(HELP!!) i7 7700k Kaby Lake, no using full potential!

EnUddaGamer · May 28, 2017

Hello,

I have been playing games with my pc for quite a while now and it has been going great. Though, I have stumbled upon a problem, my CPU does not get the same amount of points in benchmarks and it is really making me worried.

In CineBench my CPU in the "CPU-test" should be getting around 1050cb, but it only gets 450cb. Which means that it is not using the full potential, or that my CPU is broke... Any way to fix this?

Important specs:
CPU: i7 7700K Kaby Lake
GPU: Strix GTX 1080 8GB
Ram: 16GB's

Appreciate all help. ):

HybridWolf · Jun 3, 2017

I'd suggest looking at task manager to see CPU Usage.

If task manager doesn't spark anything, i'd take a look at the CPU Itself.

1# Take the cpu out of the motherboard

2# Inspect for any broken pins or damaged pins.

3# If there are damaged pins, maybe you COULD Try bending them back and trying it, but this can be risky.

4# If this all fails, you could try and get a new one by RMA.

1LiquidPC · Jun 3, 2017

Have you tried setting your power plan to performance mode instead of default balanced?

EnUddaGamer · Jun 8, 2017

Hybridwolf, what do you mean that my Task Manager should show me? "Spark anything"?

1LiquidPC, it already is in that mode.

HybridWolf · Jun 9, 2017

In the task manager, i mean by going over to the "Performance" Section, run cinebench and see if the cpu spikes up to 90+ % Usage.

If it does, then there should be any faults with your CPU via usage-wise.

EnUddaGamer · Jun 9, 2017

HybridWolf :

EnUddaGamer · Jun 9, 2017

Hybridwolf, these are the results: https://gyazo.com/584dd409fc244d3a482f13721201fa35?token=f110677e67361cd4a2db416c0d9e7a34

It doesn't use the full potential, and here is (sadly) a picture to prove it.

EnUddaGamer · Jun 9, 2017

It says it only has 2.8 GHz in Cpu-z , but it should have 4.2 GHz... This is the problem, it has been found finally. What do I do now?

HybridWolf · Jun 10, 2017

In your photo of task manager, it shows that the CPU is running at 100% Usage while running at low speeds.

I suggest setting your battery options to "High Performance", this might help the CPU reach full potential.

1LiquidPC · Jun 10, 2017

What cooler, motherboard, and PSU are you using? Is your UEFI updated to latest version? Your CPU looks to be running at 51% for the test. I just ran the same benchmark myself, and it clearly shows 100% usage on all 4 Cores of my 7600k OC'd system for the duration of the test in Task Manager. I scored 759cb in my case. I'm also using the Creators Update of Windows 10 and power plan is on Balanced.

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