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 Which processor families support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology?
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- Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile and Desktop Processors
- Intel® Core™ i7 Desktop Processor Extreme Edition
- Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile Processor Extreme Edition
- Intel® Core™ i5 Mobile and Desktop Processors
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What operating systems does Intel Turbo Boost Technology support? |
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is a processor technology and is operating system agnostic.
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How do I know if my motherboard supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology? |
Because Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a processor technology, first make certain you have an Intel Turbo Boost Technology supported processor. Desktop board vendors normally enable Intel Turbo Boost Technology by default. You can usually enable or disable via a switch in the desktop board BIOS. See your motherboard documentation or vendor Web site for more information.
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What is Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and Operation System support? |
Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a way to automatically run the processor core faster than the marked frequency. The processor must be working within the power, temperature, and current specifications limits of the thermal design power (TDP). This results in increased performance of both single and multi-threaded applications.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is a processor technology and is operating system agnostic.
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What is the difference between the original implementation of Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0? |
With Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, new power efficiencies are introduced using an integrated die for processor and graphics.
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Where can I find out Turbo Boost frequency Table for Core™ i5, Core™ i7 and Core™ i7 Extreme Edition Desktop processors? |
See charts that illustrate how Intel® Turbo Boost Technology works across the processor cores if adequate power, temperature, and current headroom exist.
Intel® Core™ i5 Desktop Processor turbo boost frequencies chart
Intel® Core™ i7 Desktop Processor turbo boost frequencies chart
Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition Desktop Processor turbo boost frequencies chart
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What factors influence Intel Turbo Boost Technology operation? |
The operation is dependent on headroom available in one or more cores. The amount of time the system spends in turbo boost mode depends on workload, environment, and platform design.
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How is Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled or disabled? |
Intel Turbo Boost Technology is usually enabled by default by a switch in the BIOS where you can either enable or disable operation. There are no other user controllable settings to change Intel Turbo Boost Technology operation. Once enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology works automatically under operating system control.
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Can Intel Turbo Boost Technology be enabled or disabled by core? |
No. Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a processor technology, and as long as one core is active, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is enabled.
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What is Dynamic Frequency and how does it work? |
Dynamic Frequency works very similar to Intel Turbo Boost Technology in that it dynamically provides a boost to graphics performance when graphics intensive tasks are being done. Like Intel Turbo Boost Technology, there must be power and thermal headroom available in order for it to work.
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How do I enable Dynamic Frequency? |
Dynamic Frequency is automatically enabled on most systems, so no user intervention is required.
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How does Dynamic Frequency impact Intel® Turbo Boost Technology operation? |
The Dynamic Frequency power sharing algorithm works with Intel Turbo Boost Technology to deliver a performance boost to graphics intensive applications. There must be power and thermal headroom available for it to work.
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Is turbo frequency the same for all active cores in the processor? |
Yes.
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Is there a way to specify the maximum Intel Turbo Boost Technology frequency? |
No. Maximum frequency for processor function is automatic, and is dependent on working conditions.
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How can I tell if Intel Turbo Boost Technology is working? |
Download Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor. This application displays processor frequency activity for PCs that have Intel Turbo Boost Technology supported processors.
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What is the difference between Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor? |
Intel Turbo Boost Technology is an Intel Processor Technology while Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor is the application that shows Intel Turbo Boost Technology in action.
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Why does the Turbo Boost Monitor fail to start? |
The monitor can fail to start if BIOS settings for Intel Turbo Boost Technology have been changed, or if the processor does not support Intel Turbo Boost Technology. If no changes have been made, uninstall Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor and reinstall the utility. Consult your computer manufacturer to see if there are specific settings needed for running Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor on your system.
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How important is system integration and system design in regard to Intel® Turbo Boost Technology? |
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology runs when the processor is working within the power, temperature, and current specifications limits of thermal design power (TDP). Good system integration and thermal design becomes more important than ever to extract the benefits of Intel Turbo Boost Technology.
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