Turning off Intel Turbo Boost Drops Temps by ~40c

[Dream]

So, my former HP laptop slowly turned into a volcano. During that time I discovered that if I switched the maximum processor state to 99%, Turbo Boost would cease to kick in on the 2nd gen i7 and the temps would stay ~10c cooler, or better, while doing video encoding for hours at a time.

I just tested the same tweak, and while the encoding speed is significantly slower, the CPU basically stays 40c cooler -- barely above idle temps, in fact. They stayed there for 15 minutes during an encoding run and didnt budge.

Screenshot attached below. While I like the max speed when Turbo Boost is on, I'm only going to use it when actually needed.

[Myroslav]

You can optimize Throttle Stop to work the same way. Since it is needed to work without power (on battery power)... Instead i let it burn at whatever speed it works at when plugged in, and throttle stop picks up when unplugged. But ya, it can run cool 🙂