Device Heat Levels
Device Heat Levels
Hello, I use Chrome and watch YouTube. It becomes slow sometimes and then stops. I’ve updated all my drivers, but temperatures stay between 45 and 50°C. My laptop has an Intel Celeron N2840 processor, upgraded to 8 GB RAM and an SSD. The speed is 2.58 GHz. Could this be affecting performance?
50C isn't a heating concern. It's an old ten-year-old Celeron that doesn't run very quickly.
It’s a perfectly normal temperature for the CPU, but heat becomes an issue when it hits between 90 and 100°C. At that point the CPU will slow down to protect itself. You’re using a 10-year-old 7.5W dual-core processor, which likely won’t handle much today.
Your setup should handle YouTube smoothly. 2 cores with a decent clock speed usually provide enough power for streaming.
Unfortunately, 2.58GHz is quite low for maximum clock speed. Even the latest basic processors can reach up to 3.5 or 4 GHz, and high-performance CPUs can exceed 5GHz when turbo boosted. Note that your CPU's age also matters—replacing it with a newer dual-core chip would significantly improve performance, even if it wouldn't match everything else. Edited February 17, 2024 by Average Nerd
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