2026-05-27 10:53 UTC
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@Changaco@diaspodon.fr 2026-05-27 10:58
Why 800MHz? Because it's a typical minimum of modern processors, at least the Intel ones I've used. You can get the minimum frequencies of your CPU cores with: grep -H '' /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/cpuinfo_min_freq Is it slow? Eight hundred million clock cycles per second is faster than CPUs were 30 years ago and is sufficient both for basic use and to play games from that era. However, it does noticeably slow down even some basic features on my system. #CPU #underclocking
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@R0gueS4t3llite@ieji.de 2026-05-27 11:40
@Changaco@diaspodon.fr what is your opinion on undervolting the CPU instead of limiting frequency? Personally I feel like limiting frequency does the job but at a higher cost than undervolting, where you can generally refrain from changing the frequency.