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What is Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and how does it work?
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is a way to automatically run the processor core faster than the marked frequency if the part is operating under power, temperature, and current specifications limits of the thermal design power (TDP). This results in increased performance of both single and multi-threaded applications.
The chart below illustrates how Intel Turbo Boost Technology works across the Processor cores if adequate power, temperature, and current headroom exists.
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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology frequently asked questions
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Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology Matrix |
| Processor |
i5-3330 - 3.0 GHz |
i5-3330S – 2.7 GHz |
i5-3335S – 2.7 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
| Processor |
i5-3350P - 3.1 GHz |
i5-3570T - 2.3 GHz |
i5-3570S - 3.1 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
| Processor |
i5-3570K - 3.4 GHz |
i5-3570 - 3.4 GHz |
i5-3550S - 3.0 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| Processor |
i5-3550 - 3.30 GHz |
i5-3475S - 2.9 GHz |
i5-3470T - 2.9 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Dual-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
| Processor |
i5-3470S - 2.9 GHz |
i5-3470 - 3.2 GHz |
i5-3450S - 2.8 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
| Processor |
i5-3450 - 3.1 GHz |
i5-2550K - 3.4 GHz |
i5-2500T - 2.3GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Processor |
i5-2500S - 2.7 GHz |
i5-2500K - 3.3 GHz |
i5-2500 - 3.3GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| Processor |
i5-2450P - 3.2 GHz |
i5-2405S - 2.5 GHz |
i5-2400S - 2.5 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Processor |
i5-2400 - 3.1 GHz |
i5-2380P – 3.1 GHz |
i5-2320 - 3.0 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Processor |
i5-2310 - 2.9 GHz |
i5-2300 - 2.8 GHz |
i5-2390T - 2.7 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Dual-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
| Processor |
i5-760 - 2.8 GHz |
i5-750 - 2.66 GHz |
i5-750S - 2.4 Ghz |
| Processor Cores |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
Quad-core |
| Active Cores |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
2.93 |
2.93 |
3.33 |
3.33 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
| Processor |
i5-680 - 3.6 GHz |
i5-670 - 3.46 GHz |
i5-661 - 3.33 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
| Active Cores |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.73 |
3.86 |
3.6 |
3.73 |
3.46 |
3.6 |
| Processor |
i5-660 - 3.33 GHz |
i5-655K - 3.2 GHz |
i5-650 - 3.2 GHz |
| Processor Cores |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
| Active Cores |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
2C |
1C |
Dual-core |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.46 |
3.6 |
3.33 |
3.46 |
3.33 |
3.46 | | Related Topics:
Intel® Core™ i5 Desktop Processor comparison chart
Intel® Core™ i5 Turbo Boost frequency table
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition Turbo Boost frequency table
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