<![CDATA[Laptops generate heat during operation, particularly when the processor is under a heavy load. Excessive temperatures can cause the processor to reduce its operating frequency—a phenomenon known as "thermal throttling"—which leads to a decline in laptop performance. This study aims to investigate the impact of using a cooling pad on processor temperature, operating frequency, and laptop performance. A quantitative experimental method was employed, comparing two scenarios—using a laptop with and without a cooling pad—under a 100% CPU load for 10 minutes. Each scenario was tested twice using an AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS processor. Temperature and frequency data were recorded using HWiNFO, while performance was measured via benchmark scores. The results indicate that the CPU temperature rose to approximately 100°C in under 10 seconds and remained at that level until the benchmark concluded, regardless of whether a cooling pad was used. The average operating frequency remained constant at 3.853 GHz across all tests, meaning no thermal throttling was observed. The average benchmark score with a cooling pad (10,136.5) was slightly higher than without one (10,009)—a difference of 1.27%, which is smaller than the variation observed between individual trials conducted without a cooling pad (1.75%). In conclusion, the cooling pad failed to lower the processor temperature under full load and did not provide a demonstrably significant improvement in performance within the scope of this study.]]>
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