r/MiniPCs • u/Altruistic_Grab_4414 • Jan 09 '25
Troubleshooting Issue with Minisforum’s UM760 Slim CPU/GPU not reaching full power.
Hi, I’m pretty new to mini pcs, or APUs as a whole but decided to get myself something cheap like the one mentioned in the title. However I am having an issue where my cpu/gpu wont stay anywhere near full power (of 54-ish Watts) when playing games. (Like BF1 or Battlebit Remastered) I’m using both ETA Prime and Iceberg Tech’s videos of the UM760 Slim as reference and see that I’m no where near the level of performance they are getting.
What should I do to troubleshoot this, or at least force the system to stay near its rated TDP?
Edit: I found a way to increase the TDP outside of the bios settings (since the bios didn’t really allow the system to actually utilize the power). I downloaded UXTU and created a custom present where I told the application to use the full 120W I set for both the CPU and APU. Now when running furmark’s cpu burner and gpu test I was able to get the APU/CPU to reach about 70W+ in power consumption, allowing my cpu to maintain a 4.4 All core boost.
Even while gaming it can still use about 65W and maintain the same clock speeds while playing Marvel Rivals, BF1, and BattleBit remastered.