Questions on AMD Cpu behavior

[TheGleaner]

My questions are on a dell laptop with a amd cpu. The cpu is a AMD A series A10-5745M. Whenever I launch a cpu intensive task, it seems to fall on its face, going from its above(?)max frequency of 3.2-2.5 Ghz to a whopping .88Ghz.  Is this normal activity for an amd laptop cpu, and does/is an amd cpu boost at all, like a intel cpu,when under load, it boosts?

 

"Max frequency" it claims to be is 2.1 Ghz by the way

 

Thanks

[ShadySocks]

The CPU is probably thermal throttling.

[Godlygamer23]

Sounds like some kind of throttling is occurring.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What laptop. Powerthrottling is common for amd cpu's on laptops.

[Energycore]

13 minutes ago, TheGleaner said:

My questions are on a dell laptop with a amd cpu. The cpu is a AMD A series A10-5745M. Whenever I launch a cpu intensive task, it seems to fall on its face, going from its above(?)max frequency of 3.2-2.5 Ghz to a whopping .88Ghz.  Is this normal activity for an amd laptop cpu, and does/is an amd cpu boost at all, like a intel cpu,when under load, it boosts?

 

"Max frequency" it claims to be is 2.1 Ghz by the way

 

Thanks

That's not it being an AMD CPU, that's its cooling being shit lol

 

It's throttling because it's too hot

[TheGleaner]

18 hours ago, ShadySocks said:

The CPU is probably thermal throttling.

 

18 hours ago, Energycore said:

That's not it being an AMD CPU, that's its cooling being shit lol

 

It's throttling because it's too hot

I mean the instant (example) i click on play on steam

18 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What laptop. Powerthrottling is common for amd cpu's on laptops.

dell inspiron m731r

[TheGleaner]

Also it sometimes seems completely random, also why under no load does its frequency bounce so much?

[SLAYR]

11 minutes ago, TheGleaner said:

Also it sometimes seems completely random, also why under no load does its frequency bounce so much?

That is normal.

 

Check the temps. Download AMD Overdrive onto the laptop, and see what the thermal margin reads out, under load, if it is 0-10C it is overheating.

[TheGleaner]

as in 0 to neg. 10?

5 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

That is normal.

 

Check the temps. Download AMD Overdrive onto the laptop, and see what the thermal margin reads out, under load, if it is 0-10C it is overheating.

 

[SLAYR]

Just now, TheGleaner said:

as in 0 to neg. 10?

 

If it reads negative, it is over the max temperature, and shutdown is imminent.

 

From 0C to 10C is usually thermal throttling for the thermal margin reading. 

 

This is for AMD Overdrive there are other temp readers, but most don't read it right since it is measured in a thermal margin (temp until max temp) rather then an actual temp.

[TheGleaner]

so its overheating when the TM is -8.9?

Edit and whit should i do about it?  i dissembled it enough to get to the heat sink and blew it out and that didn't really do much

[ShadySocks]

22 minutes ago, TheGleaner said:

so its overheating when the TM is -8.9?

Edit and whit should i do about it?  i dissembled it enough to get to the heat sink and blew it out and that didn't really do much

A (Bad) Temporary solution that I used was put into a bag, and into the fridge. Another solution is to put it on "power saver" so you are manually throttling it.

[TheGleaner]

Ok... i guess that would work...kinda... is there anyway it is possible to put another cooler on it someway? or modify the intake/exhaust or put another fan on it? (I mostly use desktops, as you can kinda tell)