u/Old-Alternative-775

I've noticed strange CPU behavior on my laptop. In some games the CPU boosts properly to 4250 MHz, but in others it stays at base ~2400 MHz, causing low FPS and stutters.

Games where CPU works correctly (4250 MHz):

• Subnautica
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Games with the issue (~2400 MHz, low FPS/stutters):

• Warcraft 3 Reforged
• Hytale

Screenshots with RTSS overlay attached. For reference, I also included a screenshot of minimized KC:D 2 — the CPU behavior in the problematic games looks identical to a background process.

This is not a thermal throttling issue — more demanding games run fine and the CPU boosts normally. I tried switching between fullscreen and windowed mode — no difference. Changing Power Plan to High Performance had no effect either.

Why does the CPU behave as if the game is running in the background, and how can I fix it?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

Specs:

• Laptop: Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB
• RAM: 15.7 GB

I've noticed strange CPU behavior on my laptop. In some games the CPU boosts properly to 4250 MHz, but in others it stays at base ~2400 MHz, causing low FPS and stutters.

Games where CPU works correctly (4250 MHz):

Subnautica

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Games with the issue (~2400 MHz, low FPS/stutters):

Warcraft 3 Reforged

Hytale

Screenshots with RTSS overlay attached. For reference, I also included a screenshot of minimized KC:D 2 — the CPU behavior in the problematic games looks identical to a background process.

This is not a thermal throttling issue — more demanding games run fine and the CPU boosts normally. I tried switching between fullscreen and windowed mode — no difference. Changing Power Plan to High Performance had no effect either.

Why does the CPU behave as if the game is running in the background, and how can I fix it?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

Specs:

• Laptop: Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 6GB
• RAM: 16 GB

P.S.: I forgot to include a screenshot from Hytale, but there the power consumption is 14 W and the frequency is 2500 MHz

It's a great phone. It's insanely fast compared to my old Redmi 9c 3/64.

Guys, what should I do with it? What should I turn on, and what should I turn off? I really appreciate any help.

After 20 minutes of use, I've noticed the following issues:

Sound imbalance (the top speaker is louder than the bottom one when you hold the phone in front of your eyes), the back cover vibrates from the loud sound, the camera shakes inside the body (you can hear it when you put the phone on a table), and the camera sometimes jerks while recording video if you turn on stabilization.