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    P50 performance under load?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Peon, Sep 29, 2016.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    It seems a lot of laptops, even business class ones, can't run at full 4-core turbo boost speeds indefinitely under heavy load and will scale back to "stock" clocks.

    I hesitate to use the term "throttling" to describe this kind of situation, but does the P50 slow down in this manner when under full load?
     
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  2. jedisurfer1

    jedisurfer1 Notebook Deity

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    turbo boost isn't meant to be run indefinitely. I find it very gimmicky anyways. The extra voltage and heat don't even save me anytime if I'm compiling or encoding videos. I just use throttlestop to manage the speeds if I want to.
     
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    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's not thermal throttling, it's power throttling.

    Use FIVR window in throttlestop to adjust a small decrease in voltage, maybe -50mv or -65mv (and set the core voltage to default while you're at it).
     
    Mobius 1, Sep 29, 2016
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