Why does plugging in my PC make it slower

CrimsonKnight
CrimsonKnight Member Posts: 5

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edited September 2023 in 2019 Archives
So I bought the Acer Aspire E5 576 392H, about a week ago. Works great with these specs; Intel core i3 8130U @2.2GHz, Intel UHD Graphics 620, 6GB DDR3 RAM and a 1TB HDD. Windows 10. So doing daily tasks, watching movies perfect, running at 3.4GHz with turbo boost. Gaming works well as well running at 40-50 in most of the games I play at max but when it reaches 15% (when battery saver turns on) i say ok, time for it to charge, and i realise that the frames dropped drastically to 20-25. I pulled out the charger, back up to 50fps. So I checked my power plans etc. It was at high performance. CPU running at max speeds of 3 and up but when I charge it, it decreases in speed. It now reaches at 1-2GHz. I want to know why is this because with my old laptop AMD I used to charge it and it use to work good. And btw I'm new with Intel. So tell me what I have to do for my PC to move as fast as does charging when its not. But other than that it works fine.

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  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,862 Trailblazer
    >>> It was at high performance.>>>

    Try balanced mode instead. And BEFORE starting heavy gaming loads, battery should be near 100% charged and plugged in. Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