Should I lock P-core frequency for i5-13490F in Remnant 2?
Seeing the frame rate stay above 100 FPS was a huge relief, but those previous micro-stutters were ruining the experience. The default scheduling on the Intel Core i5-13490F was jumping between 3.2GHz and 4.8GHz during heavy physics calculations, causing frame times to swing between 15ms - 30ms. I tried the 'High Performance' power plan in Windows, but while average FPS went up by 5, the 1% lows were still garbage—not acceptable for a hardcore build. I went into the BIOS, locked all P-cores to 4.5GHz, and manually bumped the Vcore to 1.28V. Monitoring with HWInfo, the power wall stayed steady at 125W, and frame times tightened up to 12ms - 16ms. I actually hit two Blue Screens of Death during the first lock attempt, but tweaking the LLC offset fixed the stability. CPU temps sat between 75℃ - 82℃ with fans at 1800 RPM. Confirmed the frequency mode switch in the performance panel, and it's finally smooth.
