CPU wattage drops below 25 W when GPU is on load

[xplo1t_404]

Hey everyone, my laptop is ASUS FX504GE. Whenever I game or do GPU intensive stuff, the CPU wattage drops to around 14 W and fluctuates in that region. When not gaming, the CPU stays at around 25 W and when only the CPU is on load, it goes to 40+ W. Temps are pretty high when gaming and even when idle. Max GPU temps goes to 90C and CPU goes to 88C. I keep my laptop always at Overboost mode (Fn key+F5). BIOS is v. 317. The CPU frequency does not go above 2.3 GHz (base clock) when gaming. So I am not getting the promised performance with the specifications.

 

Please help.

[Moonzy]

5 minutes ago, xplo1t_404 said:

Whenever I game or do GPU intensive stuff, the CPU wattage drops to around 14 W and fluctuates in that region.

sounds like your laptop is prioritizing power budget to your GPU

there's only so many watts available to your laptop, therefore they have to cut some of the CPU power budget for the GPU i assume.

[qwertyweee]

What software do you use to monitor your cpu wattage?. I think if you use intel's Extreme Tuning Utility software, it shows you when a power limit occurs and the cpu is unable to boost to higher clock speed.

[xplo1t_404]

4 hours ago, qwertyweee said:

What software do you use to monitor your cpu wattage?. I think if you use intel's Extreme Tuning Utility software, it shows you when a power limit occurs and the cpu is unable to boost to higher clock speed.

i am currently using throttlestop and MSI afterburner for monitoring puropses

[xplo1t_404]

5 hours ago, Moonzy said:

sounds like your laptop is prioritizing power budget to your GPU

there's only so many watts available to your laptop, therefore they have to cut some of the CPU power budget for the GPU i assume.

any way to work around this to get my CPU enough power?

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, xplo1t_404 said:

any way to work around this to get my CPU enough power?

most laptop vendors does not allow user to control this AFAIK

is your performance cpu limited?

[xplo1t_404]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

most laptop vendors does not allow user to control this AFAIK

is your performance cpu limited?

looks like it is CPU limited.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, xplo1t_404 said:

looks like it is CPU limited.

how do you determine so?

 

but truthfully even if it is, there's nothing much u could do

 

perhaps u can try playing with power options in windows? though that might not help much

[xplo1t_404]

3 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

how do you determine so?

 

but truthfully even if it is, there's nothing much u could do

 

perhaps u can try playing with power options in windows? though that might not help much

I just guessed it to be CPU because the CPU didn't get enough power

i've tried setting power plan to high performance and ultimate performance. Both didn't  help.

[Moonzy]

Just now, xplo1t_404 said:

I just guessed it to be CPU because the CPU didn't get enough power

just because cpu runs slow doesnt mean it's the slowest thing, it could be that it's not required as much as other components

CPU loads arent heavy in low FPS compared to GPU in most games.

 

u could try looking for an option to tweak in the bios, but i doubt you'll find anything

u could also contact asus about it, but they'll likely say it's by design

 

nothing much u can do tbh

[xplo1t_404]

Just now, Moonzy said:

just because cpu runs slow doesnt mean it's the slowest thing, it could be that it's not required as much as other components

CPU loads arent heavy in low FPS compared to GPU in most games.

 

u could try looking for an option to tweak in the bios, but i doubt you'll find anything

u could also contact asus about it, but they'll likely say it's by design

 

nothing much u can do tbh

i have already checked bios and there's nothing i can do to tweak. I am currently going to try downgrading my bios to the very first one and monitor the thermals and wattage and other stuff