spread-spectrum

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    Question Does spread spectrum clocking degrade a CPU's performance and cause it to operate at higher temperatures?

    Does spread spectrum clocking cause a CPU to operate at higher temperatures? If so, why? Spread spectrum clocking minutely varies a CPU's clock speed to spread out RFI to meet FCC and EU guidelines. I disabled spread spectrum in my BIOS, and my CPU is running ~20°C cooler! I also noticed that...