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I own a dell g7 7588 with i7 8750h and gtx 1060 max q . A lot of people are facing problem with this laptop , some regarding thermal throttling other regarding power limit throttling . For thermal throttling you might need to roll back or rest windows if your frequency drops to 800 mhz . Then use throttlestop to reduce max frequency to 2.5 ghz . you might be able to play games smoothly . now the real problem is power limit throttling . here i noticed while gaming with throttlstop off , my fps dropped and it showed power limit throttling in intel xtu ,so i downloaded hwinfo and monitored both gpu and cpu tdp and then i actually found the real problem with this laptop . IT isn't thermal throttling but the power distribution is equal and quite less then it should be , Both cpu and gpu ran at 30-32 tdp while the rated or required tdp for gpu is 70 tdp and for cpu it is 45 tdp . then i again turned back to throttlestop with 2.5 ghz to check why it ran games so stable . This was because cpu TDP didnt go beyond 20 giving more power to gpu which ran at 60-70 watts . So my question is how to solve this power problem.

Hello ! First time here on the forum ,but I really need some help. Recently i bought a new laptop the acer nitro 5 , it came with a i7-8750h, gtx 1050 4gb , 128ssd and 8 of ram (i bought 16gb (2x8gb)) later , but the thing is that when playing cs go or gtav my cpu clock was always stable a ~3.9ghz but the last 2 weeks have been a nightmare. My Cpu clock , randomly drops to 800mhz for a couple of seconds , then it goes to 2.2ghz, i searched for help on google and downloaded throttlestop nad for some reason the option "Disable Turbo" was enable , so i uncheckd it and clicked save and my cpu clock jumped fot 3.9 again , but the thing is that after a couple of minutes it drops to 800mhz or 2.2ghz and then it comes back to 3.9ghz but its never stable like before , its always jumping from 3.1ghz to 3.5ghz and back to 3.9ghz , and my temps are ok , never reached more than 90C . my power management settings are all default cause if i change them like some forums show, the cpu never goes higher than 2.20, . i really just want to play like i did before with a stable 3.9 ghz , thanks !

Odd question, I have an i7-8750h in my Asus laptop (fx-705gm) with a base clock of 2.21Ghz and turbo's to 4.01Ghz. When not under heavy load (general Google and MS Office use), it hovers around 3.7-4Ghz, but when I hit it with cinebench, it clocks back to ~2.5GHZ. To answer two questions: Yes, it is plugged in, and no, it is not thermal throttling. Though the paste on it isn't the best quality (have some kryonaught arriving tommorow), It peaks at about 45C while cinebench is running (the stock paste barely broke 60 while under load at 4Ghz). I think the oddly low Ghz it is operating at may be the cause of the equally low cinebench score it is receiving,667, when it used to score upwards of 1100. This is my first time posting so if there is any sensor data or test results that it is standard to be given, please tell me. -Thank you

Hey all! I purchased a HP Omen 15 (2018 edition) and I am experiencing a lot of thermal problems. The idol cpu temp is around 40 C. And while charging or playing games it shoots up to 90 C. I searched a lot online and found out that many people benefitted from undervolting the cpu and the performance also increased. So I downloaded the intel extreme utility as suggested by a web page. The person started by changing the voltage offset to -0.160V(he was using a dell xps laptop btw). So I followed the same but a blue screen problem occurred and the laptop rebooted. I decided not to take any more risk and consult someone. So if anyone knows undervolting and intel extreme utility please help me with it. The cpu is an intel i7 8750h

Good Morning! I just purchased a Dell XPS 15 with the GTX 1050ti Max-Q and the i7 8750H. I am getting poor performance with the GPU. Cinebench R15 OpenGL prodcues a 66-67 FPS, and PassMark 3D graphics score is only ~1500. Looking at reviews of the laptop, scores are closer to 120FPS and ~5800 respectively for an XPS 5 with the MAX-s 1050ti. When the tests are running, I see that the Nvidia GPU is being utilized. The tests are run on A/C power and I am running the most current Nvidia drivers from GeForce experience. Peak GPU thermals during the test is 67C. I have undervolted the CPU -125mv and activated SpeedStep (value of 32) via ThrottleStop. I have also re-pasted the CPU and GPU using Cooler Master paste, and changed the Dell Power Manager Thermal Management setting to Max Performance. Under same conditions, the CPU runs amazingly: averages 40C at idle and 87C average over a 13 time loop of Cinemark 15 CPU-Multithread benchmark with scores in the high 1100s. Any ideas as to what is causing such poor performance? Am I overlooking something stupid/simple? 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 Core i7 8750H Nvidia GTX1050ti Max-Q 16GB RAM 1TB Toshiba NVMe SSD Thanks!

