My processor turbo boosts from 4.0ghz to 4.4ghz by default. I noticed that if I disable turbo boost, manually OC my processor to 4.4, and use the Balanced power plan in Windows, the behavior is basically identical. I'm running at 4.4 under load, and it clocks down (to 800mhz) when idle. So what's the benefit of using turbo boost?
Second question. My motherboard sets the cpu vcore way too high when I leave it on auto, so I found the lowest stable voltage to run 4.4ghz, and set the vcore manually. This has resulted in much lower temperatures. Problem is, while my cpu clocks down when idle, the voltage stays static and never goes down. If I leave the vcore on auto, it also goes down as the clocks go down. I can't figure out how to have a static voltage that still drops when idle. I've enabled all C-states and it seems to make no difference. Also tried using adaptive voltage with an offset, but it seems to completely ignore the offset and use the same voltage as auto. I'm stumped by this.
Second question. My motherboard sets the cpu vcore way too high when I leave it on auto, so I found the lowest stable voltage to run 4.4ghz, and set the vcore manually. This has resulted in much lower temperatures. Problem is, while my cpu clocks down when idle, the voltage stays static and never goes down. If I leave the vcore on auto, it also goes down as the clocks go down. I can't figure out how to have a static voltage that still drops when idle. I've enabled all C-states and it seems to make no difference. Also tried using adaptive voltage with an offset, but it seems to completely ignore the offset and use the same voltage as auto. I'm stumped by this.