Arch Linux on FW16 AMD Ryzen with the latest software updates and kernel 6.12.19-1-lts.
BIOS: Version: 03.03
I have my FW16 for good a year now and it mostly works fine. The only issue that I’ve tried to ignore so far is the fan noise but it’s getting to a point were I’m doing more work that causes the fans to go absolutely wild.
Running any software that performs some computations, such as creating TAR balls, compiling software or even just opening an Image manager such as digiKam which performs indexing will cause the fans to reach an insanely loud sound (like a jet engine taking off).
Is there a known solution to at least maintain the noise somewhat?
Welcome to the forum.
You can control the speed of the fans using either
However, at the end of the day, if the fans make such noise it’s probably because of the temperature. You should look into monitoring the temperature and power usage of your laptop and maybe fixing it by replacing the LM with termal paste. You can do a search in the forum to find one of the multiple threads explaining all this in more detail. If it all seems too complicated, you also have the option of asking support and depending on the numbers (temperature, benchmark…) they might suggest a replacement of your motherboard. Good luck!
I have fw-fanctrl installed and the the profile to lazy.
I have run some tests with stress --cpu 8 and the reported temperatures where between 99.8 degrees, the fan speed went from around 1100 RPM to 5300 RPM and CPU power consumption was at around 50W.
I guess this Uneven CPU thermals! - #1078 by Machine is the best source for information in that regard and it seems that this is a general issue of the laptop.
Yes that thread contains a lot of good information.
If you see a CPU power consumption at 50 Watts then you don’t seems to have any issue. Anything above 45 is fine.
Did you get that number from turbostat ?
Did you also test with Cinebench R23? It seems to be the most popular benchmark so the easiest to compare your numbers with. It works fine with Wine.
I used watch -d sensors and powertop, I can give it a go with cinebench as well to see if there’s any difference
I know sensors mentions the power used… but I like turbostat better for power monitoring (CorWatt vs PkgWatt). I tried powertop but didn’t find anything to use there.