HP ProDesk 400 Mini G6 (10700T 35W model) all core boost clock only 2.7 GHz max?

[takwin]

I got a little G6 mini i7-10700t as a low power compute node for a software project I'm working on. I'd read that the all-core boost clock should be 3.70 GHz for the 10700t. But in testing under windows 11 (high performance power setting) I'm only getting about 2.70 GHz (2.693 GHz to be exact) on all cores at a CPU package Power of 31.63 Watts, Temperature stays under 70c.  Is this a normal result for the ProDesk 400 Mini G6 10700T or do I have a faulty CPU?

Thanks for any clarification.

[NonSequitur777]

@takwin,

Welcome to our peer-to-peer HP Community Forum!

An interesting question.  Going through a couple of dozen HP System ProDesk 400 G6 Desktop Mini PCs fitted with i7-10700T performance benchmarks as found here, I found that individual Core i7-10700T performance scores are all over the place from atrocious: "Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)", up to outstanding: "Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)":

What I would start with, is to implement the Windows/System optimization steps as suggested by "Panjno" as found in this link: 🔧 How to Optimize Windows 10 For GAMING & Performance in 2019 The Ultimate Updated GUIDE (youtube.c....

No worries, these W10 optimization steps also apply to W11. Please pay particular attention to the section starting at time stamp 11:48:

Why don't you try this first and see if it makes a difference.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[takwin]

I tried most of the tweaks in the video and while it did give a bit more performance, the all-core boost remains stuck at 2.7 GHz. Looks like a TDP issue as if I run fewer cores I get much better results. But that's a 1GHz off the claimed performance which is pretty disappointing. 

So, given the stats you referenced the all-core boost at 2.7 GHz is normal? Albeit the bottom 5% of normal anyway.

Thanks for the response.

[NonSequitur777]

@takwin,

What I can tell you is that the all-core boost at 2.7 GHz is far from optimal, that's why you should continue troubleshooting. That reminds me, what is the wattage of your power supply? Personally, I experienced more than a little power boost when I plugged in a higher-wattage power supply when I upgraded an HP EliteDesk 800 G4 DM (Desktop Mini).

Moving on:

1.) Have you followed the optimization steps starting at time stamps 7:00 and 14:21?

I would like you to try the so-called "ultimate performance power plan" for W11 as explained in this link: Ultimate Performance Power Plan in Windows 11 (elluminetpress.com).

2.) Please check your BIOS settings and make sure that your Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost are enabled:

3.) Check if your system has disabled CPU throttling, download "ThrottleStop" from here: ThrottleStop 9.6 Download | TechPowerUp, install, and make sure that "Disable Turbo" is NOT checked, like so:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[takwin]

It's a 65 watt hp power brick power supply. Strangely when I try high or ultimate performance power plan, the all core boost drops about 300MHz to around 2.4 GHz. Balanced Power Plan seems to give the highest results of 2.7 GHz.  

Pkg Power at the 2.7 GHz is 32.8 watt. 

ThrottleStop showed that Disable Turbo was not checked. 

Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost are enabled in bios. 

Many Thanks.