Optimizing Intel Core i5-14600KF core scheduling for Silent Hill 2
The atmosphere is finally immersive again now that the scheduling is locked; the performance boost is exhilarating. The i5-14600KF was mismanaging complex lighting tasks by dumping them onto the E-cores, causing frame times to jump between 18ms - 45ms. I tried turning on Windows Game Mode, but while the system felt snappier, the drops still happened in heavy scenes, which was completely unacceptable. I went into the BIOS, set the scheduling policy to Performance First, and switched the Windows power plan to Ultimate Performance. RivaTuner showed the frame time variance tighten up to 8ms - 12ms, and the fluidity is night and day. I did notice a 7-degree temp spike initially because the voltage was too aggressive, but a slight voltage offset tweak balanced it out. CPU temps now sit at 65℃ - 75℃ with fans at 1,800 RPM. Frame times are now rock steady at 7ms - 11ms.
