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Turbo boost operating mode in the processor. Processors

To begin with, in order to understand what Turbo Boost is, you need to at least briefly understand what “overclocking” computer components is.

Overclocking (or overclocking) a computer is an increase in its performance by operating components in abnormal modes (usually at an increased frequency). The most common type of overclocking is to increase the frequency of the central and graphics processors, as well as RAM and video memory.

Processor overclocking as a phenomenon has existed since the early 90s of the last century, after the concept of a multiplier appeared in the 486 series CPU. Motherboard manufacturers, wanting to unify their products for the entire line of new processors from Intel, designed their products in such a way that by closing individual jumpers on the “mother” it was possible to set the bus frequency and the multiplier of the processor used. And the final frequency of the central processor is the product of the bus frequency and the multiplier.

Over time, thanks to the efforts of some companies (Abit, Epox and some others), overclocking has ceased to be the preserve of a separate caste of computer gurus. In the BIOS of most motherboards, entire settings sections have appeared that allow even an inexperienced user to change parameters such as processor bus frequency, voltage supplied to the CPU, memory timings (latencies), etc.

The attitude towards overclocking was also different among different processor manufacturers. At AMD, for example, if they did not encourage him, then, in any case, they did not put a spoke in the wheels. In addition, in the processors of this particular company, for the first time in many years, a multiplier appeared, unlocked “up”, i.e. allowing you to increase the processor frequency above the nominal one. But Intel has long been a consistent opponent of overclocking. For example, motherboards produced under its brand did not have a single option responsible for the fine operation of the processor and memory. The situation began to change at the end of 2008, when Turbo Boost technology appeared in the new Bloomfield processors.

The reason for Turbo Boost is the multi-core nature of modern processors. Although the first dual-core desktop processors are almost seven years old, not all applications are still optimized for multithreading. In this regard, a situation often arises when one or two cores are loaded at almost 100%, while the rest are “resting” at this time. In this situation, new processors receive minimal advantages over their single-core predecessors. And Turbo Boost allows you to automatically raise the frequency of loaded cores for some time, thereby increasing both the real and apparent performance of the processor in this particular task. At the same time, the automation does not allow the processor to go beyond the thermal package assigned to it by the manufacturer. In other words, the processor in such a non-standard mode will not emit more heat than the standard one can remove from it.

Currently, Turbo Boost technology is supported by most Intel Core i processors (but not all!). Budget Pentium and Celeron are unfortunately deprived of it so far. Each processor model, along with the nominal frequency, also has a maximum “overclocking” frequency. For example, the 870 processor, with a nominal frequency of 2.93 GHz in Turbo Boost mode, can be overclocked to a fairly impressive 3.6 GHz.

Those who do not know how to enable Turbo Boost can be reassured: by default, this option is enabled in modern BIOSes (if, of course, the processor installed in the computer supports it). As a rule, the menu item responsible for the operation of this technology is called or “Turbo Boost”, or “Turbo mode”, or something very similar. In advanced firmware designed for experienced users, it is possible not only to enable/disable this mode (Enable/Disable parameter values), but also to regulate the maximum multiplier for each core. Sometimes it is even possible to increase the maximum thermal package of the processor. The latter function allows the CPU to operate in turbo mode for a longer time or simultaneously maintain an increased frequency on more cores.

It is also necessary to install the Turbo Boost Technology Driver into the system, which allows modern operating systems to ensure their correct interaction with the motherboard BIOS.

Recently, AMD has also been using an analogue of turbo boost technology - TurboCore - in some generations of its processors. In fact, it is no different from the technology from Intel except for the name.

Hello.

Not long ago I “dealt” with the slow operation of one laptop (I note that the model was equipped with a modern Intel Core i7-7700HQ, i.e. quite a powerful thing) . As it turned out later, the reason why it slowed down in games was disabled Turbo Boost technology (available on modern processors, allows you to increase processor performance during load), and not updated drivers for the video card (those that were “installed” during the installation of Windows were used).

