2009 drivers?

[R4F4555]

I was looking for a solution to a problem in which my i5 7400 processor was limiting the capacity of my GTX 1050ti and when I was checking my processor drivers I realized that the processor drivers are from 04/21/2009 according to the processor manager. devices. So I downloaded Intel driver support and went through the entire procedure to check what was missing and it was found that there were no updates. I searched all over the internet and I can't find anything about these drivers. I don't know if the date is right or if everything is in order. I'm trying to find a solution for the 100% CPU when I run games and I haven't found a definitive one yet but I wanted to know specifically about the 2009 driver issue.

[n_scott_pearson]

In most of these older packages, Intel was using the date field for other purposes and thus you shouldn't imply anything according to dates. Always, always use the version information.

A 7th gen Core i5 will not "limit the capacity" of a low-end cards like the 1050. They do a handsome job of this themselves. Perhaps you should better describe your problem and we'll see if we can help you.

...S

[R4F4555]

A few years ago I bought this computer which, as I said before, has I5 7400/ GTX 1050TI 4gb and 8 Gb ram. In the past, it ran many games with maximum graphics and a frame rate of around 70-80 fps. Today I can barely open these games and when I open them they run at 30-40 fps with everything on low or medium. It's normal to think that this could be issues specific to each game and the computer has lost processing power over the years, but yesterday I was doing a test that was as follows (I use a 1360x768 monitor): I opened a game and put everything on high and played at the monitor's native resolution to analyze processor and card usage (100% CPU and 30-40% GPU); I noticed that it ran at 70 fps but the screen suddenly froze. So I increased the resolution of the nvidia card and did the same, I increased it in the game, setting it to 1920x1080 and increased the graphics even more; I realized that instead of losing performance I gained more stability and in a way also more fps. But the cpu remains stuck at 100% while the graphics card just increased the percentage to 60-80%. Obviously, because I have increased the resolution in which the game is displayed and respectively its graphics, this will require more capacity from the GPU and also the CPU, but regardless of whether the graphics are low or high, the CPU is always used 100% and the GPU little used and when I increase the use of the GPU I gain more stability. I'm trying to understand how I balance GPU usage with CPU and trying to reduce CPU usage as I believe it's not normal to be at 100% all the time.

[Jose_Intel]

Hello @R4F4555

Thank you for posting on the Intel️® communities.

We understand your concern about the performance, let us help you.

Could you please give us an example of an affected game?

Please keep in mind that our latest driver is Intel® 7th-10th Gen Processor Graphics - Windows*, you can download it. Then, download and run the Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU). After that, please install the driver previously downloaded and please let us know the results.

Also, in order to have more information about your system, please download, install and run Intel® System Support Utility for Windows. Make sure you check “Everything” before you scan, then save the report and attach it to your response.

Then, please generate and attach the Report for Intel® Intel Graphics Command Center

Best regards,

Jose B.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[n_scott_pearson]

I will defer to Jose, but some additional info first:
1. As systems age, the Thermal Interface Material (TIM) - the paste between processor and heatsink - can deteriorate (separate and/or dry out). This results in the transfer of heat deteriorating and the processor running hotter. For a system that is 5-6 years old, this is pretty much guaranteed to be happening. When a processor is running hotter, it can appear to be running slower; performance can be throttled as the processor attempts to control these temperatures.
2. All components in a system generate some amount to electrical noise. As they age, the amount of noise generated can increase. The memory controllers in the processor and in the individual DIMMs/SODIMMs can handle a certain amount of noise and the motherboard design will include circuitry to dampen this noise. Despite this, as systems age and noise increases, the ability of the memory controllers to differentiate data from noise will deteriorate along with it. The memory speeds that the system could sustain when new will be more difficult to sustain as it ages. This can slow the system and could eventually cause failures (system lockups and spontaneous resets).
Bottom line, age is a factor at the hardware level.
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[R4F4555]

Hello, I think I found the driver problem. I did the procedure with DDU and installed the new Intel driver as required, but DDU did not find any driver and at the same time I was unable to download the driver as it was giving an error message. I was investigating a little more and perhaps it is because of the version of Windows that is not compatible with the processor. Windows 11 is not compatible with the I5-7400, only with the eighth generation onwards. I will soon do an installation and return to Windows 10 and test everything again. If it works I will report it.

[Jose_Intel]

Hello R4F4555

Thank you for providing that information.

Please let us know if the clean Windows 10 installation resolved the issue.

Best regards,

Jose B.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[Jose_Intel]

Hello R4F4555

We hope you are doing fine. 

Were you able to check the previous post? 

Let us know if you still need assistance. 

Best regards,  

Jose B.   

Intel Customer Support Technician 

[Jose_Intel]

Hello R4F4555

We hope you are having a nice day. 

We have not heard back from you. So, we will close this thread. If you need any additional information, submit a new question, as this thread will no longer be monitored. 

Best regards. 

Jose B.  

Intel Customer Support Technician.