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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.
You can learn more about Intel Turbo Boost Technology by clicking on the links below:
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology frequently asked questions
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor Tool
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Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition Turbo Boost Frequencies |
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Processor |
i7-3960X - 3.30 GHz |
i7-975 - 3.33 GHz |
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Processor Cores |
Six-core |
Quad-core |
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Active Cores |
6C |
5C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
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Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.6 |
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Processor |
i7-990X - 3.46 GHz |
i7-965 - 3.20 |
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Processor Cores |
Six-core |
Quad-core |
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Active Cores |
6C |
5C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
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Max Intel® Turbo Boost Bin Upside |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Max Intel® Turbo Boost Frequency |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.73 |
3.73 |
3.33 |
3.33 |
3.33 |
3.46 |
| Processor |
i7-980X - 3.33 GHz |
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| Processor Cores |
Six-core |
| Active Cores |
6C |
5C |
4C |
3C |
2C |
1C |
Max Intel® Turbo
Boost Bin
Upside |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Max Intel® Turbo
Boost Frequency |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.6 |
3.6 | |
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