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erpalma / throttled

Workaround for Intel throttling issues in Linux.
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It seems that removing the Intel Management Engine SOLVES Thermal Throttling Issues #174

Closed LinuxDragon57 closed 4 years ago

LinuxDragon57 commented 4 years ago

Using the me_cleaner tool, I disabled the Intel Management Engine on my ThinkPad T480. Upon immediate reboot I noticed what appeared to be improved thermals. Thus I decided to test it. I removed the throttled daemon from my system completely and ran a five minute stress test using s-tui. This is still preliminary results. I don't know what else will come of this. Screenshot_from_2020-02-06_03-31-26

For more information on what I did visit: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/3 and https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/External-flashing

LinuxDragon57 commented 4 years ago

FYI Hyperthreading on my system is disabled because of Zombieload

LinuxDragon57 commented 4 years ago

Note: My laptop was plugged in during that test.

LinuxDragon57 commented 4 years ago

The Intel ME doesn't stay disabled.

savchenko commented 4 years ago

The Intel ME doesn't stay disabled.

Do you mean that HAP bit somehow reverts back?

jonathanpopham commented 4 years ago

Hello, @CodeDragon5793 can you please clarify if the HAP bit reverts? Was this unsuccessful? I am considering a t480 but I don't want to buy one if ME cannot be disabled.