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When booting up my laptop, the CPU is locked to 0.4 GHz, and I have to use ThrottleStop to make it go above 0.4 GHz. 
And when running apps and programs, it's just a pain how slow it is, even tho I have an NVMe SSD and 16GB of RAM. 

I need help finding out the issue with the CPU, as the rest of the system is normal.

I will state that I have tried certain drivers and power plans to change the performance of the laptop.
I have the original 65W charging brick 
I just got a new battery replacement, which is 100% healthy 
I have tried disconnecting the battery and using AC only, which, with throttle stop, briefly go to 1,1 GHz for a few seconds, then go back down to 0.9 GHz, which is the average clock speed it sits at.
During booting the system up, I did notice that it takes a  long time (Give or take 4-5 minutes) 

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Post screenshots of the FIVR and TPL windows.

 

EDP throttling is typically caused by one of the current limits that is not being set correctly by the BIOS. Check Power Limit 4 and IccMax to see what they are set to. 

 

PROCHOT Offset is set to 40. This causes the CPU to start thermal throttling way too soon at 60°C instead of the Intel recommended value which is 100°C. This is another performance killer for your laptop. I do not know if the BIOS or some HP software has done this. Some cool and quiet features simply tell the CPU to thermal throttle at a very low temperature. This is a terrible idea for performance. 

 

PROCHOT Offset can be set in ThrottleStop. Somewhere between 3 and 5 is a good value for this setting. I would also check the PROCHOT Offset Lock box to prevent this value from changing while you use your computer. 

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