I am affected as well on a Dell P74G Inspiron 7460 with an i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz and an integrated GPU + an Nvidia GPU using the NVidia drivers.
According from information I found here https://icecat.biz/p/dell/w56752561pth-gld/inspiron- notebooks-7460-33552288.html the TDPs of my CPU are: Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 W Configurable TDP-up frequency 2.9 GHz Configurable TDP-up 25 W Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W CPU version as read from /proc/cpuinfo: vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 142 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz stepping : 9 microcode : 0xde >From lspci, detail of the GPUs: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 620 (rev 02) 01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM108M [GeForce 940MX] (rev a2) My Kernel: uname -a Linux [redacted] 5.4.0-66-generic #74-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 27 22:54:38 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Output of the commands recommended above: dmidecode looks odd returning info about WiFi: sudo dmidecode -H 11 # dmidecode 3.2 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 2.8 present. 85 structures occupying 5497 bytes. Table at 0x000E9CA0. Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Internal Reference Designator: JNGFF1 - WLAN/BT/Wigig CONN Internal Connector Type: None External Reference Designator: Not Specified External Connector Type: None Port Type: Other sudo modprobe msr sudo rdmsr -f 29:24 -d 0x1a2 2 Reproducing the issue: stress -c 8 stress: info: [48012] dispatching hogs: 8 cpu, 0 io, 0 vm, 0 hdd Dmesg output: [17674.962910] mce: CPU3: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 3987) [17674.962910] mce: CPU1: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 3986) [17674.962912] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 7491) [17674.962913] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 7491) [17674.962914] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 7487) [17674.962915] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 7491) [17674.966955] mce: CPU1: Core temperature/speed normal [17674.966956] mce: CPU3: Core temperature/speed normal [17674.966957] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal [17674.966958] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal [17674.966958] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal [17674.966960] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Turbostat line being used (NOTE: 100 milliseconds interval): turbostat --quiet --Summary --show Busy%,Bzy_MHz,PkgTmp,PkgWatt,CorWatt,GFXWatt,Time_Of_Day_Seconds --interval 0.1 Output of turbostat across the beginning of stress: Time_Of_Day_Seconds Busy% Bzy_MHz PkgTmp PkgWatt CorWatt GFXWatt 1622157712.441769 9.23 795 51 1.75 0.20 0.11 1622157712.542624 10.77 711 52 1.84 0.21 0.12 1622157712.643427 8.98 708 51 1.80 0.17 0.07 1622157712.744178 12.97 746 51 1.90 0.24 0.13 1622157712.850717 13.32 712 51 1.68 0.20 0.11 <--- START STRESS 1622157712.951114 95.99 2587 75 12.69 10.76 0.17 1622157713.051319 99.59 3500 82 19.36 17.56 0.14 1622157713.151571 99.65 3500 85 19.54 17.66 0.18 1622157713.252241 99.65 3500 88 19.76 17.82 0.14 1622157713.352490 99.59 3500 90 19.66 17.76 0.17 1622157713.452694 99.65 3500 90 19.22 17.54 0.08 1622157713.552947 99.59 3500 91 20.09 18.09 0.14 Output of turbostat across the throttle trigger event: Time_Of_Day_Seconds Busy% Bzy_MHz PkgTmp PkgWatt CorWatt GFXWatt 1622157718.567121 99.65 3500 95 19.97 17.94 0.16 1622157718.667327 99.68 3500 95 19.79 18.05 0.13 1622157718.767572 99.62 3500 95 19.76 17.94 0.13 1622157718.867776 99.65 3500 96 19.81 18.00 0.16 1622157718.968029 99.65 3500 95 20.01 17.98 0.17 1622157719.068238 99.65 3500 96 20.13 18.29 0.17 1622157719.169153 99.65 3500 97 20.35 18.44 0.21 1622157719.269796 99.65 3500 97 20.12 18.24 0.20 <--- THRESHOLD TRIGGERED 1622157719.370056 99.59 3355 90 18.04 15.99 0.18 1622157719.470352 99.53 3117 86 14.53 12.69 0.17 1622157719.572124 99.61 3117 86 14.33 12.56 0.09 1622157719.672498 99.61 3103 85 14.67 12.78 0.16 1622157719.772984 99.63 3118 85 14.46 12.71 0.13 1622157719.873219 99.62 3113 84 14.63 12.71 0.14 1622157719.973515 99.60 3125 85 14.54 12.74 0.13 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1851749 Title: Frequently getting thermal warnings and cpu throttling messages in syslog Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443564] mce: CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50300) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443565] mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50300) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443567] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58637) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443568] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58637) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443569] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58637) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.443570] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58637) Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446528] mce: CPU2: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446529] mce: CPU0: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446530] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446531] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446531] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:34:26 fog kernel: [1129655.446532] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427390] mce: CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50316) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427391] mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50316) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427392] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58655) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427394] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58655) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427424] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58655) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.427424] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58655) Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434426] mce: CPU0: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434427] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434428] mce: CPU2: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434428] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434429] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:40:35 fog kernel: [1130024.434430] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433923] mce: CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50358) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433925] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58701) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433926] mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50358) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433927] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58701) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433928] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58701) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.433932] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58701) Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434926] mce: CPU0: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434926] mce: CPU2: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434927] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434928] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434928] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:45:48 fog kernel: [1130337.434930] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:47:51 fog kernel: [1130459.924675] mce: CPU1: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 8218) Nov 6 11:47:51 fog kernel: [1130459.924676] mce: CPU3: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 8218) Nov 6 11:47:51 fog kernel: [1130459.934691] mce: CPU1: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:47:51 fog kernel: [1130459.934691] mce: CPU3: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478700] mce: CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50404) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478701] mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50404) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478702] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58764) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478703] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58764) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478705] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58764) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.478708] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58764) Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480693] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480694] mce: CPU0: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480694] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480695] mce: CPU2: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480696] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:50:54 fog kernel: [1130643.480697] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379551] mce: CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50440) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379552] mce: CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 50440) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379554] mce: CPU1: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58811) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379554] mce: CPU3: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58811) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379556] mce: CPU0: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58811) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.379557] mce: CPU2: Package temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 58811) Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383513] mce: CPU0: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383514] mce: CPU3: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383515] mce: CPU2: Core temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383515] mce: CPU1: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383516] mce: CPU2: Package temperature/speed normal Nov 6 11:59:14 fog kernel: [1131143.383517] mce: CPU0: Package temperature/speed normal --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: bradf 1575 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-10-02 (36 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Beta amd64 (20190926.1) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 138a:0097 Validity Sensors, Inc. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b5ce Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: LENOVO 20HRCTO1WW Package: linux (not installed) ProcEnviron: TERM=tmux-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-19-generic root=UUID=3963ec22-812d-4d52-8df4-7a8418751e15 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-19.20-generic 5.3.1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.3.0-19-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.3.0-19-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.183.1 Tags: eoan Uname: Linux 5.3.0-19-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 07/04/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: N1MET37W (1.22 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 20HRCTO1WW dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40697 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: None dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrN1MET37W(1.22):bd07/04/2017:svnLENOVO:pn20HRCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon5th:rvnLENOVO:rn20HRCTO1WW:rvrSDK0J40697WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th dmi.product.name: 20HRCTO1WW dmi.product.sku: LENOVO_MT_20HR_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1851749/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
