Low CPU utilization, yet max. frequency

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HP Zbook G5, equipped with i7-8850H. Windows 10 Enterprise, version 21H2, build 19044.1620. BIOS and all driver up-to-date at the time of this writing. DISM and SFC clean.Even though CPU utilization settles down to low single digits, the CPU "Speed" in Task Manager always stays above 4 GHz. When I use MSConfig to stop all but Microsoft services from loading, it continues to run above 4 GHz. In Safe Mode the CPU runs at the Base Speed of 2.59 GHz and doesn't vary at all, so I'm thinking it may be one of the devices or services loading during a normal boot.I'm going to start triaging this by com

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