Should I Disable Power Throttling?

On Windows 10, Power Throttling is a feature designed to optimize battery life on mobile devices with virtually no drawbacks. As a result, adjusting these settings is not recommended unless you're troubleshooting performance issues with an application.

Is power limit throttling bad?

So throttling is there to protect your CPU from further damage. There is a default throttle limit for each core in your CPU, and when the temperature exceeds that limit, the CPU will automatically decrease the power to bring down the temperature. ... If you push the limits of a CPU, it will end up in more heat.

Does power throttling affect performance?

While most benchmarks run fine and produce great performance results, some benchmark processes may be affected by throttling. Our general recommendation is to always run performance benchmarks while plugged in, as power throttling does not apply in that case.