[Help] F4-425 Plus Intel N150 low performance [SOLVED]

[baf28]

Hello

I have TerraMaster F4-424 Plus with an Intel N150 processor. I noticed that in the geekbench 6 test it shows very weak performance in multi-threaded mode

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus (TOS6) https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/15073258
Single: 1143 - OK
Multi: 2083 - not OK

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus (TOS7) https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/15029321
Single: 1008 - OK
Multi: 1742 - not OK

At the same time, other manufacturers' tests with the Intel N150 processor show 30-40% more performance in multi-threaded mode.

Tell me how to fix low performance on TerraMaster F4-424 Plus?

Here are, for example, tests with good performance Intel N150 https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/15137540
Single: 1304 - OK
Multi: 3255 - OK

[CursaYang]

Hello, considering power consumption, heat dissipation, and service life, we have limited the PL value. If you need to unleash multi-core performance, you can manually adjust a larger PL value.

[baf28]

you can manually adjust a larger PL value.

Could you please tell me how to do it?

I bought Intel N150 and counted on its performance, I wouldn't want to have a device with a new N150 processor, which is weaker than the old N95

[baf28]

I couldn't find how and where I can return the processor performance to the normal correct state. Can you tell me where to do it?
It's best if it can be done from TOS, but unfortunately I didn't find such a setting

[CursaYang]

This setting needs to be changed in the BIOS. In the screenshot you provided, set both Platform PL1 Enable and Platform PL1 Enable to the Enabled state.

[baf28]

I turned on PL1 and PL2. Then I set the Power parameter to 0 > 20000 and 0 > 25000, but it didn't help, on the contrary, the performance got worse.

Could you tell me exactly what parameters and how they need to be set, so that the N150 would work as stated by Intel and give out 3300 in multi-threaded mode as N95 does in TerraMaster F4-424

[GevinKe]

Hello, you can appropriately change Platform PL1 Power and Platform PL2 Power to higher values, but you need to note that power consumption and heat generation are proportional. The larger the value, the higher the heating temperature. You can increase this value slightly.

[baf28]

Hello

I changed different PL settings, but it didn't increase performance.

I understand very well that an increase in power will lead to an increase in heating.

Tell me what values I should set in PL or somewhere else, so that my F4-425 Plus would give performance at least at the level of the old processor n95 from the F4-424 line.

What values should I set and where should I install it?

[shou]

After adjusting PL1 to 15W, I achieved a good performance score:
Multi-core score: 3100 |Multi-core score: 3093 |Multi-core score: 3093
Single-core score: 1050 |Single-core score: 1049 |Single-core score: 1037

1,Press Del to enter BIOS during startup.
2,Navigate to the following path:Advanced → Power & Performance → CPU-Power Management Control → View/Configure Turbo Options.
3,Set Power Limit 1 Override Enabled.
4,set the item "Power Limit 1" to 15000.

[baf28]

After adjusting PL1 to 15W, I achieved a good performance score:
Multi-core score: 3100 |Multi-core score: 3093 |Multi-core score: 3093
Single-core score: 1050 |Single-core score: 1049 |Single-core score: 1037

1,Press Del to enter BIOS during startup.
2,Navigate to the following path:Advanced → Power & Performance → CPU-Power Management Control → Config TDP Configurations.
3,Set the first "Power Limit 1" to 15000.

Unfortunately, I didn't find "Config TDP Configurations." in BIOS F4-425 Plus. Tell me, where did you make these settings?

Nevertheless, I once again set the PL1 value to 15000 and it didn't give any results. https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/15223629


I don't know what to do. My F4-425 Plus is very weak, it doesn't match its characteristics and I'm disappointed in it.