Turbo Boost

Forum discussion tagged with Turbo Boost.
  1. SilverPigtail

    Question Can I activate Turbo boost if I have reduced the PL1 and PL2 ?

    Good afternoon guys, I have an i9-14900k, which, as you know, has so many stability problems. Today, I found out the solution to prevent the BSODs and crashes, reduce the Power Limit 1 to 125 watts and the Power Limit 2 to 253 watts. With this, all my stability problems got solved and the...
  2. S

    Question Intel Turbo Boost causes BSOD crashes with an i9-13900K CPU ?

    So, as of recently (around 1 month) I have been getting many, and I mean many BSODs. I started to look into potential causes and I am sure it is the Intel Turbo Boost option. The BSODs would not typically occur in game though which confuses me. It would be when I am just browsing or even if I am...
  3. michaelreus

    Question Laptop Power Throttling followed by Coil Whine even when disabled ?

    Recently I've encountered an issue with my laptop: annoying coil whine just suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and a day or two after that an insane power throttling started happening. Absolutely positive that the issue is not connected to audio speakers and is not thermal throttling. The only...
  4. japinnyo

    Question I5-12500H laptop one core throttles it all. Is it OK?

    Hello! I have overheating and i dont know how serious it is :c Thanks in advance! I have the following hardware: Gigabyte G5 KF (2023 laptop) I5-12500H rtx 4060 75w 16 gb ddr4 3200mhz I know this model has heating problems (mine only has this one core :C ) and many others, but i noticed that...
  5. dexud

    [SOLVED] Is there any way to limit turbo mode?

    Well that, it turns out that the temperature of my cpu increases a lot with turbo mode, but the base cpu frequency is somewhat low, so it would help me to be able to limit the ghz of turbo mode, the cpu does not support undervolt, nor overclock since It is a server cpu, it is an e5 2689 version...
  6. Epistolar

    [SOLVED] My 11400 frequency doesnt go above 3.2 Ghz

    Title. I've recently instaled a new cooler (DeepCool Gammaxx 400), because with the stock cooler sucks with the maximum turbo frequency. With this new cooler, temps are reaching 50 at 3.2, but the core frequency wont go above that. How can I make the CPU reach 4.2 Ghz again? Motherboard is a...
  7. A

    Question Turbo Boost works.......just in reverse.

    Hi, I have been having a very weird problem with my laptop lately. Laptop is an HP Pavillion 15 ab249ne. The thing is that whenever I try to play any games on it, the turbo boost kicks in and every 2 or 3 seconds the game stutters and lags like hell then goes back to normal for a split second...
  8. LRMaster

    Question Disabling Turbo Boost causes freezing ?

    I have a Dell E5570 with an Intel I7-6820HQ, that I use for light gaming (go me for playing games on a laptop with pretty woeful cooling). Most of the time I play Valorant or other low end shooting games. With turbo boost turned on it reaches 80c+ and it causes the GPU to reach 90c+ to the...
  9. Lndswgs

    Question Difference between Intel Speed Select vs Speed Shift vs Speed Step?

    My understanding was Speed Select Technology (SST) - Incorporating SST-CP/BF/TF where specific cores clock higher and reduce lower priority, P1 of specific cores increased and reduces for others and high turbo frequency P0n reduces for others respectively. What exactly controls this? Speed...
  10. Cartmannnn

    [SOLVED] Turbo boost on gigabyte p67-ds3-b3

    Hi, i have the gigabyte p67-ds3-b3 motherboard and i have an i3 2120 CPU. I want to change my CPU for an i5 3470 and i want to know if my motherboard supports the Intel Turbo boost feature cause i dont see It on the BIOS with my actual CPU. I have the f5 BIOS versión. Thank you.
  11. stypis

    Question Turbo Boost not working on GA-H81M-DS2 ?

    Well Hello guys, the things is that i cant get my cpu to turbo boost, my system is: Motherboard: GA-H81M-DS2 REV.3.0 CPU: i7-4790 RAM: CORSAIR VENGANCE 1866 16GB running at 1600mz PSU: EVGA 500w GPU: 1650 SUPER I dont know what to do to make turbo boost work helppp plzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  12. DPU

    [SOLVED] Intel i5 11600 high temperature and noise with stock cooler

    Hi all, I recently set up a new pc with an Intel I5 11600 and RAM corsair 2x8 2666mhz. I have enabled the xmp profile through my bios setting at the profile1 which was 2666Mhz. Also, I know that turbo boost is enabled by default at 4.6Ghz. At idle the intel stock fan is at 2200 RPM with ~38C...
  13. ridefire123

    [SOLVED] Can someone help me with a overheating issue? i7-9700k. I have a Cryorig C7 cooler.

