Linux Mint 19.1 on Matebook 13 runs hotter than Win10

[FumeKnight]

I installed Linux Mint 19.1 (dual boot, Cinnamon) on my brand new Huawei Matebook 13 and updated kernel to 5.02 version. Everything works fine except one thing -- mint has higher cpu temp than Win10. Win10 idle temp is around 28-30C and Mint is 38-40C. It is critical because fans started to work much earlier and I am getting fan noise when for example just watch some youtube video (around 50C for fans to start moving). So no more quiet time for me on mint. I tried cpu freq controlling program to underclock and tlp but it didnt help. I really like mint but this heating problem is crucial for me. What else should I try to get the same temperatures as Win10?

[sleeper12]

Maybe something here:
https://itsfoss.com/reduce-overheating-laptops-linux/

You have to start tlp the first time, then it's automatic:

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 sudo tlp start 

[FumeKnight]

I started tlp correctly. Also I tried everything from https://itsfoss.com/reduce-overheating-laptops-linux/ but no luck at all. I observe no high cpu load processes while idle in Mint, so I have no idea why is it hotter than Win10. XFCE instead of Cinnamon gave no good result too.

[sleeper12]

If you post the results of this command, someone may have some ideas:

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 inxi -Fxzd 

[Jeremy Mendes]

I just booted up this 11 year old HP Pavillion dv6700 about 10 minutes ago.Running LM 18.2 Cinnamon and cpu temp:38*c nvidia vid card:54*c ssd:34*c. These temperatures increase conciderably once streaming vid and stuff.Higher temps are normal in Linux.My fan runs a lot but it's all worth it,as far as I'm concerned.I abandoned microsoft a year and a half ago for Linux.Never going back.

[nekr0z]

I installed Linux Mint 19.1 (dual boot, Cinnamon) on my brand new Huawei Matebook 13

Are you still dual-booting? Maybe you could help investigate battery protection...
https://github.com/nekr0z/linux-on-huaw ... 19#battery