Core parking
Also searched as: core parking · parked cores · unpark · core unparking
What it means
Windows putting idle CPU cores into a low-power resting state, then waking them when work shows up. A popular tweak forces them all permanently awake.
More detail
Forcing it off is the same myth family as disabling C-states — modern Windows and modern CPUs already manage this well, and overriding it mostly adds heat and can slightly hurt boost. The wake-up is fast enough that you don't feel it. Leave the cores free to park.
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