AMD FX8350 CPU performing poorly

DixieFlatline · Aug 5, 2017

Recently I have been noticing my PC has been quite sluggish lately. I've checked my CPU, and it seems to be running slowly, and in addition, Core Voltage seems to be lower than its set value.

Here is what CPUZ tells me
http://imgur.com/a/Rsfbw

CountMike · Aug 6, 2017

That frequency is way below the idle. Take snapshot when it's under full load. Switch to Bench tab and start Stress CPU and than return to first tab.
Another place to look at is in your Power plan > Advanced > Min and Max CPU settings.

DixieFlatline · Aug 6, 2017

CountMike :

I did as you suggested, and tried the Stress test. However, the clock speed remained exactly the same.
Upon later observation, I've noticed that the clock speed jumps to 4000mhz for roughly a second, and then drops to the 1300 range again.

CountMike · Aug 6, 2017

What about power plan settings, is Max at 100%, There may also be a setting for maximum processor frequency ?
Failing all that I'd suggest resetting CMOS.

DixieFlatline · Aug 6, 2017

CountMike :

Power plan settings has nothing that should be limiting CPU. This is a recent occurence, starting about a week ago, and I've not changed any settings. I will try resetting CMOS to see if that helps.

Update: Resetting CMOS has not caused any changes, clock speed still remains low with spikes every now and then, and core voltage is still low.

aalaap · Aug 6, 2017

I had a similar problem with my laptop and Surface Pro recently, and it turns out that it was thermal throttling. Check your cooling, maybe?

GhislainG · Aug 6, 2017

What motherboard and CPU cooler? Your CPU probably is throttling, but that doesn't mean that it gets too hot (use AMD Overdrive to check the thermal margins).

DixieFlatline · Aug 6, 2017

GhislainG :

Motherboard is ASROCK 990fx Killer, and the cooler is the Corsair H100i. I didn't think it was running hot before, but it turns out that the thermal margins are around 2.8-3 degrees C, which suggest they're running hot.

GhislainG · Aug 6, 2017

The pump may not be working properly; the thermal margins should be significantly higher.

mdd1963 · Aug 6, 2017

pump failures....

I wish they were not as common, but, we seem to see a thread or two a day that points to it...

Temps start at 35-40c on power on, but hit thermal throttling limits within 2-5 minutes....

Karadjgne · Aug 6, 2017

Not by any chance using Arctic Silver 5 for a thermal paste?

DixieFlatline · Aug 6, 2017

mdd1963 :

Going to try and get a replacement from Corsair. These pump failures must be really common because the first selection on their support is a pump failure.

maxwellmelon · Aug 6, 2017

"but it turns out that the thermal margins are around 2.8-3 degrees C" 0c is beginning of thermal throttling. your cooking your fx cpu. I strongly recommend not using that pc till you figure out the cooling issue.

if you still have the factory amd heatsink I would install it as it would still be better cooling then what you have right now. till you solve what is going on with your cooling system as suggested above.

Karadjgne · Aug 6, 2017

Pump failures aren't honestly very common, a very small percentage in reality. But considering the sheer amounts of aios available in the Corsair lines, even a 1% failure rate is quite a few total.

DixieFlatline · Aug 6, 2017

maxwellmelon :

Thanks for the suggestion, I dug around and found the old heatsink, and installed it. Problem has gone away. I'm still irritated that the corsair cooler has failed after such a short time, but I'm glad the problem is fixed. Thank you all for your help!

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