TL;DR Use ThrottleStop or Intel Extreme Tuning Utility for undervolting. Follow guides specific to your CPU model and test stability thoroughly.
Using ThrottleStop
ThrottleStop is a popular utility for undervolting CPUs, especially on Lenovo laptops. Users have recommended detailed guides like the one from Ultrabook Review [1:1] and Valour549's Ultimate ThrottleStop Guide
[3:2]. These guides provide step-by-step instructions tailored to different CPU models, helping you understand how much voltage reduction is safe and effective for your specific laptop.
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
Another option is the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU), which can be used for undervolting Intel CPUs. It's important to note that each CPU has a unique stable voltage profile due to variations in silicon chips [5:1]. Therefore, using XTU requires careful testing to ensure stability after making adjustments.
General Tips and Stability Testing
Undervolting involves reducing the voltage supplied to the CPU, which can help lower temperatures and improve battery life. However, it's crucial to test the stability of your settings. This often involves running stress tests to ensure that the system remains stable under load [4:2]. Additionally, disabling turbo boost can also help reduce heat and improve battery life without needing to undervolt
[2:1].
Additional Considerations
For those experiencing overheating issues, limiting CPU TDP or temperature through Lenovo Vantage can be a quick fix [5:2]. Using a laptop stand to improve airflow can also help manage temperatures
[5:2]. It's essential to follow guides specific to your CPU model and test thoroughly to avoid instability or damage to your hardware. If you're unsure, seeking advice from communities such as Discord servers dedicated to Lenovo Legion users can provide real-time support and additional resources
[3:4].
Hey guys, does anyone have detailed instructions for undervolting the i9 processor? I would like to optimize the battery consumption a bit and let the cpu run a bit cooler.
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I was a complete noob when it came to undervolting but found this guide which made it easy to understand and apply using Throttlestop.
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/31385-the-throttlestop-guide/
It's me, the guy strangely obsessed with battery life on a gaming laptop.
I wanted to ask if anyone has any positive experiences with undervolting their laptops to run cooler and/or save battery, and how that went for them/what utility they used. Could be helpful as I'm likely not the only one curious about this.
The dream is sacrificing enough performance to get a whole day on this thing (around 10hr) before plugging it in to game, but I've only been able to get close to 8 with any level of comfort, guess I overestimated hybrid mode.
I have last year's Slim 7 for reference
disable cpu turbo boost on battery from control panel
Yup, no need to undervolt.
Disabled turbo boost and it seems to be doing what I wanted undervolting to accomplish. Thanks
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How can i undervolt the cpu and by how much i have an i9 14900hx with rtx 4070 i want to undervolt cpu and maybe the gpu what should i do and by how much?
I have the same exact laptop and I undervolted using Valour549's Ultimate ThrottleStop Guide
if you need help feel free to give me your discord
Go to techpowerup and find any post regarding 14900hx UV, it's common CPU in high tier laptops, so multiple people already asked the same question. There is everything you need there.
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Use Throttlestop, there's guides on Youtube. Undervolting is specific to the laptop so only you can find out how low you can go by testing it.
Hello, yesterday I goy my new Lenovo 16ARX8, the one with a 4070 and Ryzen 7 7745HX I am mostly using it for 3D modeling/rendering and some gaming, the laptop works like a charm but I noticed it gets a little bit hot and the fans make a lot of noise, this is my first laptop in a lot of years after a very bad experience with an MSI, I know undervolting exists, and its said that improves performance and the overall life of the laptop, but I dont know anything about it, and I dont know if every laptop needs to be undervolted in the same way or if there is an specific way for every model, for now I just installed Lenovo Vantage, and I am using it in Balanced Mode while I render. I have been looking for guides but didnt find anything about this laptop, if you could help me I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much !
What i write on other thread:
It is my same laptop! Congrats!
