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Great! I'm glad that helped!  You've asked some good questions... there's a couple of things that come to mind that could also be affecting it:
Cooling... maybe you've moved the PC and the heatsink got knocked around on the CPU, maybe the heatsink is loose, or maybe the cooler is full of cat hair 🙃 RAM settings:  RAM settings can have substantial impact on performance Maybe there was a power outage, or something and you had XMP settings enabled or something and now it's defaulted back to stock Using Windows 11 fTPM didn't need to be enabled on Windows 10, but running Windows 11 requires it... and like I linked above, it's possible you're noticing some micro stuttering related to that. RGB software or some other weird software causing issues: this is a long-shot and given the suggestions I gave previously, I think you would've caught anything like this.  If you remember installing anything specifically and then the issue started, might be worth taking a look If I'm going to sit here and guess, I'm going to go with RAM 😛  Is the RAM one 4-stick kit? Or did you combine two two-stick kits?  If it's the latter, take out one of the kits, and then overclock your RAM as much as the computer will handle, and see if you notice any improvement.

I agree with the answer mentioned here.
 
However, I'm guessing you don't want: "buy a new CPU" as the answer 🙂
 
So, here's some things you can try that may improve (not completely fix) the issue.  💡Added Bonus:  If you get a new CPU, these tips can still help!
 
#1:  Update to the latest BIOS.  I would link to the BIOS, but I'm having trouble verifying the exact Motherboard you have.
            fTPM (which I see you need to have enabled since you're running Windows 11) and AMD BIOS have had long-standing issues with stuttering and latency.  There's a good chance upgrading your BIOS won't make it any worse.
 
#2:  Update to the latest Chipset Drivers
 
#3: While it may seem counterintuitive, if the above doesn't seem to help, try disabling low-latency options in the Nvidia drivers and/or game mode/hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows 11
 
#4:  Completely close any programs you don't need (Discord, OBS, OneDrive, etc.).  Disable every overlay that you can.  NVidia overlay, Microsoft Game Bar overlay, etc.  In your specific case, this may help because the CPU is likely running near max capacity and freeing cycles may help.
 
#5:  Try whitelisting Valorant in your Anti-virus (and if you're using something besides Windows Security, try using Window Security instead and see if that improves anything


(taken from Your Firewall VS. VALORANT – VALORANT Support (riotgames.com))

Check the graphics settings of the games this is happening in and see if “Ambient Occlusion” is turned on. If so, turn it off and see if that helps

I still use my 2010 easynote ts
i just upgraded the ram from an older scraped asus rog g20 and put a ssd in it boots in 20scd and with i5 it's still decent mind you my parents use it so no games but no hiccups whatsoever