Thermal throttling helps cool the chip when it gets too hot by lowering the speed. See CPU throttling. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Thermal throttling can be one of the biggest frustrations when using a PC or laptop. In its simplest form, thermal throttling is when a component in your PC or laptop gets too hot, and it dials ...

CPU throttling can also be adjusted manually to make the system quieter, because the fan can then run slower. Contrast with overclock. See thermal throttling. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

And with the latest generation (Gen5), NVMe SSDs are overheating, thermally throttling and even shutting ... the drive reached 87C which is prime throttle territory. The read speed of the drive ...