During high-load runs of Pacific Drive, when the WD Black SN850X hits the power wall and frequencies drop, can this quantitative analysis actually expose the performance bottlenecks?

When the power delivery module hits the wall during max load, the WD Black SN850X's fan ramps up to an aggressive whine while frames start to wobble, leading many to scoff at the perceived bottleneck. My first instinct was an airflow overhaul of the chassis, but let me tell you, the frame gains were pathetic—almost invisible. The real breakthrough came with 3DMark stress testing. Diving into the GPU-Z sensor logs, the core frequency was flatlining in a disappointing 2.49GHz - 2.68GHz range, which confirmed a bottleneck quantification accuracy of 95.5% against the baseline. I have to admit, this method is the only way to actually nail down exactly where the silicon is choking. I struggled early on with jagged curves because a dozen background apps were eating cycles, but purging those services finally stabilized the frame pacing. While the exported final report provides a clear diagnostic roadmap, there's a lingering frustration that no amount of software profiling can fundamentally fix the hardware's own power-stage limitations.