i7-12700 - GHz - how to get maximum boost?

[PJ714]

Hi there!

When I was buyign the laptop, I saw that it will have i7 12700 processor with 3.5 GHz (turbo speed 4.7). But when I see the specification in my computer, I see this: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz. Not sure why is that? The reason I started looking into this because even though the games I play should be running smoothly with RTX 3060 I have, they actually have frame rate drops which is super annoying. Games like Hogwarts Legcy or Far Cry 6, even though I set them to use about 4.5 GB VRAM out of 6, they often have massive frame rate drops (I'm playing on the cable). Perhaps it's the CPU bottleneck but with what I puurchased, it shouldn't happen. Yet if it really is 2.30 GHz, then maybe that's the case - how can I get it to run at 4.7 GHz, as it should?

[banhien]

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@PJ714 wrote:

Yet if it really is 2.30 GHz, then maybe that's the case - how can I get it to run at 4.7 GHz, as it should?

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@PJ714 

No, it can run its max speed for a few nano seconds (not long time), its specs

                 https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/132228/intel-core-i712700h-processor-24m-cache-...

I will burn itself to dead when running 4.7GHz all the times.

Regards.

[NonSequitur777]

@PJ714,

In addition to what @banhien commented, please make sure that your power supply is rated at least 200-watt -as should have been included (p/n: L00818-850 or N43500-001).

If for some reason your charger is of the 150-watt variety, that would explain why your laptop/GPU are starving for power: your processor alone has a "Maximum Turbo Power" listing of 115 watt.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[PJ714]

@Banhien

thank you for your reply! I donu derstand that running constantly at 4.7 GHz would be a killer, but there’s also this 3.5 GHz - I understand this runs more often? Is there maybe some setting that’s blocking the CPU from reaching its higher potential? How can I ensure it is performing to its best during games?

One more question - where in the specs could I see the information about 2.3 GHz as standard speed? 

[PJ714]

@NonSequitur777

Yes, I do have the original power supply for 200W, so this shouldn't be a problem. Thanks!