@GFreiNews: Exactly one year ago, I submerged a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in paraffin oil. The oil ensures that the processor barely ge…

Exactly one year ago, I submerged a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in paraffin oil. The oil ensures that the processor barely gets warmer than room temperature even under maximum load. Since then, it has been computing asteroid data 24/7 with a BOINC client for the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in Prague. This way, we determine the orbits of all asteroids and know where they trace their paths—and also whether we need to worry that one might hit us in the future. An identical Zero 2 W with exactly the same software performs exactly the same task without cooling. And now the question arises: Does perfect cooling make a performance difference? And the answer is: Yes! And significantly so! – 5.97 % So that's settled too.