Laptop CPU Frequency Dropping

I am looking for some help on what is going on with my laptop. Whenever I try to play a game on this machine the CPU will not reach its max frequency (2.5 GHz non-turbo, 3.6 GHz turbo) and instead sit at 1.5 GHz at 100% utilization. As a test for thermal issues I ran prime95 will providing chilled air for intake. This resulted in a max temp of 40 C and still no improvement. Please help...I want to use my full CPU capacity.

System: Asus X54H-BD1BH CPU: 2860QM MOBO: K54L

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