Download vantage from ms store and from there, download/update all Lenovo legion apps. Among those apps uninstall tobii; run once x-rite to download your legion screen color profiles and then uninstall it (you can manage your color profiles from windows screen settings so x-rite became just bloat). In vantage set batery on conservative mode (it will stop charge at 80% to lenght your batery life)
Vantage alternatives: vantage is lenovo legion app that manage all your laptop extra features (rgb, gpu selector, power modes, overclock, legion app updates, warranty plans. Etc) it is a good app but it has a lot of telemetry and run a lot of istances on the backround. It is advice to use "Lenovo legion toolkit". It is a comunty managed app that has less bloat and can do extra features vs vantage. You can download it from their page on git-hub and follow the easy steps to install. You do not need to unistall vantage, llt (lenovo legion toolkit) will disable vantage at its first run
Limit the power of your Cpu. It can get really hot reaching 100+ °C. You can do that by setting a costum energy plan on vantage/llt limiting the temps and power, but it will cost some minor performances. If you want to gain better temps with 0 performance loss you should also Undervolt. I used uxtu version 2.2.5 to undervolt (other versions didnt worked for me) loock on you tube how uxtu works.
What i did:(DISCLAIRMER! It may dont work for you cause silicon lotery!) creating a costum preset: APU temp tuning-> temp limit 88°c, skin temp lim 45°c;; Amd curve optimizer-> All core offset -20 (this last parameter is the undevolt -5 ≈ -25mV. It is sugest to start fron -10 and go down every 10.. -20 seems a safe space for most users but some luky guy can go down to -50);; name your preset and save. Every time you boot your pc you must manually select the preset!!;; i sugest you to lock a guide on yt how to use uxtu to better understanding my last paragraph XD
Edit: minor grammar errors
There is a talk about setting undervolt presets, but nothing on how people test the stability of the undervolt
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Guys I am facing an issue with my Lenovo LOQ laptop which I purchased over a 1 year ago and even after deep cleaning and replacing its thermal paste I am still facing over overheating issue in performance mode Can anyone provide me the correct present for under volting for my laptop with the help of Intel Extreme tuning utility or within Lenovo Vantage Software either of which can be suitable for undervolting
I am posting that image of HWinfo which I took after playing 1 hour 15 minutes of Genshin Impact gameplay on 1080p on high graphics settings
I am running my laptop on the default overclocking provided by the company And on performance mode
If anyone knows best undervolting for this laptop please provide or if anyone knows stable overclocking settings for this application provide that as well
For a quick fix limit the cpu TDP or temperature on vantage. Else find a good undervolting guide.
Get a laptop stand if you don't have one or if you are not keeping the rear end of the laptop lifted.
I'm pretty sure performance mode will heat the CPU even more than usual especially if you don't undervolt. I run mine on normal mode and when I do switch to performance, the temps go up by at least 10 degrees.
Undervolt it bro this is common issue in intel hx chips that's why normal user should ignore it like plague Undervolt guide is present in youtube
Yes but not for the specific model of laptop
Bruh I think you don't know about undervolting Undervolting is limiting the excess supply of voltage to CPU and each and every CPU has different stable voltage for CPU....it doesn't depend on laptop brand also two same i7 14700hx chips has two different undervolting profiles bcz all silicons chips are different
why is your hwinfo very colorful.
I put customer colour for each sensor data which I think is important You can do that by right-clicking on the specific data that you want to change the colour of them clicking on customer layout then the small black box in the bottom left where you can assign the desired colour to that sensor data
why is it glowing in green and blue?
Hi Guy, recently I just got a legion laptop from Lenovo. I would like to ask how do in preform undervolt the GPU (3070) and CPU (Ryzen) as I heard it prolong the laptop life while not affecting the performance.
Need expertise help on this.
You can't undervolt AMD.
not possible on amd
is there any particular reason to this? I'm pretty new to undervolting
better cooling for same performance usually, can be unstable but cant break ur system like an overclock can
Thanks on the reply. GPU also can’t undervolt ?
You can undervolt the GPU
Don't. Just don't. It's not worth it. Your laptop has great cooling. It won't "prolong the laptop's life". Just enjoy it as it is
>not worth it.
Not worth what, the inconvenience of finding your sweet spot? Once you get the proper voltage down there are literally no drawbacks unless you undervolted by a fuckton on the first try instead of doing it incrementally. It's not a must by any means but it's certainly useful and isn't harmful physically to your laptop if you don't do it like an idiot. Experience software issues, then go back to a higher voltage, solved.
