i7 Turbo - Tool to test for Turbo throttling

[unclewebb]

is that mean throttling? min 20.996

Usually not. These timers are very precise but sometimes they are not 100% accurate. The best thing to do is to turn on the logging feature and then run Prime95 or LinX and when you're done go back and have a look at the log.

The 20.996 likely occurred during a quick transition from idle to full load.

Kougar: Less core voltage equals less chance of Turbo throttling. Watts is proportional to the square of voltage so a 5% increase in voltage is a more than 10% increase in CPU power consumption and will get you closer to the Turbo throttling point faster twice as fast as a 5% increase in MHz.

rge has been doing some testing and it looks like the newest version of i7 Turbo is going to show when one core jumps up to a +2 Turbo ratio even with 4 cores enabled. Stay tuned for some interesting results.