A method for performing stutter of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) where a system on a chip (SOC) initiates bursts of requests to the DRAM to fill buffers to allow the DRAM to self-refresh is disclosed. The method includes issuing, by a system management unit (SMU), a ForceZQCal command to the memory controller to initiate the stutter procedure in response to receiving a timeout request, such as an SMU ZQCal timeout request, periodically issuing a power platform threshold (PPT) request, by the SMU, to the memory controller, and sending a ForceZQCal command prior to a PPT request to ensure re-training occurs after ZQ Calibration. The ForceZQCal command issued prior to PPT request may reduce the latency of the stutter. The method may further include issuing a ForceZQCal command prior to each periodic re-training.