You might be running your laptop cool but other people do more demanding stuff, and it's not just temps that get better, battery life gets better you can sustain higher clocks for longer which is the reason performance gets better. Flight Simulator will 100% benefit from a well-done undervolt but Minecraft even with heavy modding won't see a major difference.
Once you start undervolting, if it is not 100% stable windows might crash and get corrupted. You'll need to reinstall the os and that's one big hassle. Of course it might not happen but there's always a risk
cooler temps can stop throttling which = performance, also it will be less toasty and hopefully more quiet on top of that
GPU Undervolting here - https://youtu.be/rV0tWKLAprg
its not possibly to UV CPU but GPU can be UV'd there is this comprehensive guide i found on this server. It is like a guide for noobs :)
Hey guys I have the lenovo legion 7i and I wanted to know if my CPU temp is around 80 to 90 and sometimes 95 for couple of seconds do I need to undervolt the cpu? and my gpu is around 70 degrees
It would definitely help bring down temps by a fair amount. I made this handy guide on how to unlock undervolting on the newest lenovo laptops (and latest BIOS versions for older ones).
https://www.reddit.com/r/Lenovo/comments/id0457/guide_to_reenable_undervolting_after_latest_bios/
Here's a pretty nice guide on using ThrottleStop for undervolting:
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/31385-the-throttlestop-guide/
To speed up the process I would google what others have been able to achieve on your CPU and back off like 20mV to get a beginning value.
The most important thing is stability testing. I personally use something quick like a few rounds of cinebench r20 to get close (drop voltage by ~10mv until the test crashes then go back to the last stable voltage). Then I run a couple hours each of prime 95 smallest FFT and small FFT stress tests (the smallest FFT test is only available in the newest versions of prime 95) while dropping the voltage by 5 mV (or less) to get a little closer. Then when I think I found an undervolt I like I run a prime 95 blend test for 6+ hours. also make sure all your games and software is stable since there could be some games/software that need a higher voltage (less undervolt) to run well.
Thanks! mine is intel i7-10875H do you know what should I start with? Also for the +6 hours test can I just play a game for 6 hours to see if everything is alright instead of waiting for nothing:) And undervolting is not bad right? like won't destroy the laptop in long term or something like that?
Undervolting is not something you need to do. You can try to undervolt your cpu and maybe get small power and temperature benefits but if this works or not and how hard you can push it is entirely dependent on every individual cpu
Alright but do you recommend I do it here or not?
Well you can just try it. If you JUST undervolt it, there is nothing that can go wrong. It will obviously crash a few times until you get it stable, but when you manage to get it stable under full load, there are no disadvantages.
It might just happen that you cant go far enough to get a real benefit before it becomes unstable. No way to know until you try it.
Undervolting is so good to do.
Hey everyone,
I’ve been using my Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16IRX9H (with an Intel i9-14900HX and RTX 4080) since August last year, and overall, it’s been running great. I haven’t had any issues with high temperatures, performance drops, or fan noise.
That said, I’ve recently come across posts and videos talking about undervolting and the potential benefits like lower temps, improved efficiency, or even better sustained performance.
So I’m wondering:
Just looking to see if it’s something I should try to optimize my setup a bit more. Appreciate any tips or experiences especially from other Legion Pro 7 users.
did you figure out how to undervolt?
No. I decided not to undervolt my laptop for now. I'll look into it in the future.
its not unusual for the 14900hx to be able to undervolt -150mv or more. Your temps likely wont decrease much under load but the performance will due to being able to sustain boost clocks longer. In my opinion you should be undervolting this cpu as it seems to be overvolted stock. If anything it should improve the lifespan of your device as you are throwing less voltage at it. Here are my r23 scores with a heavy but stable undervolt.
Can u share more details about the values u used for this processor? I have the legion pro 7 i914900HX, but when am not able to go below -100, it crashes when using heavy 3d softwares.
You could try lowering your turbo multipliers a bit. I keep all cores locked at 5ghz with core and cache at -170mV.
Oh okay, I'll do some more research on this. My CPU and GPU temperatures have never exceeded 75°C, so I might undervolt to increase the longevity of my device. Otherwise, I'll just leave it as is.
