[Server-devel] do RPi 3 B+ still need heat sinks?

[Adam Holt]

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 1:53 AM, James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> Temperature readings are not comparable between RPi 3 and RPi 3 B+
> because of throttling differences, and the metal heat spreader.
>
> Ambient temperature is critical for the separate chip used for
> Ethernet and USB; it has a lower maximum operating temperature than
> the CPU.
>

Do you happen to know this chip's max operating temperature spec?

Your best comparison will be between timings of equal workloads with
> equal cooling in identical environment.
>
> You can't do this honestly with temperature alone.
>
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