Settings/System/Power/Addt'l Power Settings

Choose a High Performance option.

It may very well let you hit the clocks you're seeing in Linux.

Let me know how that goes.

... the multipliers averaged around 38-39x after that (i.e. 3.8-3.9 GHz clock).

Apparently it matters a lot just which algorithm I'm using at the time, as well as how many workers are sharing 16 threads, how much RAM is available, etc. With Prime95 running P-1 jobs the multiplier goes up to a steady 40x in the first stage and 41x in the second. I tried running something called ThrottleStop which allows a little tweaking (but not resetting PL1) and that squeezed out a bit more -- occasional bursts up to 45-46.5x, with TPD going over 100W at times and temps as high as 92C. I think when the new cooler comes in I'll be able to get most of what I want just by removing more heat. If not, I'll have to learn how to modify the EFI and/or BIOS -- it's not clear what the distinction is on this newer machine.

If the Linux P95 is inherently different than the one in Windows (likely I suppose), it's going to be hard to compare across the platforms.

The improved cooler will likely help, but because we have perf limits based on both temps and TDP, it can be hard to predict just how much impact adjusting only one of those two things will have. Depends on which is the limiting factor is for the given test case. But given you can really only affect one of the two easily, might as well try it.

The only way you're likely going to be able to tackle the TDP side ... is thru undervolting the chip. And you're not going to be able to do that without an aftermarket type of motherboard, one that's designed for tweakers/overclockers. And it's very touchy because when you reduce volts, you can reduce stability at higher clocks, so ... you gotta REALLY wanna get into tweaking for it to make sense.

... I do use a RAMdisk. I route all internet caching and local temporary files to the RAMdisk, which makes the computer much snappier.

Even with two NVME drives, I get better system response using the RAMdisk.

> I am interested in several programs, Web sites, DBs, etc.

This is typical of what I do. OCing the processor is not going to give you better performance in any meaningful way.

Most computer bottlenecks occur in the disk drive subsystems, so upgrading and optimizing your drives can make a difference.

OCing is useful only where extensive math processing is entailed (e.g., Prime95, transcoding video, certain types of graphics-oriented games).

My system performs better under Win8.1 than Win10.