Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition — Intel® Turbo Boost Technology frequency table

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology frequency table

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 this technology by clicking on the links below:

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology frequently asked questions
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor tool

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition Turbo Boost Frequencies
Processor	i7-3970X - 3.50 GHz						i7-3960X - 3.30 GHz
Processor Cores	Six-core						Six-core
Active Cores	6C	5C	4C	3C	2C	1C	6C	5C	4C	3C	2C	1C
Max Turbo Boost Bin Upside	2	2	3	3	5	5	3	3	5	5	6	6
Max Turbo Boost Frequency	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	4	4	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9
Processor	i7-990X - 3.46 GHz						i7-980X - 3.33 GHz
Processor Cores	Six-core						Six-core
Active Cores	6C	5C	4C	3C	2C	1C	6C	5C	4C	3C	2C	1C
Max Turbo Boost Bin Upside	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Max Turbo Boost Frequency	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.73	3.73	3.46	3.46	3.46	3.46	3.6	3.6
Processor	i7-975 - 3.33 GHz				i7-965 - 3.20 GHz
Processor Cores	Quad-core				Quad-core
Active Cores	4C	3C	2C	1C	4C	3C	2C	1C
Max Turbo Boost Bin Upside	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Max Turbo Boost Frequency	3.46	3.46	3.46	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.46

This applies to:

Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition

Solution ID: CS-032277
Last Modified: 15-Feb-2013
Date Created: 03-Feb-2011