Unpark CPU - Performance Increase (Works well with Intel HD GPUs )

unparking them, it will increase your CPU performance but also increase power usage

allow this built-in option to show up in the power management

Intel HD GPU or a slower CPU or using fast SSD

35% performance increase

for Win 7 and higher

It doesn't work on ALL cpus

You do not have to use the 3rd party program

turn on this built in option

try at your own risk

Quote: So basically you want to set both the dc/ac parking to 100% to disable them. I wouldn't recommend touching the frequency scalers, that's not related, it is for overclocking I think.



You should try it with resouce monitor running so you can see immediately if it is working when the cpu are no longer parked.

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I actually just stumbled on this and I'm wondering if there are people here who knows more about it. I don't recall ever reading about this on here. If it has been discussed before and I missed it, sorry for the double post.The source I was reading came from here: ParkControl It is the idea that most multicore CPUs have a state called "park" when it is idle in order to conserve energy. When the CPU is needed, then it is unparked. This constant park and unparking creates latency in order to save energy, reducing the performance. So theoretically, by. The argument is that Windows OS is too aggresive in energy saving, so most of the time our CPU is not being used efficiently enough.The source I listed has a program that allows you to unpark 1 or all of your CPUs. I actually do not prefer 3rd party programs, but the source also provided a reg change that will"advanced mode." This is the method I chose. You can either use the reg modifier in the link or manually change it yourself by finding the registry. Simply change it from "1" to "0" to turn it on. So I went ahead and changed the option in the power management. This will "display" the option in the power management.The Windows 7 default is at 10%. It means that at the OS will maintain minimum 10% active cores, meaning it can park 90% of your CPUs. This really IS aggressive. For the sake of testing, I set it to 100%, meaning all cores must be unparked.Honestly, there definitely is performance increase. I just happen to be running my TS3 in a winter blizzard storm. With all the CPUs unparked, the FPS and overall game during the storm was noticeably smoother and faster. I didn't actually check the actual FPS difference since this is difficult for my system. I'm already running an i7 with enough RAM and a dedicated GPU, so my game is hindered by the HDD. This also means that the performance increase on my TS3 is very minimal.I suspect that this would probably be more benefitial to others who are either usingthat can still use a CPU boost. According to the article, this method also benefit AMD users more than Intel, since AMD's hyperthreading is a lot better. I have a generation 3 i7, according to their benchmark, it is a. Judging from my own testing, that seems just about right.So you may want to give this a try to see if it boost your game. Let me sum it up.It seems to be. It said that Win XP does not have this parking issue. But you can always check.. Follow the instruction in the source link above to check your "resource monitor" to see if you have any parked cpus. Some cpus do not come with a park option, so their cores are always unparked. i3s would probably NOT benefit since it is only 2 cores and likely they're always unparked anyways. But.. again, you can check if you like.. You can use the reg file in the source link to modify your registry toin your power management. (or you can find the registry yourself and change it. This just enable the "display" of the option, it doesn't actually change the parking/unparking settings.) This is my preferred method. Once it is on, click your battery/plug icon, go to power option, click "advanced power option" and go to "processor power management." You will see it there. There is a screenshot of this in the source link. Set it to whatever % you want. 100% meaning all unparked.On some other forums, I've read people who are scared of overheating etc... The source link said this is not an issue b/c overheating is not the result of parking or unparking, but how heavy is the cpu load. I agree. In my testing, I saw NO temperature change on my laptop. However, because there are concerns about this and every CPU is different, it is recommended youand also with a temperature monitor such asAs I've mentioned in my own testing, if you have already a fast CPUand plenty of RAM, increase in CPU may not increase your game performance if your game is being limited by the HDD. If anything, it might even lag it because the HDD cannot keep up with a faster CPU. So this method seems to benefit the most for people who need more CPU boost - Intel HD users, slower CPUs, or people who are running on fast SSD drives.So there's no misunderstanding. This merely remove the latency between parking and unparking a cpu. It does not "increase" your CPU frequency or increase your CPU load. Those are separate issues.If you wish to test and try this, please report back and help build up a knowledge base.Thank you and Good Luck!----------* Less idling sims* More sims on public lots (Less idling, so they get to the lots faster)* Animation smoother, no hiccups* Sims no longer stuck on changing clothes* Speed 3 now useful* Graphical improvement on Intel HD