Windows keeps disabling turbo mode


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I have no idea why this keeps happening
It doesn't matter if is am running the balanced power plan or high performance,at some point it disables turbo mode and never enables it again

You can say it's thermal throttling but it's not
The max temp reached according to ThhrottleStop from when the turbo mode was on until it was off was 80c
The current temp on all cores is between 45-52c and the cpu is running at 2ghz max on the P cores and 1.5ghz on the E cores

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I get an expensive laptop with powerful cpu and gpu(RTX 4070) just to run at base clock which cases fps drops bellow 60 sometimes on not very demanding games
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070
CPUs don’t always need to run at their maximum frequency. Some programs are more dependent on memory to run smoothly, while others are CPU-intensive. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is an energy-efficient solution to this imbalance: it lets the CPU run at its base clock speed when handling light workloads, then jump to a higher clock speed for heavy workloads.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
While gaming if the cpu clock speed is actually for example 3 or 4ghz,everything runs smoothly an loads fast
Sometimes when it runs at base speed it feels like I am using my old laptop that had 2.6ghz max non turbo speed

6700HQ vs 14700HX
1060 vs 4070
The difference between that hardware is massive and when the turbo is not running,it feels like a waste loads of money to get the same performance like on my old laptop

Just for example,I run pcsx2(I PS2 emulator)and configure it run using the cpu as much a possible
When turbo is disabled,it runs at 250fps
When it is enabled,it runs at 520fps

On pc games,the speed often drops bellow 60 when turbo is disabled and runs way above 60 when it's not
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI Sword 17 HX
    CPU
    14700HX
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 4070
All you are doing is observing how modern CPUs work, they only increase clock speed(turbo) when necessary.
This in part is to keep average power lower, vital on Laptops with limited cooling.
They cannot be run at max turbo continuously they would get too hot.

It is better to use something like CPUID HWMonitor which captures the clock speeds over time and thus will capture the Min and Max frequencies in a session stored in the display columns of the App.

With your lack of knowledge on CPUs and software testing Apps & methods, you should not be running Throttlestop, even more so with a Laptop.
I do not know the sampling frequency of Throttlestop so it may simply miss the max turbo frequency so you cannot assume the CPU only going up to 2 GHz.

"Just for example,I run pcsx2(I PS2 emulator)and configure it run using the cpu as much a possible
When turbo is disabled,it runs at 250fps
When it is enabled,it runs at 520fps

On pc games,the speed often drops bellow 60 when turbo is disabled and runs way above 60 when it's not"

Well, exactly, you get more fps when turbo is on, it is doing the job it should be doing.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11

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