What is the HWinfo power percent sensor equivalent to the MSI Afterburner power percent?

Ozhace

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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!
 
It's not just the power percent sensor but any power-related sensor on NVIDIA GPUs with certain drivers can cause such issue.
So it's best to disable monitoring of all GPU power sensors in HWiNFO by hitting the Del key over the respective value.
 
It's not just the power percent sensor but any power-related sensor on NVIDIA GPUs with certain drivers can cause such issue.
So it's best to disable monitoring of all GPU power sensors in HWiNFO by hitting the Del key over the respective value.
Ohh I see..

I tried to disabling unused sensors but the 0.1/1% fps still drops. I will try to disable all GPU power related sensors as well. Thank you for this suggestion!
 
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