I'm a newbie in the computer world, so pardon me if I say something wrong. I just built a new PC with a 9800X3D, 6000MHz CL36 RAM, and a 4090. I ran some benchmarks and noticed that my 0.1% and 1% lows dropped quite a lot, with some stutters, even though the average FPS was really high. After doing some research, I found a video discussing how monitoring the MSI Afterburner "power percent sensor" could cause a significant drop in 0.1% and 1% FPS lows.
I tested it right after watching that video, turning off the power percent sensor, and saw a huge increase in my 0.1% and 1% FPS lows. The game I was testing was Plague Tale Requiem.
Next, I re-ran the benchmark, this time only using the sensors from HWInfo. I performed two runs: one with HWInfo on and one with HWInfo off, with just the benchmark timer running. Here are my results.
HWINFO ON
12278 frames rendered in 60.656 s
Average framerate : 190.6 FPS
Minimum framerate : 157.4 FPS
Maximum framerate : 226.0 FPS
1% low framerate : 118.0 FPS
0.1% low framerate : 55.2 FPS
HWINFO OFF
12339 frames rendered in 60.609 s
Average framerate : 203.5 FPS
Minimum framerate : 171.3 FPS
Maximum framerate : 237.2 FPS
1% low framerate : 152.5 FPS
0.1% low framerate : 69.5 FPS
So I was wondering if some sensor in HWInfo, equivalent to the power percent in MSI Afterburner, might be causing this issue. Hence, I would like to know if anyone knows which sensor in HWInfo is equivalent to the power percent in MSI Afterburner, and if I can turn it off while still being able to monitor my GPU power. I’d be really grateful for any insights or advice!
I tested it right after watching that video, turning off the power percent sensor, and saw a huge increase in my 0.1% and 1% FPS lows. The game I was testing was Plague Tale Requiem.
Next, I re-ran the benchmark, this time only using the sensors from HWInfo. I performed two runs: one with HWInfo on and one with HWInfo off, with just the benchmark timer running. Here are my results.
HWINFO ON
12278 frames rendered in 60.656 s
Average framerate : 190.6 FPS
Minimum framerate : 157.4 FPS
Maximum framerate : 226.0 FPS
1% low framerate : 118.0 FPS
0.1% low framerate : 55.2 FPS
HWINFO OFF
12339 frames rendered in 60.609 s
Average framerate : 203.5 FPS
Minimum framerate : 171.3 FPS
Maximum framerate : 237.2 FPS
1% low framerate : 152.5 FPS
0.1% low framerate : 69.5 FPS
So I was wondering if some sensor in HWInfo, equivalent to the power percent in MSI Afterburner, might be causing this issue. Hence, I would like to know if anyone knows which sensor in HWInfo is equivalent to the power percent in MSI Afterburner, and if I can turn it off while still being able to monitor my GPU power. I’d be really grateful for any insights or advice!