How to reduce CPU clock speed without sacrificing too much performance on Windows 11?

I'm using a Windows 11 HP laptop with an AND Ryzen 5 7520 U processor. In the Processor performance boost mode tab of the Power plan settings, the different options aren't functioning as intended. I'm currently using the Efficient Enabled setting (see this link ), which is supposed to give small boosts to the CPU clock speed when necessary. This prevents overheating while also reducing performance drops. However, after further testing, every setting except Disabled behaves exactly the same as Aggressive , in that they cause the CPU clock speed to automatically shoot up to close to its max of 4

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