Tuesday, June 14th 2011
FX Turbo Core Technology Bumps Frequency by 1.00 GHz
With Intel's introduction of Turbo Boost technology, a new feature was introduced to the industry, where a processor overclocks itself in short bursts to handle increased CPU loads. AMD quickly followed with its own similar feature, called Turbo Core, with Phenom II X6. With the company's upcoming high-end client FX-series processors, that technology is being given an update. On the FX-series processors, the technology is designed to bump clock speeds by as much as 1.00 GHz over the processor's advertised clock speed, within the processor's TDP headroom.
A company slide reveals that FX-series processors can run all cores at nominal speeds (advertised speeds), all cores at a bumped "Turbo" state, or with half the number of cores running at max turbo speeds with up to 1.00 GHz (5.0x BClk multiplier) increase in clock speeds, with the other half the number of cores in C6 state, completely shut off. Turbo Core ensures increased performance in applications that are designed to work with lesser number of cores, most games come in this category.
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A company slide reveals that FX-series processors can run all cores at nominal speeds (advertised speeds), all cores at a bumped "Turbo" state, or with half the number of cores running at max turbo speeds with up to 1.00 GHz (5.0x BClk multiplier) increase in clock speeds, with the other half the number of cores in C6 state, completely shut off. Turbo Core ensures increased performance in applications that are designed to work with lesser number of cores, most games come in this category.
55 Comments on FX Turbo Core Technology Bumps Frequency by 1.00 GHz
I suppose now that its automated that's a bit nice.
Please and thanks :)
Intel's Turbo Boost can't OC all the cores at the same time, this can.From your mouth to the ears of gods of hardware :D
Thats fine by me. Running your CPU at 100% all the time with high voltage is dead......energy efficiency and dynamic overclocking is the future!!
No manufacturer is ever going to sell a product guaranteed to function properly beyond its specifications! That's because reliable operation cannot be accomplished under this scenario.
You've started with:
"a processor overclocks itself in short bursts to handle increased CPU loads". That's true. It means overclocking.
Then you've contradicted yourself with:
"the technology is designed to bump clock speeds by as much as 1.00 GHz over the processor's advertised clock speed, within the processor's TDP headroom".
"within the processor's TDP headroom", this IS NOT overclocking.
The slide is also misleading because it fails to specify the manufacturer's TDP headroom for the "MAX turbo" state, as it doesn't specify that also for the other two states. I believe that's from where you've got the entire article wrong. The slide(proof) is just unprofessional.
You should edit this article.
Should raise the performance bar for 'normal' PC users who don't OC. Intel already does that but it's good to see it from AMD too, and don't forget about extra 4 cores.
P.S. I am not sure if turbo in SB 2600K works if HT is in use? on the other hand AMD still gives +500Mhz boost when using all 8 threads.
and C6 turning off cores alltogether is pretty impressive.
With all 8-cores active it can bump up by maybe 1-multi which is 200Mhz at most.
Remember that this chip must be absolutely stable under AMD's stock cooling, and that is what the TDP is all about.
Many of these chips are going into factory pre-builds which runs on minimal cooling.
"all cores at a bumped "Turbo" state, or with half the number of cores running at max turbo speeds with up to 1.00 GHz (5.0x BClk multiplier) increase in clock speeds, with the other half the number of cores in C6 state, completely shut off"
I'm really not that type of an individual. I do not require a special type of attention. I hope that you've got the point of my first quote. :laugh: ^2
Apart from that. Can't wait till these hit the reviewer's desks. :toast:
its not running it at a higher clock speed then it was designed or specified for as the manufacture designed and specified these to go up to 1ghz higher on demand
its less of an overclock, more just 'speed-step' and 'cool and quiet' in reverse (clock speed and voltage increase instead of decrease)
AS you said GUMPTY, we don't get to define a word, but we don't need to, as its already been done
for instance if i set all the cores at the 'turbo boost' frequency 24/7 does that still count as overclocking, yes! because the stock speed is not what the manufacturer intended even though it does this speed by itself!