    Hello People of Tom's Hardware! I have had this issue for awhile with overheating. It would thermal throttle quite a bit at 4.9Ghz (basically any demanding application: Premiere Pro, any triple A video game etc.). Utilizing the intel extreme tuning utility, I turned the turbo clock down to 4.5...
  14. C

    [SOLVED] 10100f turbo boost wont't reach 4300Mhz

    Greetings. I've recently bought 10100f and asus motherboard b460f to last me before an upgrade next year. I am trying to squeeze a bit more performance out of the cpu since it can't be overclocked, and I've noticed that it never reaches specified 4300Mhz and clocks at 4090 with AIDA stress test...
  15. ranjithsamuelking

    [SOLVED] thermal throttling in AMD ryzen 5 3550H while gaming, with stuttering issues

    I have a entry level gaming laptop With amd ryzen 5 3550H @2.1Ghz And gtx 1650. I started noticing stutters in games frequently, and I found that themal throttling is why that happened, the cpu temperature is above 90*C, The real problem is , the game RDR2 gives 43 fps while cpu running at...
  16. S

    [SOLVED] I replaced CPU on old Asus X55C laptop, but threre is no "Turbo Boost" setting in BIOS

    Hi, I have old Asus X55C laptop (chipset HM76) that had i3-2328M that doesn't have Turbo Boost. I replaced it with i7-3540M which has Turbo Boost, but BIOS doesn't have setting for that (to disable or enable Turbo Boost). I have the latest Bios version 409...
  17. Pikolo19

    [SOLVED] Can you run intel turbo boost on a H type motherboard? I get BSOD/freeze whenever i enable turbo boost on my h310m h

    Hello, i have a Gigabyte H310m H motherboard with a i7-9700k cpu and every time i try to enable intel turbo boost, my pc freezes and i get BSOD. I analyzed the minidump files and it said something about Genuine Intel Unkown Error 124 or something like that. The BSOD error code was...
  18. D

    [SOLVED] How to update my MOBO BIOS firmware?

    Hi guys. I have a doubt, I have a notebook with a Intel Celeron N3160 processor running at 1.6 GHz but I see that it has a 2.24 GHz Burst Frequency that can be activated with a Turbo Boost option that can be activated in BIOS but I dont have this option in my BIOS firmware so I was wondering how...
  19. SeverinV

    [SOLVED] Turbo boost not to extend intel claims

    So i have i5-4460 . According to intel it should boost to 3.4 but when i have boost frequency set to 100% it only boost to 3,27 / 3,26/ 3,25 . So is something with my cpu/ motherboard ? Thanks for the help, Cheers,
  20. OxygenMolecule

    Question Is there a way to limit Turbo Boost on Ryzen 7 4800H?

    Hello. My newly bought laptop was getting too hot, so I tried disabling the turbo to get it to run cooler which made the temps drop from 90-100 to 55-60 degrees celcius. However, by doing this, I get limited by my CPU when playing games and experience frame drops. So what I'm looking for is a...
  21. C

    Question Default Vcore setting not stable for i5 8400 with Turbo Boost ?

    Hello everyone, I am having a peculiar problem with a i5 8400 Coffee Lake cpu that I recently acquired from eBay. Upon installing the CPU the system booted normally, however Windows 10 install would crash within 1 or 2 minutes with either MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION or the system would just...
  22. D

    [SOLVED] i7-4790 (non-K) stuck at 3.6 ghz, not boosting why?

    Hi, My CPU is constantly clocking 3.6 ghz, while it is supposed to be boosting to 3.8-4.0 ghz with Intel Turbo Boost. I see many benchmarks from this CPU ranging up to 4 ghz, but I cannot seem to get it over 3.6. Strange thing is that in the BIOS the system does fluctuate around 3.8 ghz, but...
  23. Brami_oux

    [SOLVED] Why does my FX-8320e not turbo boost up to 4GHz?

    Hi everyone, I've noticed my cpu boost only up to 3600MHz, despite having low temps. I'm not sure if I configured wrong my bios settings. Specs: AMD FX-8320E @3.2GHz ASRock 970M Pro3 P1.60 Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB 2x8 (16GB) Kingston KHX1600C10D3L/8G SanDisk SDSSDHP256G SDSSDP128G WDC WD10EZEX 1TB...
  24. M

    [SOLVED] Need help with my i5 7600 3.5ghz Turbo boost not working

    Hello there. I had this i5 7600 3.5ghz since 2017 and turbo boost never worked for me. It is enabled in BIOS. I don't know what to do. My motherboard is ASRock Z270 Pro4 http://prntscr.com/ut1dc5 http://prntscr.com/ut1ex5
  25. O_______Z

    Question High CPU Frequency while idling but Low CPU Frequency when I start a game

    My laptop which has an i7-8550u CPU paired with a GTX 1050(Mobile) 4Vram and 8GB DDR4 RAM, is struggling in specific cpu intensive games for e.g Minecraft, Alto's, etc. When I check the task manager and MSI Afterburner Rivatuner, it shows that my CPU (Which has a base frequency of 1.8 GHZ) is...
  26. S

    [SOLVED] can I make my CPU run at regular speeds while having max processor state capped?