Unless your CPU temps are around the 90s and your GPU temps being 80+, I personally wouldn’t fret too much about undervolting. The best thing you could probably do is make sure to prop up your laptop, so that more airflow can get underneath, along with regular maintenance. AFAIK, instability issues seem to affect only 6 gen legion models, due to the weak solder. Your laptpp should be fine since it’s a gen 9, but my suggestions for cooling still remain in place.
Yup, I always use my laptop on a stand to ensure proper airflow. My CPU temperatures have never exceeded 70°C, and the maximum GPU temperature I've seen is 72°C. I keep my laptop clean and never use it on my bed to prevent fibers or cloth from entering the fans and restricting airflow. I also always use my laptop with the charger connected (unless I'm in class) and always keep it in conservation charging mode.
Sounds like you play games on quiet mode, on Balance mode mine runs at about 85c playing AAA games on ultra setting @ 1600p.
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Mine is stable and only runs at 85c during gaming without undervolting.
I bought the 5i with very limited knowledge of computers and such. Everyone I've talked to has told me to undervolt it but I don't know how (the ones I've read, I don't know what half the words mean). Does anyone have a link to a good explanation on how to undervolt, that is good for a beginner that doesn't know the terminology and technicalities?
If it doesn't work (in FIVR the offset that is on the top right is still at 0 and not applying what you are doing) that means undervolting is disabled in the Bios.
After enabling it, you can go back to step one and try it.
*Also when you start to undervolt, do it on battery not with the power brick connected, cause it makes sure that the system will stay stable even with lower power.
You can dm me if you want further help. :)
Thanks!
also check out this guide by Ultrabook Review on undervolting
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/31385-the-throttlestop-guide/
I'm the OP for the unlocking guide so feel free to HMU too if you run into issues
I'm the OP for the unlock guide. I'm happy to see that people find it useful and even recommend it to others
Thanks a lot for posting this guide it helped me a lot
hello there! so i have this Lenovo Legion 5 15IAH7H with intel core i7 12700H and wanted to know how to undervolt it via bios because i didn’t find any videos online for my current model nor the i7 12700H on a lenovo laptop, could anyone help me?
12700H can't be undervolted unfortunately as it's a Intel 12 th gen H CPU.
The 12700H can't be undervolted.
i will cry, is there no alternative i could do?
I have the same machine dude, it’s a bit of a disappointment not being able to under-volt the cpu but you can undervolt the gpu, which lowers the overall temp of the system as I find the thermals of the 12700H pretty good anyway.
Unless you buy a different laptop with a different CPU, there is no alternative.
Here's a neat trick to keep the temps low
Put your laptop on balanced mode and keep the battery settings on power saving. Really helps keeping the temps low.
I can undervolt with my gen 8 just fine. You just need to enable CPU OC and disable UV protection in BIOS. Then in Windows disable core isolation. You should use Throttlestop 9.6: https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-throttlestop/.
This won't work with a 12th gen H CPU.
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how to undervolt CPU on Lenovo laptops
Key Considerations for Undervolting CPU on Lenovo Laptops:
Understand Undervolting: Undervolting reduces the voltage supplied to the CPU, which can lower temperatures and improve battery life without sacrificing performance.
Software Tools: Use software like Intel XTU (Extreme Tuning Utility) for Intel CPUs or ThrottleStop for both Intel and AMD CPUs. These tools allow you to adjust voltage settings safely.
BIOS Settings: Some Lenovo laptops allow undervolting directly through BIOS. Check if your BIOS has options for CPU voltage adjustments.
Stability Testing: After making changes, run stress tests using tools like Prime95 or AIDA64 to ensure system stability. Monitor temperatures with HWMonitor or Core Temp.
Incremental Changes: Start with small voltage reductions (e.g., -0.05V) and test for stability before making further adjustments.
Backup Important Data: Always back up your data before making changes to system settings, as undervolting can potentially lead to instability.
Recommendation: If you're new to undervolting, start with Intel XTU, as it has a user-friendly interface and provides real-time monitoring. Make gradual adjustments and ensure your laptop remains stable during regular use. Remember to keep an eye on temperatures and performance to find the optimal balance.
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