AMD lets you do that, and it's probably recommended in some cases. They don't force you to (except in some laptops?) because would give the user less freedom an

AMD lets you do that, and it's probably recommended in some cases. They don't force you to (except in some laptops?) because would give the user less freedom and because it would leave performance on the table. It does mean that the default boost settings have the chip running at a bit less than 100 Celsius on any standard air cooler.