Difference between revisions of "HOWTO:Disable CPU Throttling in Windows"
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However, when you have several game windows open, it's time to let loose and give it as much as you can, so it's time to stop penny pinching and enable that power!. | However, when you have several game windows open, it's time to let loose and give it as much as you can, so it's time to stop penny pinching and enable that power!. | ||
| − | [[File:Isboxer cpu throttling window.png]] ISBoxer may show you this message. If it does, then you have throttling enabled. | + | [[File:Isboxer cpu throttling window.png]] |
| + | ISBoxer may show you this message. If it does, then you have throttling enabled. | ||
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Once merged you will get a new option in your Power profile settings. We will see it later. | Once merged you will get a new option in your Power profile settings. We will see it later. | ||
| + | * Note: this registry entry has been tested on Windows 7. It may not have the correct GUID for other releases. | ||
== Setting the Power Profile == | == Setting the Power Profile == | ||
| − | '''Open up the Power control panel in Windows.''' The images below are with Windows 7; your options will probably look similar, but probably not identical | + | '''Open up the Power control panel in Windows.''' The images below are with Windows 7; your options will probably look similar, but probably not identical. |
| − | [[File:Power | + | [[File:Power Options Windows 7.png]] |
'''If your Power plan is set to one of the battery-saving options, you will need to change it to a performance option.''' Your power profiles will probably not look identical to the ones I have. After making sure you have a performance option selected, click on "Change plan settings". | '''If your Power plan is set to one of the battery-saving options, you will need to change it to a performance option.''' Your power profiles will probably not look identical to the ones I have. After making sure you have a performance option selected, click on "Change plan settings". | ||
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| − | + | [[File:Edit Plan Settings Windows 7.png]] | |
| − | + | This page doesn't really matter, and '''the options on this page do not need to match mine'''; We're only here for the advanced settings. '''Click on "Change advanced power settings".'''<br/> | |
| + | If you are using a laptop it may have a On Battery column and a Plugged In column. You should focus on Plugged In settings. It is unlikely you will be multiboxing on battery!. | ||
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| − | + | [[File:Processor Power Management Windows 7.png]] | |
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| + | '''This is the important part.''' In the Advanced settings, scroll down until you find "'''Processor power management'''". | ||
| + | Make sure the settings as highlighted in the red boxes are all set to 100%. If you do not see an option for '''Processor performance core parking min cores''' then you did not correctly merge in the registry file as noted above. | ||
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| + | If the Processor Power Management item is not not there, or there is not a Minimum and Maximum processor state below it (similar to the picture), then your CPU either does not support throttling, or it cannot be configured through Windows -- setting the Power plan to a performance setting (as we did earlier) may be sufficient. | ||
'''Click OK, and that's all!''' | '''Click OK, and that's all!''' | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 20 October 2015
ISBoxer includes a feature to detect CPU throttling, and warn that this may cause poor performance. CPU throttling is common on all computers these days, where maximum computational speed(GHz) of the CPU is necessary 100% of the time (computers spend most of their time doing nothing.
"Newer" CPU's also have a feature called C6 sleep. This became prevalent around Nehalem microarchitecture released in 2008.
In Windows, the C6 state is known as Core Parking. Effectively this turns off a core until there is enough sustained demand to warrant re-activating the core. The Power management policy of client Windows (i.e. non-server SKU's), will aggressively try to "park" cores.
However, when you have several game windows open, it's time to let loose and give it as much as you can, so it's time to stop penny pinching and enable that power!.
ISBoxer may show you this message. If it does, then you have throttling enabled.
Core Parking
There are several methods to disabling core parking. As we are going to be in the Power profile, this is probably the easiest one to follow through on.
The feature is not normally enabled, so you will need to do that first. Download this file, open the zip, and double click the reg file to merge to to your registry.
If you like knowing these things, or want to make your own, the below are the contents.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583] "Attributes"=dword:00000000
Once merged you will get a new option in your Power profile settings. We will see it later.
- Note: this registry entry has been tested on Windows 7. It may not have the correct GUID for other releases.
Setting the Power Profile
Open up the Power control panel in Windows. The images below are with Windows 7; your options will probably look similar, but probably not identical.
If your Power plan is set to one of the battery-saving options, you will need to change it to a performance option. Your power profiles will probably not look identical to the ones I have. After making sure you have a performance option selected, click on "Change plan settings".
This page doesn't really matter, and the options on this page do not need to match mine; We're only here for the advanced settings. Click on "Change advanced power settings".
If you are using a laptop it may have a On Battery column and a Plugged In column. You should focus on Plugged In settings. It is unlikely you will be multiboxing on battery!.
This is the important part. In the Advanced settings, scroll down until you find "Processor power management". Make sure the settings as highlighted in the red boxes are all set to 100%. If you do not see an option for Processor performance core parking min cores then you did not correctly merge in the registry file as noted above.
If the Processor Power Management item is not not there, or there is not a Minimum and Maximum processor state below it (similar to the picture), then your CPU either does not support throttling, or it cannot be configured through Windows -- setting the Power plan to a performance setting (as we did earlier) may be sufficient.
Click OK, and that's all!
