Turbo Boost, 3570k

[PorkPieCat]

In my mobo you can either raise the CPU ratio (all cores at once), or you can raise the turbo boost ratios for each core individually. Enabling turbo boost also allows you to set turbo power limits.

If I want 44x ratio on all my cores, is there any benefit in enabling turbo mode and setting each core individually to 44x, instead of disabling it and just setting 44x for all cores at once with the CPU ratio? In other words I'm asking if there's any point in using the turbo boost function. I've got C1E, C-states, and Speedstep enabled so I don't think turbo improves power saving in any way. Maybe it improves stability (thanks to the turbo power limit settings)?

 

[MagicBoy]

Just set it to 44x for all cores. The per core option is there for on the limit overclocking where the cores clock stably to different speeds.

 

[PorkPieCat]

So, disable turbo boost?

 

[MagicBoy]

No.

Stock frequency is 34x for 3.4GHz.

 

[PorkPieCat]

But you said I should just use the ratio option for all cores, right? As I said in my mobo you can either set all cores at once (which isn't turbo boost, but just "CPU ratio"), or you can set cores individually, but only with turbo boost. I'm asking since I always set all cores to 44x anyway whether there's any benefit to enabling turbo. I should disable turbo if I just want to set a ratio of 44x, no?

 

[wazza300]

its far quicker and simpler to leave turbo cores all on auto and just set a 44x cpu multiplier

if all power saving states are enabled it will scale up and down according to load just the same

 

[MagicBoy]

^^^ This.

You've not said what model the mainboard is.

 

[PorkPieCat]

K thanks, I've set the multiplier to 44. Z77a-G43 btw, doesn't have many options