[hollerith]

I'm writing this on a passively-cooled mini PC with Intel N100 CPU. (It has only E cores, no P cores.)

[Wowfunhappy]

But passively cooled doesn't mean no cooler! Or does the CPU literally not have a heatsink?

[hollerith]

It has a heat sink.

[Wowfunhappy]

Right, so that's very different than covering the CPU with tape and nothing else!

I frankly don't believe GP's story, I think GP must be misremembering this detail.

[hollerith]

Yeah, I didnt read the OP before commenting, wasting everyone's time...