Turbo boost doesn't work

Hello friends. I just formatted my laptop 3 days ago and my turbo boost doesn't work any more. It keeps at 2.50 gHz all the time. I can't play games properly etc. What should i do? Thank in advance. Sorry for my bad English :c

Try this: Go into Power Manager, switch to Advanced mode, and switch the CPU setting to Maximum Turbo on AC.
Turbo stopped engaging for me a while back, and one of these things worked.
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I test my core speed with MacCPUID that show real time cpu frequency. I try it in normal condition and running extreme application. Everytime my cpu frequency is something like 2.199 - 2.200 but never more than 2.200 ghz.
So I have to think that Turbo bost is not active on macbook pro and all the things in apple website about this feature are false!
Is it possibile? Who knows something more about this?
Greetings,
Stefano

Yes, there is Turbo Boost active on all MacBook Pros. There is no real way to measure turbo boost unless you're in BootCamp, using Intel's Turbo Boost Monitor. The Intel website states that not all CPU measuring software will correctly display the turbo frequency because it's either not current, or doesn't support turbo boost. If you have BootCamp installed go ahead and search Intel Turbo Boost Widget. download, and install it, this will give you correct results. You can't really measure turbo in OS X.

G580 turbo boost does'nt work

Hello
i have i5-3210m processor, but turbo boost not work.
i dont find any turbo boost options in bios.
what can i do?
thanks
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hi kajo6,
Welcome to the Lenovo Community.
Turbo Boost works if the operating system requests the highest performance state of the processor (this is when the CPU reaches 100% CPU Usage)
For Turbo Boost to work, you will need to:
1. Set your power settings set to high performance (click here for instructions)
2. Enable Turbo Boost in the BIOS (if the option is not listed, the motherboard has set this to ON and doesn't allow modification)
3. Have a Turbo Boost Monitor (like Intel Turbo Boost Monitor or Argus Monitor (highly recommended due to simplicity & features)).
Click here to see Turbo Boost in action.
Hope this helps.
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MSI 3D TURBO EXPERIENCE Doesn't Work

I was told that I could read my GPU tempertures with this program that I got with my MSI Geforce 4 4400. I installed the program but the window closes after about two seconds and it says that the temperature is 0. Anybody with this program know how to fix this? Thanks.

It appears my suspicions were partly correct.
Evidently there are versions of the GF4 that do not support Hardware Monitoring. If you find any discrepancies, please notify me by PM.
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W520 Turbo Boost works only after entering Setup (BIOS 1.34)

Hi there,
similar issue but not quite fitting the thread about Intel TB missing in Battery mode, I can reproduce the following BIOS/Windows bug:
- boot the system without entering BIOS straight to Windows 7 : Intel Turbo Boost not working (i.e. frequency dynamically changes between 800 and 2500 Ghz)
- boot the system, enter setup, press F10 and save settings (without changing anything), boot Windows: Turbo Boost works
Is this a BIOS or a Windows problem? It is a workaround to get Turbo-Boost always, but quite inconvenient.
Can someone with similar Turbo Boost problems perhaps check if this is a general issue and could be fixed by Lenovo in a new BIOS update?
System: W520 i7-2860QM @2500 MHz, BIOS 1.34 (same problem on BIOS 1.26).

Hi again,
after spending an afternoon with an IBM service technician we isolated the problem. To make sure we switched boards and tested 4 bios version: 1.26, 1.32. 1.34 and 1.35.
Problem can be reproduced and monitored with Intel Turbo Boost Monitor tool and/or CPU-Z.
Turning
BIOS CPU setting: hyperthreading - off
causes undefined behavior of the turbo boost settings. It works for some reboots. It seems to cause problems more often when the NVidia card is running (either through setting GPU to discrete or by using DisplayPort). Sometimes when taking out AC adapter and plugin back in it won't.All in all very random behavior, but 1 in 4 trials it won't work. Also, when the notebook was off for some time, turbo-boost never works on first boot (need to enter setup at least once, then it will work for some time and reboots).
Symptoms:
Whenever Turbo-Boost is not working, CPU goes only to 2.5 Ghz at max.regardless of energy plan settings.
Switching Hyperthreading back on has (so far) solved the isse (both on AC and battery-without-GPU mode), tested successfully with BIOS 1.32, 1.34 and 1.35. Now we have turbo boost but slightly slower single-core simulationn performance. Not nice, but at least there is a workaround.
Workaround so far (until Lenovo has fixed the BIOS): leave Hyperthreading turned on.
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MSI GE70 2OE TURBO BOOST

I own a msi ge70 2oe ssd version.Turbo boost is not working.
Notebook is on high performance or balanced mode doesn't matter it only goes 2.4 ghz max.(Max gpu %100)I tested max cpu clock rate in Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool and cpu-z while playing battlefield 4.
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Quote from: darkhawk on 13-December-13, 10:05:06
The reason it probably goes to 3.x GHz right away and then drops rather quickly to 2.4 GHz is most likely due to heat. 97C is getting close to the Tmax for the processor, and it's probably throttling back the CPU in order to keep it from being hurt.
Most likely you need to open the notebook up and replace the heatsink compound on the CPU and GPU (89C is rather hot IMHO for the GPU).
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Permanently Disabling Turbo Boost

I currently use the following command to disable Turbo Boost, and it works:
echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo
I would like this to be permanent, each time I boot this setting is lost. I've found plenty of articles online with how to disable this exactly as I have done above, but can't seem to find any information on how to make this "stick." There is no setting in my BIOS for disabling Turbo Boost, so I must rely on some sort of Arch tweak to keep it disabled. Is there a way to make this permanent?

