High Temps and Power Consumption on i5-13450HX During Stress Test

[Bhargav0]

Hi ,
I recently performed a stress test on my Intel Core i5-13450HX processor using Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU). During the test, I noticed that the temperatures were extremely high, reaching between 97°C and 99°C, and the processor began thermal throttling. Additionally, the package TDP was around 100W to 105W, which seemed excessive to me.
To address this, I decided to disable the Turbo Boost Short Power Max, which was originally set to 162W by default. I haven't changed any other settings from their defaults. However, after disabling the Turbo Boost Short Power Max, the package TDP remains the same as before, even though the Turbo Boost Power Max is set to 55W (also the default value).
My goal is to reduce the temperatures and keep the power consumption within a reasonable limit, ideally around 75W. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can achieve this? Is there something I might be missing in my current configuration?

[AlfredoS_Intel]

Hi Bhargav0,

Thank you for posting in Intel Communities.

I know why you are trying to lessen the power consumption of your system. We normally do not suggest altering the default settings of a laptop, as this was thoroughly optimized by the system manufacturer, and it factors the overall build of the laptop including the cooling.

That being said, kindly provide the following information, so we can provide you suggestions to address this concern:

1. It would really help us if we can get more information about your system. Please download and run our Intel® System Support Utility from this page. To run it, please press "Scan". After the scan is finished, click next and there will be a save button, giving you an option to save the logs to a text file, please do so and attach the file on your reply. You can refer to How to get the Intel® System Support Utility Logs on Windows* for instructions.

2. Are you able to change the value of Turbo Short Power Max?

3. Kindly provide a picture of the settings available to you in BIOS.

Awaiting your reply.

Best Regards,

Alfred S

Intel® Customer Support Technician

[AlfredoS_Intel]

Hi Bhargav0,

I wanted to check if you had the chance to read the questions that we posted. Please let me know at your earliest convenience so that we can determine the best course of action to resolve this matter.

Best Regards,

Alfred S

Intel Customer Support Technician

[AlfredoS_Intel]

Hi Bhargav0, 

We need to close this thread since we have not gotten a response from you: maybe because you are busy or preoccupied at the moment. We know that this is important for you to get it resolved and it is also equally important for us to give you the right solution; as much as we would like to assist you, we need to close it to attend to other customers. 

We hope for your consideration and understanding on this one.

If you need any additional information, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer being monitored.

Thank you for contacting Intel® and have a great week!

Best Regards,

Alfred S

Intel Customer Support Technician