Today, in the group chat, I saw a friend mentioning that they were getting only around 40 FPS while playing League of Legends (LOL).
Such a low frequency is definitely not normal. It can cause performance issues and make any game lag.
An abnormal frequency can lead to slow boot times and even though the network is 1G, it may behave like a 100M connection. Opening any program would be extremely slow, and games would experience low FPS, among other problems.
Here are some solutions to address this issue:
When encountering such a problem, try removing the motherboard battery to discharge and restore default settings, then test again.
Update the motherboard BIOS and test.
Swap the CPU with a neighboring machine to determine if the issue is with the motherboard or the CPU itself.
By performing these troubleshooting steps, your friend may be able to identify the root cause of the low CPU frequency and resolve the performance issues they are facing.