Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Intel's Turbo Boost Technology allows the processor cadre to opportunistically and automatically increase its rated operating frequency if it detects it's running below ability, temperature, and electric current limits. The Turbo Boost feature is designed to increase performance of both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads. Maximum frequency is dependent on the model and number of active cores.

No special software support is necessary for Turbo Boost to work and the feature can exist enabled/disabled from the BIOS or the Operating System. Compared to previous generation products, Intel Turbo Boost Technology volition increase the ratio of application ability to TDP.

Turbo Heave was first introduced on the Nehalem compages (Core i7 920, Cadre i7 940 and Core i7 965 EE), however this implementation just increased the clock frequency by two turbo bins when using a unmarried cadre. Meanwhile two and 3 core loads were only additional by a single turbo bin.

Intel then improved Turbo Boost on the Lynnfield processors, giving information technology significantly more influence over functioning. The Core i5 750 for example could get as high as 3 turbo bins when using but one or 2 cores, boosting the clock frequency from 2.66GHz to a healthy 3.20GHz.

This second generation of Turbo Boost Engineering also incorporates the graphics processor into the equation. Just as it works on the processing cores, the graphics core frequency is adjusted according to the workload demand. Turbo Boost ii.0 tin optimize both processor and graphics processor functioning by managing power for the overall package.

For the graphics processor, this allows an increase in the render core frequency and increased graphics operation for intensive workloads. In improver, during processor intensive workloads when the graphics power is low, the processor cadre tin increase its frequency higher within the bundle power limit.