A thermal pad modification can boost sustained clock speeds in the MacBook Neo under heavy loads, but it’s not something that most people should attempt.
MacBook Neo
MacBook Neo
Every modern processor slows down when heat builds up, so better cooling can extend higher clock speeds. A post on the r/MacbookNeo subreddit says the MacBook Neo’s A18 Pro chip previously dropped to about 2.3 GHz under load but held around 3.3 GHz after the change.
Two stacked thermal pads are positioned between the processor’s heat spreader and the bottom case. During testing, the user reported about 5.2 watts of CPU power.