I'm still a little confused. If I look at the CPUFriendFriend documentation, it first tells me to look for the TDP-down
frequency from the Intel Ark website. If I look up an i5-3470 or i5-3570 (the two variants I have) I see a base
frequency of 3.2 Ghz or 3.4 Ghz at a TDP of 77W. The instructions tell me to look for a TDP-down spec but I'm left
guessing what I should choose. I think the auto-generate functions choose 1600 MHz as the minimum frequency,
and I can choose a lower value like 1200 or 800.
It then tells me about EPP options, but I don't see how I input the EPP option to the script, and I am not prompted
for it.
Once I generate a ssdt_data file and a CPUFriendDataProvider.kext, I can install either one, along with CPUFriend.
The ssdt file seems to set plugin-type = 1, so I'm guessing plugin-type should not be selected in Clover config.plist.
Am I supposed to turn on the KernelXCPM patch or not? I don't know. I saw a shuhung comment that seemed to say
Ivy processors work well with CPUFriend and XCPM.
The results file also includes the Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94.plist. Am I supposed to do anything with it, or is this just
a copy of the defaults Apple file fetched from the system, which is used in generation?
Finally, Corpnewt's version and instructions are different from Acidanthera's, which also includes instructions for
combining the output ssdt_data with a ssdtPRGen file. Again, Acidanthera doesn't tell much about other settings and
warns we're supposed to understand it all in advance.
I don't know how to turn on HWP, and Enable HWP in Hackintool doesn't seem to do anything.
Finally, with testing, I look at Intel Power Gadget as a standalone application, and AppleIntelInfo in Hackintool,
but I'm not sure what to look for. I see various arrays of frequencies in AppleIntelInfo, but I also see HWP disabled.
I also see various power consumption using Intel Power Gadget, and slightly different Geekbench 4 CPU scores.
How do I select whats best?