CPU can be downgraded to reduce fan noise ========================================= For this you have tools Disable intel burst ``` echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo ``` Force the CPU to not upper a frequency: ``` echo 30 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/max_perf_pct ``` you can check the all values with : ``` cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/* ``` you can check you CPU frequency with: ``` cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep MHz ``` you can check : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_frequency_scaling