Reduction in Max Core Frequency during gameplay
Reduction in Max Core Frequency during gameplay
Hello there, I own a laptop equipped with an i5-6200u and a Radeon R5 M330. While playing War Thunder, I frequently experience significant frame drops—sometimes falling from 60 to just 2 to 13 frames per second. At the same time, my Intel XTU reports a decrease in core frequency. This seems linked to thermal throttling around 80°C, though it hasn’t happened even at lower temperatures (as shown in the attached graph). What’s puzzling is that I ran the system with -60mV undervolt and performed stress tests to compare it with the standard model. The stock model throttles during testing, but my undervolted build reached a maximum of 74°C without any issue. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I addressed the thermal paste issue about a month ago with the hope of improvement, but it continues to be a problem. It makes sense that thermal throttling occurs at room temperature. Possible fixes include checking cooling solutions or adjusting system settings.