tldr/pages/linux/cpufreq-set.md

cpufreq-set

A tool to modify CPU frequency settings. Requires root privileges.

• Set the CPU frequency policy of CPU 1 to "userspace":

sudo cpufreq-set -c {{1}} -g {{userspace}}

• Set the minimum CPU frequency of CPU 1:

sudo cpufreq-set -c {{1}} --min {{min_frequency}}

• Set the maximum CPU frequency of CPU 1:

sudo cpufreq-set -c {{1}} --max {{max_frequency}}

• Set the work frequency of CPU 1 (requires "userspace" policy to be loaded):

sudo cpufreq-set -c {{1}} -f {{work_frequency}}