Allwinner H6 Custom Rom Hot -

The Allwinner H6 is a victim of its own success. It was too powerful for its manufacturing node. A stock ROM treats the device like a phone (throttle early). A custom ROM treats it like a server (fly close to the sun).

By: Embedded Tech Chronicles

However, the H6 was fabricated on a . Compared to modern 12nm or 7nm chips, 28nm leaks voltage. When you push the CPU past 1.5GHz, leakage current translates directly into heat. allwinner h6 custom rom hot

If your device shipped with a cheap aluminum block (not a finned heatsink) and no airflow, you will always have a "hot" problem. The Allwinner H6 is a victim of its own success

# For Armbian / Linux echo "conservative" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor echo "1512000" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq echo "480000" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq echo "80" > /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/trip_point_0_temp For Android TV (via Kernel Adiutor): Set Max CPU to , Governor to Ondemand , and enable "Core Control" to hotplug unused cores. A custom ROM treats it like a server (fly close to the sun)