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erpalma/throttled

Linux daemon for Intel CPU power limits and firmware-induced throttling. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/erpalma/throttled · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

86/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 62
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 319.5
  • age_days: 3075
  • days_rel: 40
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2971 stars · 167 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Linux daemon that prevents firmware-induced CPU throttling on Intel systems by periodically restoring package power limits (PL1/PL2) and temperature targets in MSR and MCHBAR registers. It supports AC/battery profiles, undervolting, IccMax, cTDP, and live throttling diagnostics.

Use cases

  • stop my intel laptop cpu from throttling
  • fix cpu running below expected frequency on linux
  • restore rapl power limits that firmware keeps resetting
  • undervolt intel cpu on linux
  • apply different power limits on ac vs battery
  • diagnose why my cpu is throttling

When to choose

  • your Intel laptop or SFF system runs below expected frequencies due to firmware-applied conservative limits
  • you want automatic re-application of power limits after suspend or power-source changes
  • you need undervolting or IccMax overrides on supported Intel hardware

When to avoid

  • you have an AMD or non-Intel CPU
  • you are not comfortable running a root daemon that writes directly to CPU registers
  • your system is not actually throttling - verify first with s-tui or turbostat

Facets

service · maturity active

monitoring configuration-management developer-tools operating-systems hardware performance python cli cpu-throttling intel power-management rapl undervolting thermal-management msr systemd laptop thinkpad linux

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Member repositories

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