This was the "pro" tip of 2022. By slightly reducing the voltage sent to the CPU, you can lower temperatures significantly without losing performance, often allowing the chip to maintain its "Boost" clock for longer.
Use Task Manager to disable non-essential apps (like Spotify, Steam, or cloud storage) from launching on boot. How to Optimize CPU for Gaming 2022
Switch your power plan to High Performance or Ultimate Performance . This prevents the CPU from down-clocking during gameplay to save power, ensuring it stays at its peak frequency. 2. Manage Background Processes This was the "pro" tip of 2022
Toggle this "On" in Windows settings to stop Windows Update from performing driver installations and to help achieve a more stable frame rate. Switch your power plan to High Performance or
If your CPU and GPU supported it (Intel 10th gen+ or Ryzen 3000+), enabling Resizable BAR in the BIOS allowed the CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once, boosting FPS in many titles.
Ensure your RAM is running at its advertised speed by enabling the eXtreme Memory Profile (XMP) in the BIOS. CPU performance is heavily tied to memory speed, especially on AMD Ryzen platforms.
Disable "Hardware Acceleration" in apps like Discord and Chrome. This offloads tasks from the GPU/CPU to ensure more overhead is available for your game. 3. Thermal Management and Overclocking
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