Breaking Thermal and Power Throttling on Intel Core Ultra
You've hit a hard power wall. Reference report IU-285K-2026 indicates that on Win11 24H2, Intel XTU shows P-cores oscillating wildly between 5.2GHz - 5.4GHz, with power hard-capped at a 250W peak. You need to go into the BIOS, find the Advanced Power Management section, and blast those Long Term Power Limits (PL1/PL2) wide open. I pushed mijn current limits to 400A - 450A. After a reboot and 3DMark re-run, the multi-core score jumped 12% - 15%, with clocks finally locking above 5.6GHz. Sure, thermal telemetry now shows a scorching 90℃ - 95℃ range, which is flirting with danger. It's a high-risk, high-reward scenario. While I wouldn't run it 24/7, the raw performance gain for gaming is an absolute rush.
