Yes..."AC Worked" means I was getting more that 25fps in Elderscrolls online and Starfiled was not scaling graphics down.  AC was allowing more than 843 mV and 2.57 Ghz.  It was allowing the CPU to go up to 4.6ghz and  1302 mV.   I will try 3DMark......

So I ran Cinebench r23 and everything performed as expected in Turbo mode.  CPU was at 4.6 Ghz and 1302mv.  But then I went into my games (Elder scrolls online and Starfield) and once again while loading and in menus AC performed just fine (same as ...

Any progress on looking into my issue?   Unless a solution is found I am stuck with a High Performance ROG laptop that is only useful for email and web browsing.   

Thanks again @MasterC  .... sorry for all the back and forth.  It is a very odd issue to be sure.  I do keep all software (windows updates, graphic card updates, BIOS updates, etc)  up to date. Thunderbolt 2 is the USB (I believe its USB C) connectio...

@MasterC    Thought I saw you post a question asking if my laptop was plugged in.  Yes it is plugged into wall as well as a Thunderbolt 2 connection.  I have tried games both just on laptop display with laptop plugged in only to wall, and plugged in ...