The problem seems to be that the cpu will not run in a higher power limit for any length of time
** Attachment added: "s-tui video of full load behaviour" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thermald/+bug/1958328/+attachment/5564123/+files/Screencast%20from%2028-02-22%2009%3A56%3A33.webm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to thermald in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1958328 Title: thermald package 1.9.1 causes CPU throttling problems Status in thermald package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: There have been many reports of improper CPU throttling on Intel CPUs to the point of making machines completely unusable. See for example: https://www.dell.com/community/Latitude/Latitude-5420-7420-7520-CPU- Throttling-Issue-on- Linux/td-p/7959019/emcs_t/S2h8ZW1haWx8dG9waWNfc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ufEtZS09TQk43Qk02UjY0fDgxMjgyMDl8U1VCU0NSSVBUSU9OU3xoSw The latest thermald version, 2.4.8, does not have this issue. Thermald versions prior to 2.4.8 do have this issue. See: https://www.dell.com/community/Latitude/Latitude-5420-7420-7520-CPU-Throttling-Issue-on-Linux/m-p/8128282/highlight/true#M39400 The version of thermald should be updated to 2.4.8, or the code that fixes this issue in 2.4.8 should be backported to the thermald versions in current Ubuntu versions. https://github.com/intel/thermal_daemon/tree/v2.4.8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thermald/+bug/1958328/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp