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i7-980X at 70% speed

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Mar 15, 2026491 views
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Hi we bought a nice computer to use to solve optimization problems. Intel i7-980X@3,33 GHz with 12 GB of Team Group 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM. When we use Gurobi the computer uses all 12 cores at maximum in the beginning of the solve. However after a while (about 8 hrs) it all cores jump between 65 and 85%…

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Fix for: i7-980X at 70% speed

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My guess would be that it is throttling down due to heat issues. Find an app that can report CPU temperature and see if the temperature rise correlates to a drop in CPU throughput.

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