I've been using turbo boost switcher on my 2015 15" MBP: http://tbswitcher.rugarciap.com/ this morning and I'm shocked to have never known about this old program.
Originally, I saw a random post recommending this on r/macbookpro to help with fan noise and battery. I didn't really think too much about it as I had long given up using my 2015 15" MBP (on Sequioa through OCLP) as a portable device. It has a somewhat new battery (96% max capacity) but realistically I would only get around 2-3 hours. This made it a glorified desktop and was just collecting dust. My needs are very basic and 80% chrome browser based and 10% social media apps and 10% youtube/netflix. Since I don't do intensive program Turbo boosting isn't really needed and I saw that you could squeeze out some extra battery life so I decided to give it a try.
HOLY BATTERY GODS! I went from 2-3 hours of battery life to 6.5 hours of battery life without any noticeable dip in performance (Keep in mind the basic tasks I use it for outlined above)! Yes, 6.5 hours is nothing ground breaking since Apple silicon can push 3x the amount but from a practical standpoint 6.5 hours allows me to use this machine on the go now and for work now! The 2015 15" MBP is still very capable and OCLP still keeps it running and alive so it's great to actually get improved battery life again!
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