Windows occasionally causes audio, video, and game performance to lag or slow down unexpectedly.
Windows occasionally causes audio, video, and game performance to lag or slow down unexpectedly.
Your temperatures are normal. The trottling method helps prevent the chip from overheating. It’s better to keep it running than shut it down. Have you moved the Windows setup to a different system? Noticing the PC name begins with Z170 might suggest a new installation is needed.
Thanks for the update Sjaakie! I’ll reactivate the CPU throttling settings since I just turned it off for testing. The Windows installation looks fresh on this x570 motherboard, so I kept the PC name as Z170 just like my first PC case. From a temperature standpoint, it’s a bit inconsistent. Overall, the CPU tends to stay between 60 and sometimes above 70°C during heavy tasks, while the GPU fluctuates between 80–85°C occasionally but gradually rises. At this moment, I ran a short benchmark in Forza Horizon 5 from launch to the first run, then waited and checked again. The results weren’t conclusive, but it might help if you have any tips. (The first photo is my first run, the second is after a short pause.)
It’s worth noting that yesterday my Nvidia GeForce Experience detected a GPU update. I followed the standard setup and tried a clean installation, which required a full system reboot—something I hadn’t experienced before. After checking the latest cyberpunk patch, everything seemed stable, though it appears to be a random occurrence. I’ll continue testing soon and keep monitoring the latencyMon app. I’ll update this thread later, possibly in a few days at most (hard to predict).
I might have discovered the reason behind it. It appears the fTPM configuration needed for Windows 11 is the issue on AMD processors. I was still using W10, so I disabled it and, surprisingly, the stutters or slow performance stopped almost 48 hours ago after that.