Raspian Notes – Stabilize CPU Performance and Turn Off Radios

Add/set the following in /boot/config.txt:

# Stops CPU Ramping
force_turbo=1

# Helps to avoid SD card corruption from force_turbo
boot_delay=1

# Disable Bluetooth & WiFi
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-wifi

Add/Set the following in theĀ /boot/cmdline.txt:

# Turn off dynamic clock ticks
nohz=off
# Changes the I/O scheduler to noop, which is better for SD cards and flash storage devices.
elevator=noop

Change CPU Performance:

apt install cpufrequtils
vi /etc/default/cpufrequtils:
GOVERNOR="performance"

Reboot & verify the governor setting.