New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C

Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by userbinator on Sunday June 30, 2019 @09:46PM (#20321841)

The (northern) US, and previously the UK --- both places with mild and cool climates. In fact, in the UK (where the Raspbery Pi Foundation is, so this discussion isn't totally unrelated), 18C is considered a comfortable minimum to heat a house to, and it usually doesn't get much hotter than mid-20s in the summer. I suspect 20C (68F) is chosen in the US because it's a "round number" and happens to have an exact Celsius-Farenheit conversion, while also being within the typical comfortable temperature range.

Thus, it wouldn't surprise me if the RPis perform better at 18C than they do at 28C.

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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by cptskippy on Sunday June 30, 2019 @10:06PM (#20321928)

Heating to 18c is different than cooling to 20c. When it's hot you're typically wearing lighter cooler clothing and are more comfortable at hotter temperatures. When heating it's the opposite, you're wearing warmer clothes and better suited to cold.

Humidity also plays a big factor. In the southern US, most people have their AC set to between 23C and 25C during the summer and somewhere around 20C in the winter. In more arid regions the temperature settings creep up because you tend to feel cooler when it is dryer.

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