Undervolting
Undervolting
I've never adjusted the voltage before, so I thought it would be a good idea to test my laptop. It performed well, with Cinebench 23 showing scores close to 200-300 points higher than the previous version. My running temperatures were also noticeably lower according to HWInfo. Performance-wise, isn't it strange that UV should actually cool things down?
It is, but on benchmarks, it won't be obvious, since you're stressing the CPU to its limit.
What were the temperatures without undervolting? If they were already close to the throttling threshold or already throttled, you wouldn't notice a drop in temperatures (at least during benchmarks).
In-game, there might be some reduction in temperatures.
What processor are you using?
Some of the latest Intel CPUs include Undervolt Protection or IA-CEP with Current Excursion Protection active. This feature can greatly affect performance. Cinebench results may halve their value.
An incorrect undervolt setting will decrease temperatures as long as it functions properly. If you used power limit throttling before, your CPU temperature should remain similar.
Keep in mind this is a laptop and AMD.
Idle was about 5-8c higher and max temps were similar but the undervolt hovered at the peak of 99°c as where it was maybe 94-95. This was the case when I removed the undervolt too. (AMD laptop max is 105°c but I still don't like it that close.
Specifically it's a 2021 Asus ROG Strix Advantage Edition.
It has a 5900HX processor.
So based on what you're stating, in certain scenarios the statements online that undervolting "will not hurt performance" isn't true but rather circumstantial?
I do use my laptop mainly for side gaming when I don't feel like booting up my main PC. On occasion I use it along side my main PC for CPU intensive tasks outside gaming. Calculations, Encoding/Decoding, etc..
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So it may seem like the tool I was using wasn't working correctly based on your responses. I guess I'll try again with something else just the see what the temps do.