i5 3550 @ 3.7ghz?

[stainer]

My cpu can reach 3.7ghz with turbo boost. Is there a way to keep the cpu running at that speed constantly in the bios?

CPU: i5 3550

Motherboard : ASRock Z77 extreme 4

[Cokeman]

No because its a non K cpu

[threadysparrow]

My cpu can reach 3.7ghz with turbo boost. Is there a way to keep the cpu running at that speed constantly in the bios?

CPU: i5 3550

Motherboard : ASRock Z77 extreme 4

Is it throttling? If it's throttling under light load or idle then that's not that bad of a thing. But if you want it constant then check the power saving options in the BIOS. I'm not familiar with ASRock boards but most modern boards have power saving features that will throttle the CPU when necessary. 

 

EDIT: Ah, it's not unlocked. I'm so used to people having unlocked CPUs that I didn't even notice that it was not a K series chip. I just assumed it was. But now that I think of it, does that matter? I have no experience with non K CPUs TBH.

[seiny]

It would usually throttle because of getting too hot, an aftermarket CPU cooler should allow you a constant turbo boost

[stainer]

Is it throttling? If it's throttling under light load or idle then that's not that bad of a thing. But if you want it constant then check the power saving options in the BIOS. I'm not familiar with ASRock boards but most modern boards have power saving features that will throttle the CPU when necessary. 

 

EDIT: Ah, it's not unlocked. I'm so used to people having unlocked CPUs that I didn't even notice that it was not a K series chip. I just assumed it was. But now that I think of it, does that matter? I have no experience with non K CPUs TBH.

Yea it throttles depending on load

 

 

It would usually throttle because of getting too hot, an aftermarket CPU cooler should allow you a constant turbo boost

Forgot to mention I have a H60 on it sorry

[threadysparrow]

Yea it throttles depending on load

 

 

Forgot to mention I have a H60 on it sorry

Ok so what specific problems do you have with it? If it's not throttling under heavy load then there's no real reason to mess with it. With computers sometimes the evil you know is better than the evil you don't know. If it's working fine for you then you don't want to play around with the power saving settings. The power saving settings are what usually set it to throttle based on load or to be constant. I have mine set up with power saving and I've never had a problem.

[seiny]

Yea it throttles depending on load

 

 

Forgot to mention I have a H60 on it sorry

Well then what are your temps under load?

[stainer]

Ok so what specific problems do you have with it? If it's not throttling under heavy load then there's no real reason to mess with it. With computers sometimes the evil you know is better than the evil you don't know. If it's working fine for you then you don't want to play around with the power saving settings. The power saving settings are what usually set it to throttle based on load or to be constant. I have mine set up with power saving and I've never had a problem.

Oh, Im not having any problems. Under load its at low to mid 60's. I just want to go fast all the time 

 

 

Well then what are your temps under load?

60-66

[Un4tural]

it should be enough to keep the cpu from throttling. Do you mean intel speedstep? it simply underclocks when the core isn't needed/under load to save energy and produce less heat. Not sure if you can disable it on new i7s, had the option on my old core2 duo, if memory serves me. 

 

or is it actually throttling? to be fair its not a K cpu, so i wouldn't expect much overclockability (is that word?) from it. as in under load it actually throttles, which i doubt since thermally h60 should be plenty for that cpu. it sure as hell shouldn't throttle at 60-66 degrees.

[seiny]

Oh, Im not having any problems. Under load its at low to mid 60's. I just want to go fast all the time 

 

 

60-66

Do you know the temps for the stock cooler?

[Guest]

It's usually not necessary to force a constant 3+GHz on the CPU, the power saving features from intel do a pretty good job at dynamically increasing and decreasing the clockspeed based on the load. What are you trying to achieve by increasing the clockspeed permanently? If you really want to do it then try switching your power profile in windows to high performance. You can also manually set a constant frequency in the UEFI, IIRC.

[TheRetiredSlave]

Oh, Im not having any problems. Under load its at low to mid 60's. I just want to go fast all the time 

 

 

60-66

 

The "max turbo frequency" specified only refers to the maximum clockspeed with only one core active. If you're using more than one core, it will only run at 3.5 or 3.6 Ghz maximum (depending on what turbo stepping this CPU has).

This isn't throttling; this is how Turbo is designed to work..

 

When the chip decides that it doesn't need to run at 3.7, it won't run at 3.7. This isn't because it's being lazy; it's doing this because there is absolutely no benefit from running itself at max speed all the time, and running all the time at max frequency will only wear it out faster (probably not enough to matter, but whatever). When you launch something that does need the extra power, it will speed up accordingly and deliver as much power as it can. Ignore it and you'll be fine.

Right now, my 4770K is intermittently switching between 0.8 Ghz, ~3.5 Ghz, and 4.2 Ghz. With what I'm doing (typing this reply with a couple other tabs open), there's no need to run at a constant 4.2, and frankly, I can't tell the difference without staring at CPU-Z...

[stainer]

The "max turbo frequency" specified only refers to the maximum clockspeed with only one core active. If you're using more than one core, it will only run at 3.5 or 3.6 Ghz maximum (depending on what turbo stepping this CPU has).

This isn't throttling; this is how Turbo is designed to work..

 

When the chip decides that it doesn't need to run at 3.7, it won't run at 3.7. This isn't because it's being lazy; it's doing this because there is absolutely no benefit from running itself at max speed all the time, and running all the time at max frequency will only wear it out faster (probably not enough to matter, but whatever). When you launch something that does need the extra power, it will speed up accordingly and deliver as much power as it can. Ignore it and you'll be fine.

Right now, my 4770K is intermittently switching between 0.8 Ghz, ~3.5 Ghz, and 4.2 Ghz. With what I'm doing (typing this reply with a couple other tabs open), there's no need to run at a constant 4.2, and frankly, I can't tell the difference without staring at CPU-Z...

Thanks for putting it all out on the table; now I know why it throttles the way it does and that I dont need to be going fast all the time.