

heating issue

Hi Shankar,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We would like to know the following information to assist you better.

1. What is the make and model of the computer?

2. Do you get any error message while using the computer?

3. Does the laptop fan working fine?

Please follow the below methods to fix the issue:

Method 1:

You may first check if any process is running high. Task Manager displays the programs, processes, and services that are currently running on your computer. You can use Task Manager to monitor your computer’s performance.

Follow these steps:

a. While on the desktop, right-click on the
taskbar, click on Task Manager.

b. Click on the Processes tab and check if any processes that is running
high.

If none of the process is running high then I suggest you to update the
graphics card driver and check if it resolves the issue.

Step 1:

I suggest you to update the graphics card driver
from manufacturer website and check if it helps.

Step 2:

I would suggest you to check with the following steps to try and resolve overheating issues:

a) Clean air vents and check if air fan is working or not.

b) Use some software, then, check if your system's fan is working at right speed.

c) Do not use your notebook/laptop on a surface that block air vents.

d) Thermal pads might be burnt. Try replacing them with new one.

e) There might be some fault with the hardware. You can get it checked with professional expert.

f) Adjust power settings to your needs. Lower energy consumption will result lower heat generation.

g) Never leave operating laptop with closed lid. This always generates heat inside laptop. You may close lid only if laptop will automatically go into sleep or hibernation mode.

h) You may also try installing latest software and drivers from the manufacturer website.

Method 2:

If the issue persists, let’s change the
power plan settings to use minimum processor state to prevent overheating.

Reducing the maximum processor state for your laptop (both when it is on battery or when the power cable is plugged in), reduces the processor’s performance a notch (depending on your settings) and prevents it from being used
at optimum potential by an application or game, which will reduce thermal heating. For example, if you are playing a game that is consuming 100% of your processor’s capacity, then it may also result in heating up your system, whereas reducing the battery power
state to, say 80%, can resolve this problem, and also result in battery power conservation.

Follow the steps to do so:

a) Press Windows and X key together and select
Power options.

b) Click on Change plan settings
for the power plan that you have set on the laptop.

c) Go to Processor power management. Expand the
icon and expand maximum processor state.

d) Reduce the processor state (for both Plugged-in as well as On battery) to a certain level to verify if it makes any difference.

e) Click on Apply and then
OK.

For reference, you can refer to these link to optimize the computer’s performance:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/improve-performance-optimizing-hard-drive
.

Important: Data available on bad sectors might be lost when chkdsk tries to repair your hard disc.

Please revert us if you need further assistance. We would be happy to help.