bash > cat /etc/systemd/system/setcpuspeed@.service [Unit] Description=cpu speed is set for %I Wants=network.target Before=network.target #BindsTo=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device #After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/bin/inst_cpupower ExecStart=/sbin/modprobe acpi-cpufreq ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpupower frequency-set --max %I #ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpufreq-set --max %I RemainAfterExit=yes [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target bash > cat /bin/inst_cpupower bash > systemctl enable setcpuspeed@3.4GHz bash > systemctl start setcpuspeed@3.4GHz CPU's downclock makes possible to avoid local overheats which cannot be prevented w/ even the best cooling systems + too high frequency provides eddy currents to activate parasitic circuitries.