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My computer often suddenly only has 10% of CPU capacity

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Mar 15, 20262298 views
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Something like every second hour I run my computer, my CPU suddenly only has something like 10% of capacity. This is not because of some process taking the rest of the capacity, it is the CPU itself that is suddenly running slower. After this has happened I can for example try scrolling a webpage i…

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Sounds like a heat problem to me. Modern CPUs will automatically throttle back and reduce clock speed if they think they are getting too hot. Download and run CoreTemp, and let us know the temperature(s) including TjMax (or take a screenshot and upl…

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