SBOA431 September   2020 TMP1075 , TMP108 , TMP112 , TMP144 , TMP461 , TMP464 , TMP468

 

  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1Introduction
  3. 2What is a CPU, GPU, and SoC?
  4. 3Temperature vs. Performance
    1. 3.1 Benefits of Faster Processors
    2. 3.2 Overclocking and Underclocking (Clock Throttling)
      1. 3.2.1 Overclocking
      2. 3.2.2 Underclocking (Clock Throttling)
    3. 3.3 Cooling Systems
  5. 4Benchmarking
    1. 4.1 Benchmarking Data
      1. 4.1.1 Smartphones
      2. 4.1.2 Gaming PCs
        1. 4.1.2.1 Gaming PC CPU Performance
        2. 4.1.2.2 Gaming PC GPU Performance
  6. 5How to get Accurate CPU/GPU Temperature
    1. 5.1 Using Local Temperature Sensor
    2. 5.2 Using Remote Temperature Sensor
  7. 6Summary

4.1.2.1 Gaming PC CPU Performance

Figure 4-2 shows that the temperature of the CPU increases when the clock rates increase.

GUID-20200804-CA0I-BDHQ-HV1P-1LCP3KP486F0-low.gifFigure 4-2 Gaming PC: CPU Clock Rate vs Temperature

Figure 4-3 shows that the benchmark performance of the CPU increases when the clock rates increase.

GUID-20200804-CA0I-CNBC-SXGS-RHNK2S3BS6ZN-low.gifFigure 4-3 Gaming PC: CPU Benchmark vs Clock Rates

Lastly, Figure 4-4 shows that the temperature of the CPU increases when the clock rates the benchmark scores increase.

GUID-20200804-CA0I-7XVD-JVB1-HTH5Z8HVCSZG-low.gifFigure 4-4 Gaming PC: CPU Benchmark vs Temperature

From these figures, a 2 °C smaller safety margin can improve the benchmark score by about 4.0%.