Check if Intel Turbo Boost is enabled?

Hi,
I would like to check :
a) If turbo boost is activated on my mac book pro. How do I check it.
b) If not, can an additonal sum be paid in intel/apple to activate turbo boost (provided the processor supports this). If so, how can it be done.
MacBook Pro
15-inch, Late 2011
Processor  2.5 GHz Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.5 GHz
Memory  8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Your Mac is compatible with Turbo Boost because of the processor. On Macs, Turbo Boost is turned on automatically when it needs more performance (for example, creating movies with Final Cut Pro X, using Logic, Photoshop...).
Unfortunately, you can't check if it's activated or not, but you will note when it's activated

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