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### Now with AMD Power Tool
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<img src="imgs/all.png" width="80%">
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## Installation
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1. Download kext and application from [Release](https://github.com/trulyspinach/SMCAMDProcessor/releases) page
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2. Add SMCAMDProcessor.kext to kext folder of your bootloader.
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3. Edit your bootloader's config file to make sure the kext is enabled.
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4. Done!
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## Features
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* Passive CPU power management.
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* Supports for reading of temperature, energy and clock data on AMD 17h Processors.
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* Manual switching of processor speed with AMD Power Tool.
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## Passive Power Management
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This options serves as a temporary solution to CPU power management due to no active solution are currently available. Comparing to a true active power managment implementation, this option works in a passive way which results in less sensitivity, accuracy and a slow down in performance.
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<img src="imgs/ani.gif" width="100%">
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## Features
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* Passive CPU power management.
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* Supports for reading of temperature, energy and clock data on AMD 17h Processors.
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* Manual switching of processor speed with AMD Power Tool.
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## Editing PState
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Since the release 0.3.1, you can now edit your CPU PState using AMD Power Tool.
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<img src="imgs/pe.png" width="60%">
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To access PState editor:
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1. Open AMD Power Tool
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2. Go to 'Speed' tab
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3. Click 'Advanced Options'
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#### Safety Notes
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* Incorrect PState setting can potentially cause permanent damage to your computer hardware.
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* For safety concern, this function was limited to root user only. You can either launch AMD Power Gadget with root user or use `-amdpnopchk` to disable this check.
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## Tested Processors

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