![Newbie guide to identify thermal throttling. CPU GHz is what we want to observe(the green line). Graph above shows spikes during stress test, that means thermal throttling is kicking in. Graph below Newbie guide to identify thermal throttling. CPU GHz is what we want to observe(the green line). Graph above shows spikes during stress test, that means thermal throttling is kicking in. Graph below](https://preview.redd.it/bpn3hyjwfn151.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b9c0574aead6c8f251dcf627736dbd01396608a6)
Newbie guide to identify thermal throttling. CPU GHz is what we want to observe(the green line). Graph above shows spikes during stress test, that means thermal throttling is kicking in. Graph below
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Testing thermal throttling and performance in the 2018 i7 Mac mini - macOS Discussions on AppleInsider Forums
![I can't figure out why my CPU is thermal throttling. I'm fairly new to OCing and gunning for 4.6 on my 6700k, which I hear should be an easy task. But during I can't figure out why my CPU is thermal throttling. I'm fairly new to OCing and gunning for 4.6 on my 6700k, which I hear should be an easy task. But during](https://i.redd.it/jlodfpt87nh61.jpg)
I can't figure out why my CPU is thermal throttling. I'm fairly new to OCing and gunning for 4.6 on my 6700k, which I hear should be an easy task. But during
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