Problem with Intel Turbo Boost Intel Core i5-3337U, Asus X550CA Notebook

[nicktt10]

My system information - http://prntscr.com/5g8gtf
Megatrends is my BIOS manufacture
Intel Turbo Boost not displaying/not working.
I have no settings within my BIOS as it is "locked down" I have no options for performance under the CPU. The Turbo Boost process does not show on msconfig either. Any suggestions as to what I can do?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Go into control panel, power options, and select the performance power profile. Then click change plan settings, click change advanced power options, open processor power management and make sure the maximum processor state is 100% and if you're not too worried about power saving features you can set the minimum processor state to 100% as well. I recommend about 75% for min. Set the system cooling policy to "active".

 

[Darkbreeze]

Open power4gear utility and set it to performance. If it's not installed, go to the ASUS website and download it then install.

 

[nicktt10]

Go into control panel, power options, and select the performance power profile. Then click change plan settings, click change advanced power options, open processor power management and make sure the maximum processor state is 100% and if you're not too worried about power saving features you can set the minimum processor state to 100% as well. I recommend about 75% for min. Set the system cooling policy to "active".

That's a default already set. I'm using the High Performance plan. On intel's website it says my CPU has turbo boost Version 2.0 but it's stuck at 1.8 Mhz.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Have you stressed the CPU to force a load and monitored the CPU to see if it is boosting at all? Did you open the Power4gear utility and change that setting to performance as it indicates doing in the laptop's user manual? According to the manual this is the only way to control it. You can try using a utility like Intel extreme tuning but I can't guarantee it will work with your BIOS restrictions.

I'd download HWinfo and Prime95 and install the HWinfo monitor. Run sensors and then start Prime95 stress test on small FFT's. Monitor the cpu cores in HWinfo to see if they are reacting to the load.