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Low CPU power usage at max load

TTV_ChillySenpai
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So i have an i3 7100 which only draws 30W at 100% usage my fps in games drastically decreased especially in CPU intensive games
and no my CPU is not thermal throttling the temps dont go over 60C

i have noticed that my cpu goes up to 4135MHz which is not supposed to happen is this normal?

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5 hours ago, TTV_ChillySenpai said:

So i have an i3 7100 which only draws 30W at 100% usage my fps in games drastically decreased especially in CPU intensive games

It's a 2 core CPU, don't expect much performance out of it.

5 hours ago, TTV_ChillySenpai said:

i have noticed that my cpu goes up to 4135MHz which is not supposed to happen is this normal?

That is strange, I believe that CPU does not have turbo boost.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/97455/intel-core-i3-7100-processor-3m-cache-3-90-ghz.html

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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On 4/18/2021 at 12:08 AM, --SID-- said:

Post a screenshot of HWinfo64.

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