Quote Originally Posted by MiRai View Post
Currently my minimum and maximum states are set to 100% and my CPU will drop down to its idle speed when nothing
is when nothing is happening.

I'm almost positive CPU idle states are determined by the C1/C3/EIST settings in the BIOS.
C-state residency isn't always well-implemented. My desktops are set to 100%/100% and they never waver. My laptop is set the same but it bounces between 100 and 60% depending on what's going on.