HI, so I just got a brand new gaming laptop which is the Acer Pradator Helios 300 model PH315-51 here is some specs: -CPU I7 8750h -RAM 16gb ddr4 -GPU GTX 1060 6gb The manufacturer configuration of the cpu isn't great, there was a lot of current limit throttling and power limit throttling going on so i decided to configure it my self using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. I managed to under-volt the cpu to - 0.115 V. It's stable and lower temp+TDP compare to the manufacturer's config. However I can't still solve the "Power limit throttling" and I think that it's impossible to solve because it is actually cooling limitation(Please correct me if i'm wrong). But I managed to reduced the problem by tuning the Turbo Boost Power Max from 45W to 70W (the cpu tdp was rated at 45W on the intel ark page) nad change Turbo boost power Short Power Max from 56.250W to 80W and Turbo Boost Power Time Windows from 28 Second to 40 Second. I've done 30 min CPU Stress Test and the temp is under control, no BSoD nor crash. When I ran a Benchmark on the Intel XTU the highest TDP was 56 and highest cpu temp was 74°C, the highest cpu frequency was 3.91GHZ with the score of 1494 Marks. The point is that is my TDP good enough and should I just leave it like this? or if i keep running on this number my cpu will get fried? also, is there any better way to solve the Power Limit Throttling? if so how? ps: I've done some gaming test and cpu temp sit happily under 80°C. Here is some screenshot of the setting. 1st pic is my config and the 2nd was the stock config.

Hello there... I have a question. I live in Portugal so here doesn´t apply the same prices etc as in the states. I wanna a gaming laptop and I have a limited "budget". I have 2 choises... 1) Lenovo Y520 with i5 7300HQ, 12GB Ram, 15,6" FHD (SSD+HDD) e GTX 1050Ti = 810€ 2) MSi GL73 R8D with i7 8350H, 12GB Ram, 17,3" FHD (SSD+HDD) e GTX 1050Ti = 1090€ I can´t find any review of the MSi sadly, I wanna use it for gaming (plugged in to the wall when Im outside of my house) and ofc, to watch movies (low perfomance mode with Wi-fi off) in battery mode. The diference of prices are.... 280€. I saw only reviews comparing the i7 7700HQ to the i7 8750H with the same graphics card and some games have 10 FPS more... Since its a i5 7300HQ (lower perfomance then a i7) does it pay off to choose the MSi? Im affraid of the battery life of the MSi (only for watching movies ofc in Intel mode with no Wi-fi). I know the lenovo can handle 4h/5h in this mode... but no info on the MSi... Thanks! P.s. CAN´T buy a laptop with a GTX 1060, to expensive!

I am interested in buying a new laptop for gaming and have narrowed it down to the asus Zephyrus m and the alienware 15 2018. I am struggling to make my mind up between the two laptops. I am mostly going to be using this laptop for gaming, programming (game development) and streaming. Really appreciate the help Thank you PS: below are the specs and prices for both laptops Asus Zephyrus M Specs: Specifications Model ROG ZEPHYRUS M GM501GS-EI003T Processor CPU Type Intel Core i7 8750H CPU Cores 6 Core CPU Threads 12 CPU Speed 2.2 GHz CPU Boost 4.1 GHz Unlocked/Overclockable CPU No Display Screen Size 15.6" Screen Type IPS-Level, Anti-Glare Touchscreen No Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD) Refresh Rate 144 Hz Response Time 3 ms NVIDIA G-Sync Technology Yes AMD FreeSync Technology No RAM Memory Memory 16GB (1x16GB) Memory Type DDR4 SO-DIMM Memory Speed DDR4 - 2666 Maximum Memory Supported 32GB (2x16GB) Storage Drives HDD Capacity 1000 GB SSD Capacity 256 GB Storage Type SSD (M.2 PCIe NVMe) & SSHD (SATA) Graphics Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Graphics Memory 8GB Graphics Memory Type GDDR5 GPU Cores/Streams/Execution Units 2048 Graphics Core Clock 1442 MHz Graphics Boost Clock 1645 MHz Graphics Memory Clock 8000 MHz Graphics Memory Bus 256 Bit Multi-GPU NVIDIA SLi No VR Ready Yes NVIDIA Max-Q Design No I/O I/O 1 x 10/100/1000 (LAN) 1 x 2-in-1 Audio Jack 1 x HDMI 2.0 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C/Thunderbolt3 1 x WiFi 802.11ac/BT4.0 Module Other Laptop Specifications Optical Drive N/A Card Reader No Bluetooth Yes Webcam Yes Built-in microphone Yes Keyboard Type/Language Chiclet / UK / RGB (4-Zone) Battery 4-cell Security Features Kensington Lock Slot Colour Black Operating System Windows 10 Home (64 bit) Accessories Included in Box 1 x 230W AC PSU Power Adapter Notebook Dimensions 383 x 17 ~ 19.9 x 262 mm (WxHxD) Weight (Inc. Battery) 2.2 kg Alienware 15 Specs: Base Alienware 15 R4 Operating System Windows 10 Home 64bit, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 OC with 8GB GDDR5 Processor 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H (6-Core, 9MB Cache, up to 4.1GHz w/ Turbo Boost) LCD 15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 120Hz TN Display 5ms response time, NVIDIA G-SYNC Enabled Label Regulatory and Environmental Labels (240W) Cable UK Power Cord (240W/330W) Driver Killer 1435 Wireless driver Color Choice Silver Memory 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2666MHz Hard Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD Wireless Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 Keyboard Internal UK/Irish (QWERTY) Backlit Keyboard Support Services 1Yr Premium Support with Onsite Service Accidental Damage 1 year Accidental Damage Protection Microsoft Application Software Microsoft Office 30 Day Trial - Excludes Office License Protect your new PC McAfee LiveSafe Consumer 12 Month Subscription Primary Battery Lithium Ion (99 Wh) Battery AC Adapter 240W AC Adapter FGA Module Custom BTO Configuration Documentation/Disks English, French, German, Italian, Dutch Shipping Docs Placemat Placemat for English Order Information Alienware Order Documentation Documetation not included Packaging Shipping Material Processor Label 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor label Non-Microsoft Application Software Additional Software AW Cassini 15 R4 Retail Label No EAN Shipping Box Label Retail Information Not Selected in this Configuration Operating System Resource Media Recovery USB Media Not Included Bundle N00AW15R406

