Thermal Throttling Explained! 🔥

[DhruvJain2298]

Turn up the heat! No wait, actually don't because we don't want that here. What are we talking about, again? Let this post be your answer. 💯

A fast frequency clocked CPU is a gamer's best friend. But unfortunately, that CPU likes cooling more. Sorry, gamer. But if it wasn't, PUBG wouldn't have been able to run at 60 fps.

You talk too much Dhruv. Get to the point. 

Yes my bad. 😋

So any given CPU has a max frequency that it can theoretically achieve, which is then governed by the system OS and kernel to keep it running at a reasonable frequency. For example, the Exynos 9810 on my S9+ maxes out at 2.9 GHz. But can it run locked at that frequency?

Well, yes and no.

Short answer - no. The CPU's life would be severely shortened, and it would drain the juice out of your battery before you even know it.

Long answer - yes. But not for too long. 

All that can be done is to extend the duration at which the processor can be run at that frequency. 

How can this be done? 

It's simple. Cooling. And plenty of it.

You see, CPUs if made to run at a high frequency for too long without any means of cooling it down can simply burn it out, or in some cases, even melt it. Do you want a melted processor inside of your phone? I don't think so.

However, processors are known to heat up when ran at a high clock speeds for extended periods of time. And when that happens, they're made to dial down their clock speed in order to maintain a cool enough temperature such that the processor isn't damaged. This is known as thermal throttling. 

Effective methods of cooling, like using copper as the heat dissipation component material, can help keep the processor running cool even at that high clock speeds when you're trying to get that chicken dinner. 

Some extreme custom PC builders take liquid cooling to the next level by dipping the entire motherboard in a heat dissipating liquid. This is known as immersive cooling. You could try cooling your heated phone by dipping it in water. Just kidding, don't.

So that was that, people. Thermal Throttling Explained. Hope you liked the post. 

Thank you for you time, as always. 

Dhruv Jain.

[Abhy]

But we can indeed dip the phone wen it heats up too much....😁
thanks to waterproofing
p.s : do it at your own risk

[Anonymous]

lol

[DhruvJain2298]

Hahaha yessssss!

[immi007]

or use refrigerator... who am i to say ..

[immi007]

informative post bro

[DhruvJain2298]

Thank you! 😄

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[immi007]

you could check thermal throttling in phone by this app

🙂
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=skynet.cputhrottlingtest

[DhruvJain2298]

Thank you, Immi. Will do so. 😄