I've already "read the wiki" and neither of the two links posted above are relevant to my question. One of them even says that it may not work with "sys" devices. I've been researching this all day, and thought maybe someone here could help me. I should've known better.
Sometimes I wonder what the point is in volunteering to answer questions in a forum, but only to make "RTFM" posts. If your heart is not in it, then why do it? This is very sad. My recommendation is to automate the process and write forum scripts to automatically post RTFM replies for you, it may save you guys a lot of time. I bet no one would even notice the replies were coming from bots.
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With Turbo Boost, does it even pay to overclock for anything but games?

I'm not a big gamer, but use the computer for everything else. Quite a bit of realtime stuff for business that can use the cpu.
Considering Turbo boost seems to work quite well in kicking the mHz from 1500 to 3000 when needed, I wonder how much extra horsepower I'd actually see if I oclocked this i5 to say 3.4 mHz? And would I be turning turbo boost OFF when overclocking?

Quote from: d593562 on 15-November-09, 12:34:34
I'm not a big gamer, but use the computer for everything else. Quite a bit of realtime stuff for business that can use the cpu.
Considering Turbo boost seems to work quite well in kicking the mHz from 1500 to 3000 when needed, I wonder how much extra horsepower I'd actually see if I oclocked this i5 to say 3.4 mHz? And would I be turning turbo boost OFF when overclocking?
i think turbo boost increase the clock for your processor from 2.66 to 3.2 but it'll reach that 3.2 only if you use a single core of your processor.
over-clockers usually disable turbo boost and then over-clock the processor manually to have a more consistent and stable system. also get better overall performance .

MOVED: With Turbo Boost, does it even pay to overclock for anything but games?

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Quote from: d593562 on 15-November-09, 12:34:34
I'm not a big gamer, but use the computer for everything else. Quite a bit of realtime stuff for business that can use the cpu.
Considering Turbo boost seems to work quite well in kicking the mHz from 1500 to 3000 when needed, I wonder how much extra horsepower I'd actually see if I oclocked this i5 to say 3.4 mHz? And would I be turning turbo boost OFF when overclocking?
i think turbo boost increase the clock for your processor from 2.66 to 3.2 but it'll reach that 3.2 only if you use a single core of your processor.
over-clockers usually disable turbo boost and then over-clock the processor manually to have a more consistent and stable system. also get better overall performance .

Intel Turbo Boost Not Working

So I'm using an MSI CX41 with i5 3210m which, from 2.5 ghz, can turbo boost to around 3 ghz. I've been playing Dying Light recently and it's really laggy. I checked the monitor and it says that it's at 2.5 ghz but doesn't go higher than that. I figured this might be why my game is lagging. Any ideas?

What kind of game lag do you have? (low FPS? sudden FPS drop?)
What's the FPS in game?
I think the problem should come from the hardware spec isn't enough for the Dying Light's minimum system requirement.
The CPU will only boosting when there is enough loading on single core.
You can try to lock the CPU to use only single core and see if the turbo boost is working.

T520, I2520M, turbo boost only working up to 2.9GHZ?

Hi guys, as you can tell from the subject, I'm having trouble reaching the 3.2GHZ on my i2520M with the turbo boost , no matter what I do, it doesn't get past the 2900mhz....what can I do to enable the automatic boost to 3200mhz? Thank you!
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Good day and welcome to the community.
Here a couple of links you may wish to look at:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13512_3-10362882-23.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130122034142AAQ8s5t
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Hp 630 turbo boost not working in my laptop

I am using HP 630 laptop and i have downloaded turbo boost drivers from their site, but at the time of installation it says "your system does not meet the minimum requirements".
I know that my processor is i5 2nd gen with 2.3ghz.

Yeah . your are right ! it does'nt work in mine either . by the way what chipset is your's ?

How does the Turbo-boost works on the Intel i7?

Just bought the new MBP Retina and would like to know how the Turbo Boost works in my processor. Is it a regular upgrade like buying a new processor or is it something I could menage at the settings and have it boosted up?
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Intel's definition:
Any of the following can set the upper limit of Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 on a given workload:
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When the processor is operating below these limits and the user's workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached. Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 has multiple algorithms operating in parallel to manage current, power, and temperature to maximize performance and energy efficiency. Note: Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows the processor to operate at a power level that is higher than its rated upper power limit (TDP) for short durations to maximize performance.

Turbo Boost and Eco buttons don't work on MSI GX660R 060US

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Help! How can I get the Turbo Boost and Eco buttons to work?

install sbar and nvidia oc tool to make the turbo button work. As of intel turbo boost there is no such driver or software because its purely dos based not os the intel boost will kick in when you have some free core to boost in.. as of eco mode pls descrIbe more

How does Intel Turbo Boost work?

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If you would like some more detailed information that amplifies Kappy's succinct but correct answer, please read this:
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Though the article is several years old, the principles remain the same.
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