Try using Framework Laptop 16 Windows Fan Control Tool (NEW GUI)! and crank up the fan. The default fan curves for laptops nowadays are tuned for silence and keep the chassis at a “hot enough to be uncomfortable but not hot enough to burn you” stage
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