    When I have my max processor state capped, the speeds my system is able to run are capped too. 95% cap only lets me run at 2.09GHz, 99% cap only lets me run at 2.19GHz while my CPU is capable of turbo boosting to 4GHz. When I uncap it, I have power limit throttling issues and a lot of CPU...
  27. V

    [SOLVED] Can't turn Turbo boost back on

    Alienware 17 R5, i9 8950HK Hello, a while ago I turned off Turboboost on my laptop because it was heating and i didn't need that extra power (it was turned on by default). Now i tried to turn it back on and i can't find that option in bios anymore, i tried to restore the default setting in bios...
  28. djhz2001

    [SOLVED] Intel CPU Overclocking Vs Turbo Boost. Can You Modify the Turbo Boost for Higher Clock Speeds?

    Hello, I have a PC with an i7-6700K, which I can overclock to 4.7 GHz easily using my motherboard's game boost feature (MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ATX). Normally, the turbo boost speed for this CPU is 4.2 GHz, so the gain from an overclock is notorious. However, the overclock is constant, whereas the...
  29. F

    [SOLVED] Can't get my Ryzen 5 3600 of turbo boost. What's the issue?

    Hello y'all, i've been woried for some time now because my cpu is always turbo-ing. Even if i put it off in the bios it will still turbo. I have this since that i upgraded my motherboard, ram and cpu. Specs here: Msi b450 gaming plus max Ryzen 5 3600 ddr4 16gb 3200mhz corsair vengeance I used...
  30. onetwoG

    [SOLVED] i7-3770 running hot even after disabling turbo boost?

    So for the first time ever I think I tripped the heat sensor for my CPU and my computer restarted (which is probably pretty good considering I have a stock cooler and pretty much only do high end gaming and photo/video processing). After some quick research I learned disabling TurboBoost in the...
  31. T

    [SOLVED] CPU clockspeed queries

    hello everyone, I am planning to build a PC and i have been into CPU more. And i have got more doubts about the clockspeed . I am a noob so please answer me and let me join the pcmr. 1. If the base clock speed is 3.4GHZ, does it imply that all individual core run at 3.4GHZ or is it the total...
  32. Y

    [SOLVED] how to keep cpu at turbo boost constant

    soo i have a i7 3770 with a non z mobo , as far as i know the i7 can pull off 3.9ghz at turbo but then it drops to 3.4ghz or low when not needed , is there a way i can keep the cpu clock speeds to 3.9GHZ all the time without any drops no matter what i am doing , i just need it to stay 3.9ghz all...
  33. alico777

    [SOLVED] i5 6400 not turbo boosting under load?

    Hi, so I have an i5-6400 for 2 years now. Its base clock is 2.7 GHz and turbo is 3.3 GHz. Recently I found out by looking in the task manager and after that checking in the CPU-Z also, that while I play games my cpu is boosting only to 3.08 GHz and no more. Also when I run a stress test in CPU-Z...
  34. I

    [SOLVED] X5650 Not reaching full turbo boost?

    So I ran 2 runs of Cinebench R15 and I monitored during browsing and normal system usage but my X5650 achieved 603Cb in R15 and never goes above 2.8GHz on all cores. My turbo is supposed to be 3.06GHz and I remember a while ago achieving 685Cb in Cinebench R15. I haven't changed anything in...
  35. G

    [SOLVED] Intel Turbo Boost enabling itself?

    Hello, everyone! So I have an i7-3770 (non K) and decided to disable turbo boost in the BIOS for better temperatures. The problem is, after a few reboots turbo boost enables itself again and I have no idea why. Does anyone know why this might be happening? Thanks! My motherboard is a...
  36. Damian Dykas

    [SOLVED] I5-9400f Turbo boost

    I5-9400f Turbo boost. When I turn turbo boost on and play cs go, pc completely turns off and reboots. Stress testing power and cpu do the same. Can anyone help?
  37. C

    [SOLVED] Is XMP better than a Turbo boosted CPU?

    I heard when you turn on XMP your Turbo boost gets disabled, is XMP worth turning on and killing some cpu speed? My cpu is suppose to run on 2.8Ghz but turbo it runs 3.2Ghz. My ram runs at 2133Mhz, but with XMP it's suppose to be 3000Mhz. Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 Gaming Plus Cpu: i5 8400...
  38. thedopeprince

    Question How do I know turbo boost is working?

    I'm completely a noob so sorry if this is dumb. How can I prove to myself that turbo boost is working on a laptop? I'm running below base on an i5-1035 and the speed never moves. We purchased it to do some remote work which requires 2.0Ghz to pass the hardware scan and it fails every time...
  39. Thebro40

    [SOLVED] Cooler for i7-9700k

    What cooler should i go with to have good temps with the i7-9700k turbo clocked at 60-70 degrees??
  40. W

    Question Why is my laptop constantly running in turbo boost?

    I don't know if its normal for my cpu on my laptop to constantly be running in turbo boost. I have a new HP OMEN 15-dh0012ni. Had issues after a driver update which caused my gpu to be undetectable and had to reinstall cpu drivers as it was caused by a PCIe driver not functioning properly. CPU...