This processor maintains its speed without any adjustments during inactivity.
This processor maintains its speed without any adjustments during inactivity.
Hello, I'm trying to understand why my CPU stays at a low idle speed of 3.2-3.3GHz even when I don’t use any processing power. It works fine with both AMD Balanced Power Plan and Windows Balanced Plan, but the minimum processor state is set to just 5%. This setup feels like it’s running in high performance mode. The strange part is that lowering the minimum processor state to 20% causes the CPU to downclock to around 1.5GHz and drop to 0.89V. However, this behavior is very erratic—sometimes it jumps back up to 3.6-4.1GHz while idle, with voltage spikes from 0.89V to 1.44V and temperature readings swinging between about 30°C and 45°C every few seconds. As a result, the AIO fans keep increasing their speed continuously. I've checked the BIOS settings, enabled/disabled C-state and AMD Cool'n Quiet, switched to P0/1/2, and even updated chipset drivers, but nothing seems to fix the issue. The CPU still runs at stock speeds despite these changes. The BIOS version is f51, Windows 10, and the chipset is 2.01.15.2138.
This setting removes the chance to reach 4.1ghz on a single core when all cores are at 3.3ghz, and the top boost drops to 3.5ghz. It only affects older games that run one thread on the CPU.