I am trying hard to understand what it is you are talking about. But let's see.
You cannot "induce" thermal throttling to keep a system cool. Thermal throttling is the result of a cpu being too hot. You probably mean undervolting and throttlestop prevent the cpu from ever reaching throttling temps?

 

I just adjusted my settings to limit my temps.
But it may be that what I am doing is limiting my CPU speed-so perhaps what I am doing is not inducing thermal throttling, but inducing CPU speed limiting.

From what I can tell thermal throttling is not a result of the cpu being too hot, but being hotter than software will allow. (And Throttlestop warns of the ability to fry your CPU- if it was hardware-based, there would be no possibility to actually fry the CPU- it would throttle no matter what software of lack of)
Throttlestop is software that can adjust those limits.

In Throttlestop there are controls to set thermal limits (if desired) in a couple of way.
The main idea of Throttlestop was to prevent thermal limiting (mostly for laptops) due to adverse performance effects.
Undervolting is often a part of that.
I did undervolt a bit (I just checked and i actually only went -70mv).
Undervolting is actually a technique that can allow for faster cpu performance without hitting the thermal limits, so that can help, but i did it in hopes of extending the life of my CPU (theoretically).
And it might also have some beneficial performance impact with my other settings but i was not going for that. Many of the settings i don't understand because I didn't need to go that far for my purposes.

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[Edit: just looked at my settings again and yes- besides a little undervolt, I have only changed in the TPL window, the Speed Shift maximum values, and those relate to CPU speed as opposed to thermal throttling.
Thermal throttling does occur on my 2 highest settings, but on my casual & power saver settings the limits prevent that.
I mainly look at the wattage being used to judge & use the built-in tester (not the hardest test, but just general indication).
Even on the UV-Balanced profile the wattage (76.4W) is more than my old i7-7700 could produce (65W), and considering the core numbers and other advancements I guess it's not so surprising that 76.4 watts is all it takes to handle most games.

 

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Keep in mind that the larger your PC case, the better the CPU cooling options. The Noctua NH-D15, for example, weighs 1.3 kg and has an average size of 16 centimeters. Its size results in quiet fan operation while delivering maximum cooling performance. Adequate case cooling will also extend the lifespan of your hardware, as excessive heat always reduces its lifespan.

 

Well... Embedded sensors will allow a cpu to reach a maximum temp, from then and on the cpu needs to thermal throttle which essentially is dropping cpu clock to reduce heat output. Otherwise we 'd have melting cpus everywhere.
Artificially enabling a lower throttle threshold doesn't do much other than enabling your cpu to not allow operation beyond your set threshold. There for if for instance your throttle point is set to 75 Celcius, once it reaches that point, logically your soft will throttle the cpu lowering its clock and therefore dropping the temp.
So while this sounds like a sure way to keep your cpu on the cool side, more or less it cripples performance. I'd rather have a better cooler and allow for full performance, mate. And i really don't know how your DAW behaves with all these up and downs. With DAW setups the typical would be C-States off and full performance for everything, to name the basics. But hey, if it suits your needs, i am with you man.
Cheers.

 

Undervolting can (and often will) increase performance when the temperature decrease from running at lower Vs outweighs the power requirements for stable operation. I.e. your CPU/GPU can maintain higher clocks for longer/more stably before thermally throttling. Easy way to squeeze out another 1-5% of performance.

*Slaps tweaker vein in preparation for shooting up*
Just one more tweak bro.

 

For casual work it's fine. If i am doing anything serious (lots of Winrar, gaming, DAW, rendering, etc) I put it in gaming mode 2.
The ambiant (room) temps where i am are 30c + and I have lots of hard drives, so it's not going to be very cool in there (Fractal Design R5 3 input fans one output + plenty of open grill in the back & top. Thermalright Phantom Spirit on the CPU.