cpu frequency doesn't drop when monitor is at 144 hz

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  1. blake86

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    Here's another issue... =(
    during my test I figured out that when I set my monitor to 144 hz the cpu frequency and voltage dose not drop when cpu usage is low, also in balanced power setting. I also noticed that when run 144hz the score of many cpu benchmark are slightly lower then at 60hz, the difference is about 1.5-2%.
    is that normal? is there a sistem to at least made drop the frequency as it should?
     
  2. mbk1969

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    I remember the issue was GPU not going to idle p-states. Not CPU.

    PS I always set good old "Adaptive" in global profile.
     
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    Do you have some weird widget on the desktop? Like a weather or system load widget? Those will run at the frame rate DWM runs at, and at 144Hz, that would be 144FPS. This will increase CPU load.
     
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    hi all, no, no widget, just clean instal, tried defoult bios setup also. I have a 1080gtx. No matter what. If i set 60 hz, dinamic voltage and frequency works fine. If 144hz the cpu still stuck at 4.9 ghz. No heat, no strange cpu usage, but no frequency drop. I really don't know what to do at this point.
     

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    Update: now i'm using just the iGPU and dinamic voltage work just fine at 144 hz...
    5%, just as it should
     
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    Does it also happen at 120Hz?

    (Note that 120Hz is recommended for the desktop anyway, even if you have a monitor that can go higher, because it has smother video playback.)
     
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    Ok, weirdly, when i use the iGPU all works fine. When the monitor is connected to the 1080 the adaptive voltage and freq. only works at 60 hz...that's it :\
     
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    1. There was no "optimal power" profile earlier.
    2. "Adaptive" profile is a balanced one.
    3. I don`t know whether "adaptive" is better but since I don`t need to save the battery on my desktop I just use balanced profile globally and set "prefer performance" in individual profiles. Just a habit.
     
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    i just have only one 3 profile... balanced, high perf and power save
     
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    I was talking about NVIDIA Conrol Panel.
     
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    just tried, nope :(
     
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    the power save profile has just the more conservative setup, i think i should give up...
     
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    Most intuitive reason would be increasing NV drivers load on CPU at 144Hz.
    What are your OS, CPU?
     

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    that is what i thought. 8700k, windows 10 1804 clean instal. Now i'm trying an older nvidia driver, let's say a january whql one. After that i can only go back to a previous windows 10 version
     
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    1804??? You mean 1809?

    There is a connection to NVIDIA. If problem was deeper in OS then iGPU would demonstrate the same behaviour.

    PS Also your CPU has so called autonomous mode of P-states management. Is it enabled in power plan?
     
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    pardon me, 1809. yes you're right, it must be related to nvidia because the integrated gpu doesn't show the issue.
    where I have to go to see if the P state management is enabled?
    ps. tryed older driver and issue still there
     
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