Hi,
I have a Samsung laptop with an Intel Core i5 3230m with Intel HD 4000 GPU, 8 gigs of RAM, and 1 TB HDD 5400 RPM and I noticed that it has been slowing down lately and when I used PerformanceTest to benchmark the CPU I got an abnormally low score of 1706 which is even lower than that of an old Core 2 Duo and around Celeron level. Definitely not normal score. A few months ago when I ran the benchmark I could exceed 4000 (around the Phenom II) so I am not sure what is happening.
Here are the scores:
The CPU utilization has been normal under task manager and nothing seems to be causing the CPU to use up resources.
Can anyone help out? EDIT: I tried CPUz and even when loading webpages the frequency is stuck at 1197 mhz which is the resting frequency of the processor but not the normal frequency. How can I turn it back up?
Edit: Thanks! Was able to fix the problem by hitting fn+f11 (fan button) to change the power settings. CPU now runs at normal frequencies and not overheating (40-60 C).
I have a Samsung laptop with an Intel Core i5 3230m with Intel HD 4000 GPU, 8 gigs of RAM, and 1 TB HDD 5400 RPM and I noticed that it has been slowing down lately and when I used PerformanceTest to benchmark the CPU I got an abnormally low score of 1706 which is even lower than that of an old Core 2 Duo and around Celeron level. Definitely not normal score. A few months ago when I ran the benchmark I could exceed 4000 (around the Phenom II) so I am not sure what is happening.
Here are the scores:
The CPU utilization has been normal under task manager and nothing seems to be causing the CPU to use up resources.
Can anyone help out? EDIT: I tried CPUz and even when loading webpages the frequency is stuck at 1197 mhz which is the resting frequency of the processor but not the normal frequency. How can I turn it back up?
Edit: Thanks! Was able to fix the problem by hitting fn+f11 (fan button) to change the power settings. CPU now runs at normal frequencies and not overheating (40-60 C).
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