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June 12th, 2021 05:00

How do I disable Cpu Throttling Dell Inspiron 15 5570

2 weeks ago while playing valorant, out of nowhere while in game my fps suddenly drop and the sound is distorted, like a slow-motion kind of sound. So the next day I had my laptop cleaned, changed the thermal paste and still my laptop is the same while gaming. Had to disconnect my battery since its status is bad, had my laptops fan replaced with a new original one, since the old one is a bit loose, updated all my BIOS and drivers, did a stress test everything passed, and yet it's still the same.

Had to google it, and found latencymon and whysoslow.
I ran valorant to see the result and for latencymon this what the results said
CONCLUSION

Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. At least one detected problem appears to be network related. In case you are using a WLAN adapter, try disabling it to get better results. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:00:54 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.

The result on whysoslow stated that;
•Your CPU is sometimes running at a fraction of its normal clock speed
•Your CPU is overheated
•Your system has thermal problems
•Your kernel responsiveness is poor

So what should I do? 

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June 12th, 2021 15:00

You need to enter the BIOS setup and disable SpeedStep (Intel) or Cool N Quiet (AMD). However, disabling CPU throttling isn't required as running a program, game, or actively using the computer should cause the CPU to throttle up to its maximum frequency. The frequency decreases while the computer is idle, or while you are using a program that isn't very CPU demanding. This in turn minimizes heat output and power draw.

Also know that the CPU temps for many Dell Inspirons are not accurate, so most likely the CPU isn't overheating as long as you have proper ventilation. My CPU jumps up to over 100C when I start using it, even though the bottom/exhaust is cool to luke warm.

As for latencymon, just about any computer that I run this program on throws the same real-time audio message, even on ones that have no issues with the audio at all. I don't trust its results. You can try this registry trick here if you have a RealTek audio controller, but that's more to do with Windows sound events.

You may also want to upgrade the RAM if you have less than 6 GB installed (4 GB barely does it for Windows 10 and light usage), and upgrade to a SSD drive if you are currently using a hard drive. The SSD can process more operations at once, and this in turn can put less workload on the CPU while multitasking, improving system responsiveness.

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July 9th, 2021 15:00

HI there, I am experimenting with the same problems (clicks on audio), but not for gaming, but for real-time audio processing while using traktor (Native Instruments) dj software.   I  researched the web and forums as my problem persisted. Optimized as much as I could and accordingly to Native Instrument's own audio troubleshooting guide for traktor. Did win audio optimization many times. Reviewed many on youtube also. I ended up increasing my RAM to 16 GB, and changed the hard drive for an SSD with 1 TB.  My system is up to date, bios, win 10, drivers etc etc. And still, after all the same problem still persists. Don't really know what else to do, except to start saving money to buy me a used mac book pro. Honestly, I think I've tried everything within my reach to solve the problem. Lastly to make matters worst, all my tampering with optimization on the laptop, it turns out it can go for months without a glitch or click, and then, surprise, they appear again!

If anyone with the same laptop model, make, and configuration has successfully resolved these high dpc latency issues, please let me know what and how you overcame the problem.

Cheers,

Fermin

 

 

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July 10th, 2021 02:00

For those who are comfortable changing your computer's BIOS settings, reboot your system to access your computer's BIOS. Watch the screen for the key you must press (e.g. F1 or F2) to enter the settings menu. Any qualified computer technician can also do this for you.

Look for a power management feature in the BIOS, disable it and save the settings. These features may slow down your CPU at times to save power. Look for a setting labeled with something generic such as "Power Management" or with something more specific such as "Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology," "Enhanced C1," "Enhanced Halt State" or "Cool'n'Quiet." Some BIOS software, particularly in laptops, may not allow you to change this setting. Refer to your computer documentation for more specific information.

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October 1st, 2021 23:00

Hi. This is largely a laptop problem. As far as I can tell Intel is the culprit here. So yes it's your cpu bottlenecking everything else. Hence the sound distortion etc. As far as I can tell the problem is caused by the system boosting the processor into a thermal throttling state. This in itself says A LOT about how these products get designed.

Anyway, I could rant all day about it. 

Here are some solutions:

Firstly, the issue is totally temperature related. You can and should do the following. Have your cpu and gpu repasted. Buy a good cooler for you laptop to stand on.

Secondly make sure you are running on ultimate performance power plan while gaming. (This is NOT the issue, but you don't want the wonderful windows in control of making a peanut butter sandwich, never mind 'dynamically' controlling power to your machine.

K finally, and this is the step that removed all throttling for me. Download and install throttlestop. When you open the app you will see a bunch of settings. Disable speedstep checkbox, Enable speedshift (I did not need to change the parameter from 128). Enable the Clock Mod checkbox, on the arrows to the right of it, click the left one once. This will bring you down to 93.8%. 

You have to keep this app open whilst gaming. You will lose a little bit of cpu power, but no more throttling.

You will be able to see in throttlestop what your core temperatures where running up to and also if any throttling was executed. You used to be able to undervolt the cpu through this app but a recent dell bios update has removed the ability to undervolt. This is an intel issue as far as I understand, regardless, pathetic from both Dell and Intel.

Of course in todays day and age it's completely ridiculous to assume that a product will actually perform as advertised. Especially when you had to pay a premium for said product. Regardless, this stuff is all made in china these days. And if I buy a steel ball bearing that was made in china I will naturally assume it's poor quality and probably defective. (Same goes for most parts in your machine)

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January 23rd, 2024 17:36

Here is the problem...Dell doesn't care that they are producing laptops and desktops that perform way below benchmarks of older computers due to cooling issues. 

We just purchased a "performance" 8960 desktop with i-13700 and a 4070 graphics card. By we, I mean the company ignoring my warnings lol. 

The computer case had been updated by adding vent holes on the side of the case(only improvement in 10 years) and the case fan had been upgraded from an 80 to a 120 which is an upgrade.  However, they are using the same heat sink from before the i7-11700 era of processor which wasn't even sufficient for the 11700 processor. The 13700 pulls way more power and creates a ton more heat than an 11700.

When you turn on the new computer and run any program, the processor gets to work, the fans kick on at 100% making a ton of noise and within 3 seconds the processor has to throttle to keep cool.  Total waste of money.

The only thing we, and you, might be able to do is find a heat sink that will be compatible with dell's motherboard config and replace it.

If you do find a way of truly stopping the throttling, I would bet you would damage the processor.  A processor throttles to keep itself from hitting the magic heat point where it melts.

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