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Not really. Intel tries to push the thermal envelop as much as it can for as long as it can. While the CPU is rated at 45W, TB actually pushes it to 70W+ for short intervals.
On Windows, instead of disabling TB, I just limit the CPU TDP at 40W via throttle-stop.
TB just makes the laptop loud and hot even when the added performance is not required.
It's a MSI-GF65 Thin which has excellent cooling. However with TB enabled both Ubuntu & Windows randomly starts a process (usually updates) which hits the CPU hard and consequently all the fans spin up.
At base clock, I see no visible loss in performance and a much quieter workstation.
The performance loss in compilation is offset by continuously compiling (watch) which I can do with TB disabled but not with TB enabled.
For gaming, I limit the turbo boost to 3.2Ghz and get a more consistent performance with no sudden drops.
Yes, and which is why most benchmarks today are somewhat misleading as well.
My personal laptop's CPU is Intel i7-9750H. I always run it with turbo boost disabled for predictable, sustained performance. Turbo boost is weird as in it can lead to a sub-par user experience (lag) when your processor throttles.
Interestingly enough I can simultaneously compile a ~250k LOC purescript project & attend a google meets call with TB disabled but not with it enabled. (This is on MBP-16)
Could future of computing be just computer clients leveraging the cloud compute? If services like Google Stadia becomes as ubiquitous as email, no average user would bat an eye on required web login.
You want to render a complete VR map of a nation? Maybe you require petabytes of ram and compute power of a today's server farm? Worry not, your phone weighing 140g can do it, all by leveraging cloud compute.
Even if this future doesn't materialize, incentives for MS are clear and this requirement shall open up more integration opportunities than before.
Also there is no competition.
Linux has the following problems which have largely remained unsolved, since the community fails to even recognize them as an issue.
1. No 1080p or 4K video playback on Netflix.
2. Not even 720p video playback on Amazon Prime Video.
3. Games take a performance hit.
4. Single click installations of .deb almost never works. .exe and .dmg are a much better user experience.
5. Ubuntu store is broken. It sometime loads, most times it doesn't.
6. Absence of Adobe.
7. An average user is expected to open up terminal when things go wrong and thing often do go wrong.
An OS company can divide their customers into Developers, Video/Audio Editors, Content Consumption, Office work and Gamers. Linux only and only caters to us Developers.