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by rygorous 841 days ago
Yeah, pushing current CPUs (Intel and AMD both) as far as they'll go is well into the diminishing returns. For AMD HW I'd likewise recommend using one of the "Eco" modes. The single-digit percentage points you get out of those last few hundred MHz really don't move the needle on productivity workloads, and the power draw reduction is substantial. It also makes the machines much quieter under load.