İ5 12450h cpu tdp limit is dangerous or not?

[Kerek46]

Hello friends, I have a laptop with an i5 12450h processor, and its temperature started reaching 95-100 degrees under load. I could clean the fans and replace the thermal paste to lower it, but I don't want to void the warranty.

Instead, I found a program called QuickCPU and reduced the turbo long power max to 25W, and turbo short power max to 35W. I also set the maximum allowed performance to 80%.

Default setting is turbo long power = 45w, short power 120w.

Currently, the processor runs at 3.6 GHz and the temperature is 80 degrees during gaming. Only the FPS dropped a bit.

My question is, will these settings damage the processor?

 

[sLowEnd]

Lower power limits will not damage your CPU

If you're okay with the performance hit, then you're fine to keep using those settings

 

[Kerek46]

Lower power limits will not damage your CPU

If you're okay with the performance hit, then you're fine to keep using those settings

Thank you, I significantly reduced the default values. I reduced the 120w to 35w and the 45w to 25w.

I was wondering if the processor would get damaged if it is forced to operate with less power than it should receive.

 

[Zach_01]

Thank you, I significantly reduced the default values. I reduced the 120w to 35w and the 45w to 25w.

I was wondering if the processor would get damaged if it is forced to operate with less power than it should receive.

No damage from limiting power. You are thinking it in reverse
By lowering the power limit you are "forcing" the CPU to operate in lower frequency and voltage to keep power consumption in limit. (=lower silicon stress, temperature and performance)

Power(Watt) = voltage(volts) x current(Amperes)

 

[Kerek46]

No damage from limiting power. You are thinking it in reverse
By lowering the power limit you are "forcing" the CPU to operate in lower frequency and voltage to keep power consumption in limit. (=lower silicon stress, temperature and performance)

Power(Watt) = voltage(volts) x current(Amperes)

Thank you, sir, I will use my laptop with this watt settings. This text has enlightened me a lot. Have a good day.