Good question. I had to modify my code to run more efficiently, since not throttling implies that the copper block reaches a steady state with very little temperature changes over time.
But, with the changes, I can say that there is no copper block length that would prevent throttling with a 120 W CPU. It seems the heat transfer within the block is slow enough over such long lengths that you get diminishing returns with longer and longer copper blocks. Here’s a graph I made summarizing the different block lengths that I tested
With a 65 W CPU, a 32 cm (double the original length) copper block is sufficient to prevent throttling, but it’ll reach steady state at 97 C
Ea-nasir promised that these were good quality copper, and I do not have any reason to suspect otherwise. But I’ll have you know, if the copper is of inferior quality, I will make sure to send my messenger to complain. He will not hear the end of it!
Apparently, yes. You can prevent thermal throttling if you expanded the base from 4 cm x 4 cm to 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm, and if you increased the height from 16 cm to 100 cm. The temperature caps at around 97 C.
Good question. I had to modify my code to run more efficiently, since not throttling implies that the copper block reaches a steady state with very little temperature changes over time.
But, with the changes, I can say that there is no copper block length that would prevent throttling with a 120 W CPU. It seems the heat transfer within the block is slow enough over such long lengths that you get diminishing returns with longer and longer copper blocks. Here’s a graph I made summarizing the different block lengths that I tested
With a 65 W CPU, a 32 cm (double the original length) copper block is sufficient to prevent throttling, but it’ll reach steady state at 97 C
Have you considered the possibility that Ea-nāṣir might have been delivering inferior quality copper to you?
Ea-nasir promised that these were good quality copper, and I do not have any reason to suspect otherwise. But I’ll have you know, if the copper is of inferior quality, I will make sure to send my messenger to complain. He will not hear the end of it!
Would the result change if the copper block gets wider instead of higher?
Apparently, yes. You can prevent thermal throttling if you expanded the base from 4 cm x 4 cm to 4.5 cm x 4.5 cm, and if you increased the height from 16 cm to 100 cm. The temperature caps at around 97 C.