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Intel shifts future Core processors into turbo mode

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 21 August 2008 - 12:43 · 8 comments & 3494 views

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Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprise Group discussed new features of the company's next-generation processor family including a new turbo mode that shifts the processor into a higher gear for increased performance without a heat penalty.

The company's first desktop PC chips branded Intel Core i7 processors and initial energy-efficient, high-performance server products (codenamed Nehalem-EP) will be first to production. Intel is also planning to manufacture a second server derivative designed for the expandable sever market (Nehalem-EX), and desktop (Havendale and Lynnfield) and mobile (Auburndale and Clarksfield) client versions in the second half of 2009.

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#1 Maysky on 21 Aug 2008 - 12:54
So running at full speed frequency is now called "Turbo Mode".

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(2 replies) #2 nmesisca on 21 Aug 2008 - 13:47
Had the same on my 80286 in the 1980's.
Another example of intel's 'innovations' ..
#2.1 Airlink on 21 Aug 2008 - 23:27
Same name, different technology.
#2.2 Ogmius on 22 Aug 2008 - 14:59
(nmesisca said @ #2)
Had the same on my 80286 in the 1980's.
Another example of intel's 'innovations' ..


rofl, exactly my thought... how about it just runs at clock speed , we can call oveclocking "turbo"
(1 reply) #3 majortom1981 on 21 Aug 2008 - 16:31
Well this mode is also coupled with being able to fully shut down a core if its not needed making it draw no power. The turbo mode would then take that processors resources and use it on the one thats not shut down . It also overclocks the processor without producing more heat. I am guessing by that they mean no more heat then both cores running at the same time.

Also what everybody seems to be missing is that intel stated this can be used for their gpus also and for the gpus on the same die as the cpu.
#3.1 nmesisca on 22 Aug 2008 - 08:55
(majortom1981 said @ #3)
Well this mode is also coupled with being able to fully shut down a core if its not needed making it draw no power. The turbo mode would then take that processors resources and use it on the one thats not shut down . It also overclocks the processor without producing more heat. I am guessing by that they mean no more heat then both cores running at the same time.

Also what everybody seems to be missing is that intel stated this can be used for their gpus also and for the gpus on the same die as the cpu.


so, basically the Turbo button + the AMD Overdrive.
way to go intel!
(1 reply) #4 teriba on 21 Aug 2008 - 23:14
Sweet! Turbo buttons again!
#4.1 Airlink on 21 Aug 2008 - 23:33
Not so much, no.

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