I have a Ryzen 7 5700U laptop running Ubuntu 21.10. None of the tools I'm trying to use to change the CPU frequency, ex. cpupower-gui, are able to move it above 1.8 GHz. The reason for this seemingly is that the only allowable frequencies are 1.8 GHz, 1.7 GHz, 1.4 GHz despite the hardware being capable of more than double that. Additionally, I do sometimes see the CPU at higher frequencies than 1.8 GHz, so that doesn't even seem to be correct. How can I manually change the frequency? Here is the output from cpufreq-info:
cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 2.75 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.81%, 1.70 GHz:0.28%, 1.40 GHz:78.90% (7469)
analyzing CPU 1:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 1
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 3.74 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:15.81%, 1.70 GHz:0.24%, 1.40 GHz:83.95% (4722)
analyzing CPU 2:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 2
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 2
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.93 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.51%, 1.70 GHz:0.20%, 1.40 GHz:79.28% (6452)
analyzing CPU 3:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 3
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 3
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.80 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.82%, 1.70 GHz:0.30%, 1.40 GHz:78.88% (4508)
analyzing CPU 4:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 4
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 4
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.64 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:16.55%, 1.70 GHz:0.31%, 1.40 GHz:83.15% (6735)
analyzing CPU 5:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 5
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 5
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.57 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:15.97%, 1.70 GHz:0.26%, 1.40 GHz:83.77% (5029)
analyzing CPU 6:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 6
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 6
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 2.02 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:21.17%, 1.70 GHz:0.31%, 1.40 GHz:78.52% (7160)
analyzing CPU 7:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 7
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 7
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.70 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:18.49%, 1.70 GHz:0.23%, 1.40 GHz:81.28% (6462)
analyzing CPU 8:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 8
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 8
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.92%, 1.70 GHz:0.34%, 1.40 GHz:78.74% (7361)
analyzing CPU 9:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 9
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 9
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:22.64%, 1.70 GHz:0.18%, 1.40 GHz:77.18% (13570)
analyzing CPU 10:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 10
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 10
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:24.70%, 1.70 GHz:0.28%, 1.40 GHz:75.03% (21089)
analyzing CPU 11:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 11
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 11
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.32%, 1.70 GHz:0.27%, 1.40 GHz:79.40% (4240)
analyzing CPU 12:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 12
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 12
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:21.46%, 1.70 GHz:0.30%, 1.40 GHz:78.23% (9110)
analyzing CPU 13:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 13
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 13
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.32%, 1.70 GHz:0.26%, 1.40 GHz:79.43% (4449)
analyzing CPU 14:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 14
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 14
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:31.88%, 1.70 GHz:0.15%, 1.40 GHz:67.97% (63115)
analyzing CPU 15:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 15
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 15
maximum transition latency: 4294.55 ms.
hardware limits: 1.40 GHz - 4.37 GHz
available frequency steps: 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.40 GHz
available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance, schedutil
current policy: frequency should be within 1.40 GHz and 1.80 GHz.
The governor "performance" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.40 GHz.
cpufreq stats: 1.80 GHz:20.47%, 1.70 GHz:0.23%, 1.40 GHz:79.30% (4894)
