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[cpurpe91]

I have looked around the internet, and found information regarding the HWinfo64 metric "Power Reporting Deviation" and how it is not valid while the system is not under load, however I am still slightly concerned that on my system the values stay in the red and are very low at idle. 

Here is an image of the system at idle. 

There are no thermal issues, and while under load it reads within 95%-100%, I am just not sure why seemingly overnight the metric went from reading 100%+ at idle to below 100%. 

I have updated my BIOS and reset everything to UEFI defaults. XMP is enabled, CSM disabled, Secure Boot enabled, and SVM is disabled.
I have reinstalled Windows.
I have changed my Power Plan settings.
I have tried different chipset drivers as well.

My machine appears to run properly, with the occasional stutter in some games, but that is normal.

I can't think of why the machine would read one way, and just start reading what it does now.

As I previously stated, HWinfo's forum posts insist the reading is meaningless when not under load. Am I just being paranoid? Should I try changing BIOS settings, like turning on "Low Current Idle"?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Jurn]

Did you ever find a fix? I feel like I notice frame drops and I’m not sure what to chalk it up to

[cpurpe91]

I never found a fix. I'm just assuming all is well with my PC. I haven't had any performance issues.

[qbtheslayer · Accepted solution]

It IS a meaningless number unless the system is under 100% load...  It's as simple as that.

QB

[cpurpe91]

Thanks for the replies. I figured as much, and I did read on the official HWinfo forums that it was a meaningless metric unless the PC is under full load. I read in the mid 90s under full load, and have had no real reason to investigate further. I score well within range of others in benchmarks, so I gave up trying to figure out what it meant. 

I will leave this open as others may be curious and this is just more affirmation that everything is fine.

[goodplay]

Here's a simple test, open hwinfo64 & cpu-z.

Reset hwinfo, run cpu-z stress. should be around 96% if good mobo spec?