Thermal Throttling i9 12900H

[scottyj1011]

I have a 12900H in a Strix 15 under volted to 70w base and 80 w boost. Multiple stress tests put the CPU at 100% utilization running around 3.3Ghz and 0 thermal events for the multiple 10 min tests using Cinebench. Temps would max out around 72C. I'm happy with that as my main goal was to stop the thermals.

Tested gaming on COD and CPU utilization would hover around 50-60%, temps around 70C, but constant thermal throttling events and the clock maxing out at 1.8ish. Never messed with under volting or OC/UC so could be missing something silly, but seems if temps are the same and utilization is almost half of what it was in the stress test, it shouldn't be throttling? 

[Jocelyn_Intel]

Hello, @scottyj1011  

Thank you for posting on the Intel® communities. I will do my best to assist you here. 

First, I would like to explain that temperature spikes are an expected behavior while running workloads, such as games. Intel processors constantly monitor their temperature and can rapidly adjust their frequency and power consumption to prevent overheating and damage, as you can verify in this article: Seeing Temperature Spikes when Playing Games on Systems with Intel® Core™ Processors 

Also, I would like to let you know that altering clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the useful life of the processor and other system components and may reduce system stability and performance. If the processor is used outside of its specifications, the manufacturer's warranty may be voided. 

To test your processor's health, please run the following utility and attach the report so we can check out the results: 

Intel® Processor Diagnostic Tool 

Note: Please attach the complete Screenshot or click on "File", select the "View Results File" option, save, and attach the report. 

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 

[Jocelyn_Intel]

Hello, @scottyj1011  

I hope you are great. 

I am checking this thread and I would like to know if you were able to check out my previous post.   

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician. 

[Jocelyn_Intel]

Hello, @scottyj1011    

I hope you are doing great. 

As we have not heard back from you, we will proceed to close this thread now. 

If you need our assistance, please feel free to contact us back and submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.  

Best regards,  

Jocelyn M.   

Intel Customer Support Technician.