I think that many users of their devices face a similar problem (low performance). Actually, this article is just about what parameters can affect the performance of a laptop, how to check and change them...

The material is relevant for modern laptops with Intel Core i3, i5, i7 CPUs.

Power settings

The first thing I recommend doing is paying attention to the power supply. The fact is that the default settings on most laptops are set to "optimal" device performance (that is, often aimed at saving energy so that the device can last longer on battery power). At the same time, if the processor power supply is set to low, the function will be automatically disabled (which will seriously affect performance).

First, pay attention to the system tray: there should be a “battery” icon there. By clicking on it with the left mouse button, you can see a window in which there is a “performance” slider, move it to maximum.

To find out if Turbo Boost technology is being used your laptop, you need to install one of the special. utilities:

  1. There is a special on the official website. monitor to monitor processor performance (see screenshot below, left). If your CPU performance "jumps" above the dark blue mark (in the example below 2.5 GHz) - then Turbo Boost is supported. To test, start some game/watch a movie, etc.
  2. - in the main program window (CPU tab) pay attention to the parameter Core Speed(the frequency there will constantly change, but its maximum should reach the value that we saw in the CPU specification, in the Max Turbo Frequency column, i.e. 3.1 GHz or 3100 MHz, which is the same thing (see screenshot below and higher)).

Does Turbo Boost work on a laptop (clickable). Monitor from the Intel website and the utility (on the right) CPU-Z

Why Turbo Boost may not work(*if supported by your CPU):

  1. due to power settings (be sure to set the CPU power to 100%, see the first step in the article);
  2. missing drivers();
  3. the technology can be disabled in the BIOS/UEFI (see screenshot below, Turbo Mode).

Turbo Boost (UEFI) / Clickable

High temperature, overheating

Another fairly popular reason for decreased performance in laptops is overheating. The fact is that when the processor temperature reaches a certain point, it begins to reduce its performance (to lower the temperature). If the temperature continues to rise and reaches a critical point, the device turns off. Modern two-level protection (you may have already heard this term somewhere).

By the way, the critical processor temperature, upon reaching which the laptop will turn off, is indicated in the specification on the Intel website (see the “T junction” column).

In general, in general, it is highly undesirable for the processor temperature to exceed 70 C.

It is not uncommon for performance to decrease due to the fact that in addition to the game that the user launched (say), some third-party “heavy” applications are running on the laptop. It is not uncommon for users to catch mining viruses (which have become popular recently).

First, I recommend opening Task Manager (combination Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and sort applications by CPU load. It’s not uncommon for “unclear” processes to load the system (I'm not even talking about the fact that sometimes the CPU is loaded, but the dispatcher may not show what...).

To help!

Not optimal video driver and game graphics settings

Because Many people are most often dissatisfied with performance in games - this topic has been included in a separate subsection of the article.

Most users do not believe that just by setting the settings of the video driver and the game itself, you can significantly increase the number of . I note that sometimes FPS increases by 100% or more!

The first thing I recommend is optimizing your video driver settings. Those. set the highest performance and disable some “effects” (this can be done by going to the video driver settings and activating the advanced user mode).

I already have 3 articles on my blog on setting up video cards from Intel, AMD, nVidia. To avoid repetition here, here are the links:

  1. AMD - https://site/kak-uskorit-videokartu-amd-radeon.html
  2. nVidia-
  3. Intel HD -

In addition, pay attention to the graphics settings in the game itself. Particular attention to:

  1. resolution (the higher it is, the greater the load on the video card; when it decreases, the number of FPS increases);
  2. graphics quality;
  3. detailing;
  4. effects and shadows (if any).

To help!

