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Alright I know overclocking a laptop is futile for performance gains. I have a desktop for heavy workloads. This is purely for fun.

The laptop in question is a Lenovo thinkpad t440 with an i5 4300U, 8GB ram, and intel HD 4400. 

I've been using XTU to tune things as throttle stop is confusing for now. It is a locked processor so no multiplier changes. However when running stress tests and benchmarks I see the chip is power limit throttling. Is there a way to change the package TDP or am I just gonna have to undervolt? Also what is a good cpu stress test and benchmark? I've had success with increasing XTU benchmark scores with undervolting. 

Edit: so now I've learned how to undervolt with ThrottleStop. But when running stress tests I'll see the package TDP go to 22w for the first minute or so then the power limit kicks in to slow things back down to achieve 15w. why does this happen and how can I let it run turbo longer?

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Undervolt is your only option. You can try raise turbo boost max but usually that doesnt work

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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So I've noticed something odd. When I start Prime95 or the XTU benchmark it starts with the package TDP at 18w then about half way through it power limit throttles down to 15watts dropping ~400MHz. So this shows it's capable of going over the 15w TDP at least temporarily. How do I increase the time it stays over 15w. thermals still have headroom with the fans barely spinning and temps up to 67 celsius. Are there any guides you people would recommend for learning throttlestop?

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