Intel 1005M AW8063801121200 User Manual

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AW8063801121200
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Datasheet, Volume 1
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Technologies 
3.4
Intel
®
 Turbo Boost Technology
Intel Turbo Boost Technology will increase the ratio of application power to TDP. Thus, 
thermal solutions and platform cooling that are designed to less than thermal design 
guidance might experience thermal and performance issues since more applications will 
tend to run at the maximum power limit for significant periods of time. 
Note:
Intel Turbo Boost Technology may not be available on all SKUs.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a feature that allows the processor to opportunistically 
and automatically run faster than its rated operating core and/or render clock 
frequency when there is sufficient power headroom, and the product is within specified 
temperature and current limits. The Intel Turbo Boost Technology feature is designed to 
increase performance of both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads. The 
processor supports a Turbo mode where the processor can use the thermal capacity 
associated with the package and run at power levels higher than TDP power for short 
durations. This improves the system responsiveness for short, bursty usage conditions. 
The turbo feature needs to be properly enabled by BIOS for the processor to operate 
with maximum performance. Since the turbo feature is configurable and dependent on 
many platform design limits outside of the processor control, the maximum 
performance cannot be ensured.
Turbo Mode availability is independent of the number of active cores; however, the 
Turbo Mode frequency is dynamic and dependent on the instantaneous application 
power load, the number of active cores, user configurable settings, operating 
environment, and system design.
3.4.1
Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology Frequency
The processor's rated frequency assumes that all execution cores are active and are at 
the sustained thermal design power (TDP). However, under typical operation not all 
cores are active or at executing a high power workload. Therefore, most applications 
are consuming less than the TDP at the rated frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Technology 
takes advantage of the available TDP headroom and active cores are able to increase 
their operating frequency.
To determine the highest performance frequency amongst active cores, the processor 
takes the following into consideration to recalculate turbo frequency during runtime:
• The number of cores operating in the C0 state.
• The estimated core current consumption.
• The estimated package prior and present power consumption. 
• The package temperature.
Any of these factors can affect the maximum frequency for a given workload. If the 
power, current, or thermal limit is reached, the processor will automatically reduce the 
frequency to stay with its TDP limit. Turbo processor frequencies are only active if the 
operating system is requesting the P0 state. For more information on P-states and C-
states refer to