Why do games slow down (even on a powerful computer)? We eliminate lags and brakes -

Not an optimized system

And I can’t help but note in this article that you can slightly increase the performance of your laptop by optimizing Windows. As a rule, it includes several stages:

  1. Disabling services: some of them are simply not needed by many, and they take up resources;
  2. Cleaning the registry, deleting junk files (over time, many people accumulate tens of gigabytes of junk files that affect performance);
  3. Disk Defragmenter(relevant for HDD, SSD does not need to be defragmented);
  4. Setting up Windows startup(it’s no secret that as new programs are installed, the system’s startup “expands”; moreover, you can use many startup software very rarely, and it will take up time every time you turn on the PC. Is it necessary?!);
  5. Updating old drivers;
  6. Enabling performance// in Windows settings
  7. Disabling indexing files on disk.

How to do all this (step by step and without the risks of “ruining” something) is described in this article:

That's all for now...

All the best!

Turbo Boost is Intel's proprietary automatic computer technology. In this mode, it exceeds the nominal performance indicators, but only up to the “critical” level of heating temperature limits and power consumption.

Features of activating turbo mode on laptop PCs

Laptops can operate from two sources: mains power and batteries. When powered by a battery, the OS, to increase operating life (by default), “tries” to reduce energy consumption, including by reducing (CPU). Therefore, turning on turbo mode on a laptop has a number of features.

In older device BIOS models, there were options to enable and configure this mode. Nowadays, manufacturers are trying to minimize the possibility of user intervention in the operation of the CPU, and often this parameter is missing. You can activate the technology in two ways:

  • Through the operating system interface.
  • Via BIOS.

How to enable Turbo Boost through the Windows interface

You can influence the turbo mode state by setting the required values ​​in the “Minimum processor state” and “Maximum processor state” parameters in the current power consumption plan:

  • In the next section, click on the “Change advanced power settings” link.
  • In the drop-down list of the “Power Options” dialog, find the “CPU Power Management” item.

Activate turbo mode via BIOS

This option to enable Turbo Boost on a laptop is suitable for advanced users. It is based on resetting all settings in the BIOS to default values:

  • Let's go to the BIOS.
  • At the end of the menu we find the “Load Default” section.
  • Reset all settings.

To monitor the turbo mode status, you can use the utility Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor.

Hello everyone, today we will talk about such a thing as the Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver, I will tell you what it is and why you have it. Modern processors have already become much cooler than before, they are a little smart and when necessary, they turn on their reserve forces. Hmm, what do I mean? And I mean Turbo Boost technology!

Let's go into a little more detail so you understand exactly what I mean. Turbo Boost is present in Intel processors, but AMD has a similar technology called Turbo Core. In general, imagine a processor whose stock frequency is, for example, 4 GHz. And when the processor is working and then a lot of work falls on it, and the work continues to pile up, the processor puffs... And then the processor takes and throws all its strength into working faster, it itself raises the frequency to 4.4 GHz, this is the phenomenon called Turbo Boost! When there is less work, the processor again reduces the frequency to 4 GHz and probably thinks wow, finally the terrible work is over...

That is, Turbo Boost technology is responsible for increasing the processor frequency exactly when it is really needed. I have a processor without this technology, I will soon buy a Core i7 and I will also have Turbo Boost.

Well, what about the Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver? Well, as you probably already guessed, this driver helps the Turbo Boost technology work, or rather, without this driver, the technology seems to not work at all. So the importance of the driver is high

You may also have the same question, because I don’t understand why the processor frequency is 4 GHz, but it shows much less, for example 800 MHz? Yes, guys, this can happen and if it does, then THIS IS THE NORM. The whole joke is that Windows tells the processor, listen comrade, there is no work on the computer, so you can work a little more calmly. And the processor says, okay Windows, I’ll work a little easier and lowers its frequency to the minimum so that it consumes less light and heats up less. If Windows says that there is work, the processor will immediately start working as expected! But this should not be confused with Turbo Boost, no, this is completely different and is called power saving mode! Look, I have a Pentium G3220 processor with a frequency of 3 GHz, but now I looked and the frequency itself dropped to 2.4 GHz:

And this is still a lot, often it drops even lower, and if you close all the programs, it will be the very bottom, that is, 800 MHz.

