CPU wont turbo boost while under load

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nikolazarev6

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So recently i bought a laptop with an i3 8130u, and while playing a game i noticed that the cpu speed sits at 2204 MHz and never goes higher than that while under load, but when idle it does have spikes at max speed which is supposed to be 3.4ghz while the temps under continuous load were not even passing 70°C, tried again later and even when the temps are 50-55°C it never passes 2.2ghz. Its not a problem with the fans, the laptop is new and everything is clean, its not temps, the turbo boost works occasionally but not under any load so i would assume its not turned off somewhere in the settings.. So im basically quite lost, any advice would be much appreciated.

Specs:
Lenovo IdeaPad 320
I3 8130u
8gb DDR4 2400MHz RAM Dual channel
Geforce MX150 2gb
1tb hard disk
 
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nikolazarev6

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gasaraki Yes, it is plugged most of the time, just tried stressing it while unplugged and got the same results as before, 2,2ghz speed and 100% cpu utilisation .. the funny thing is, it never ever goes above 2,2 while being stressed, never! But when it's idle it jumps to +3ghz every once in a while...
 
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Xrodn34

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nikolazarev6 said:
gasaraki Yes, it is plugged most of the time, just tried stressing it while unplugged and got the same results as before, 2,2ghz speed and 100% cpu utilisation .. the funny thing is, it never ever goes above 2,2 while being stressed, never! But when it's idle it jumps to +3ghz every once in a while...
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Turbo boosting doesn't work on benchmark it will work in ilde / only 2 cores are needed
 
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nicholas70

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When the cpu is boosting is it just boosting on one core? Could be that when fully utilized the cpu wont turbo and will only turbo on a single thread/core. Too bad Intel doesn't promise anything when it comes to turbo anymore.
 
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retroforlife

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From what I know desktop CPU will turbo to faster clock speeds constantly if cooling is good but laptops CPU are generally made to be more energy efficient that also makes them make less heat 🤔

I prefer desktops if portability is not something that's needed overall they run faster cheaper then there laptop counterpart and a whole lot easier to upgrade down the line .
 
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