Hi TechTippers Here's a noob who cannot understand. So, i've buyed this laptop that arrived yesterday, from a company named Raiontech. An italian company. The base of the laptop is a Clevo N850EP6 with this specs: i7 8750h GTX1060 Crucial MX500 Balistix Sport SO-DIMM 16GB 2400mhz Noctua Termal Paste NT-H1 So. I've cinebenched it at stock and gave me an underwhelming 450ish. Wasn't prepared to such a low result. I'm at 931cb with a OCed 4790K from 5 years ago. With which i maybe score even more. Back to the laptop. I've searched some infos and found, even on this forum, people who with some tweaks with XTU or Throttlestop could get 1200cb with this CPU. The Undervolting stuff. So' i've tried with the same specs and had to reset the CMOS twice because of the laptop not booting after (well, some of the tweaks i've found were really hardcore i think, like -140mV offset, but i'm a noob so maybe i dont get something) XTUplayingaround. Only result i've managed to consistently are this, with those ThruttleStop settings in the pics. Any ideas or clarifications?

So I recently purchased a Dell g7 with a gtx 1060 max q and an i7 8750h. As I began playing gta v, I noticed that when I overclocked the gpu I would thermal throttle both the cpu and the gpu. The cpu would throttle to between 3.6 and 3.8Ghz and the gpu would throttle down to 1607Mhz. I remembered that I had heard something about messing with voltages and turbo boost times/powers to optimize mobile cpus. I had tried this on an i5 7200u and it was totally pointless. I decided to give it a shot anyways, and wow. Running just cinebench by itself, I was initially disappointed by my 100mv under volt since there were no thermal differences. However, clock speeds stayed near 3.9Ghz for the entirety of the run. I noticed that the cpu was power throttling still so I decided to under volt it by 150mv. That run I stayed at 3.9Ghz for the entire time (if i ran consecutive runs it would power throttle). So I set the turbo boost power max to 75w and the turbo boost short power max to 80w. No throttling this time and temps were still reasonable. The most remarkable thing though was the performance gain. I went from a multi threaded score of 919cb to a whopping 1205cb only by under volting and adjusting turbo boost power limits. That's a 31% performance improvement for giving the cpu less power. Awesome. I'm going to keep messing around with the voltage and see how low I can get it! Update: at -175mw and 55w max turbo I was able to get 0 throttling with it remaining at a steady 3.914Ghz during GTA v gameplay. The temps went down from 99 to the mid to high 70s - low 80s. The GPU now is up to 1776mhz from 1607mhz and occasionally boosts to 1860mhz?. Just thought I'd share that with you guys and let me know if anybody else has any experience with optimizations giving you huge performance gains in either raw power or temperatures. Also idk why it thinks I have windows 8... It tried I guess... Could a mod move this to the cpu thread. I forgot to place it in there initially because I'm dumb...