So, back to the topic, I think that now you understand that under no circumstances should you remove the Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver, otherwise the processor will simply not connect its reserve forces, so to speak.

Here I found a picture, it seems to say what kind of Turbo Boost technology is:


I really don’t really understand what is meant here... Maybe it means that the frequency can increase not only of all processor cores, but also of one individually?

And there is something else important! If you have any problems with the Turbo Boost driver, then I advise you to remove it, reboot and download the Intel driver update program, this is what it looks like:


It may also be called Intel Driver Update Utility, well, here’s another picture, this is it too:


In general, in practice, Turbo Boost really helps, yes, that’s a fact, but sometimes it’s buggy, that is, it doesn’t want to turn on, or something else.. I just read reviews that sometimes this mode messes up..

All guys, I hope the question of what Intel Turbo Boost Technology Driver is is resolved! And you understand that you cannot remove this thing and that, in principle, this driver is important, although not as critical as, for example, a video card driver. That's it, pokedova, good luck

29.06.2017

Good afternoon, dear audience. Today we will try to explain to you what turbo boost is in a processor and for what purposes it is used. We are sure that many of you have heard about this technology, but have no idea how it works.

Turbo Boost was developed by Intel for its own chips to optimize the functionality of the chips and add performance to them without the need for overclocking.

Many people think that the technology is also applicable to CPUs made by AMD, but they are mistaken: the red ones have a mode called Turbo Core.

How does it work?

In simple terms, turbo boost mode is an automatic increase in the frequency of active cores due to those that are idle at the time of operation. Unlike manual overclocking by changing the system bus in the BIOS, the technology under review is intelligent in nature.

The increase is determined by the task being performed and the current PC load. In single-threaded computing mode, the main core is accelerated to the maximum permissible values ​​by borrowing the potential of the others (others are still idle). If the entire processor is turned on, the frequencies are distributed evenly.

The process also affects cache memory, RAM, and disk space.

Turbo Boost mode also “remembers” the following system restrictions:
  • temperatures at peak load;
  • limiting the heat dissipation of a specific motherboard;
  • increasing productivity without increasing voltage.

In other words, if your PC is built on a motherboard with a TDP of 95W, and the CPU operates with a current value of 1.4V, and the cooling system is boxed (standard), then the turbo boost function will increase the power of the CPU in such a way as to fit into the existing limitations and not go beyond the temperature limits.

The principle of increasing frequencies

We figured out what the function does. Now let's describe HOW she does this. The procedure is always performed according to a single scenario: the system sees how the processor cores (1 or more) are actively working and cannot cope with the load, i.e. need to increase frequency. The boost increases the value of each of them strictly by 133 MHz (step) and checks the following parameters:

  • voltage;
  • heat package;
  • temperature.

If the indicators do not go beyond the limits, then the system adds another 133 MHz (another step) and re-checks the indicators. When the permissible TDP is exceeded, the stone begins to reduce the frequency separately on each core by a standard step until it reaches the maximum permissible values.

Differences between Turbo Boost 2.0 and 3.0

If version 2.0 supports a systematic increase in the operating values ​​of all processor cores, depending on the tasks being performed, then the newer version 3.0 determines the most efficient cores in order to maximize their operating frequencies in single-threaded calculations.

The second point is CPU support. The second version works on all Core i5 and i7 family chips, regardless of generation. The third is supported only by the following chips:

  • Core i7 68xx/69xx;
  • Core i9 78xx/79xx;
  • Xeon E5-1600 V4 (single socket only).

Results

If you don't feel the need to overclock your processor on a regular basis, but have an Intel i5 or i7 chip, then you can safely count on intelligent overclocking in work applications and games if the system deems this step necessary.

At the same time, you don’t have to worry about buying a motherboard with overclocking support, or know all the intricacies of heat dissipation, as well as issues related to overclocking.

Well, if you are considering a purchase in the near future, then I recommend this one to you online store, because it is proven and popular).

In the following articles we will try to cover this point in processors and the impact of solder on the system's overclocking capabilities. So, create your dream PC.