Turbo boost not working

[BeefyTank77]

I52400 written as 3.4 ghz

But msi shows only 3.2  ghz

[GER_T4IGA]

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/52207/intel-core-i5-2400-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz.html

3.1 base

3.4 turbo

The largest number on the box is almost allways some sort of bullshit.

[BeefyTank77]

Should it be running at 3.4 ghz

I checked  my mhz now only

Or it is ok

[BeefyTank77]

@Intransigent

[Paul Rudd]

48 minutes ago, Dinesh1 said:

Should it be running at 3.4 ghz I checked  my mhz now only Or it is ok

It only turbo boosts to 3.2 in games that use all 4 of your cores. GTA 5 uses all 4 of your cores. It will turbo boost to 3.4 in single core games and 3.3 in games that use 2-3 cores. The bright side is less heat on your CPU for GTA 5.

 

Technically all cores may be used in all games but it's going to lean on a certain amount of cores in certain games. GTA 5 is leaning on all 4 cores. Tough to explain really but just know turbo boost is dependent on cores. The i5-2400 is 3.4 GHz (1 core), 3.3 GHz (2 or 3 cores) and 3.2 GHz (4 cores). This varies for every CPU.

 

I personally put a manual clock on my CPU at 3.0 GHz even though it can turbo boost to 3.2 in 4 core games. The reason I did this is because not only does it keep my CPU cooler, it lengthens the life span of my CPU to not push it to the max while gaming. So don't worry to go over 3.2 because you'll only be pushing its life span and putting more heat on it while gaming. Which can cause other issues similar to ones you've mentioned here in the past.

 

If you want to hit say 3.7 GHz in GTA 5, you could always upgrade to an i7-3770. It uses less power but it is an Ivy Bridge CPU so I'm pretty sure you would have to do a simple BIOS update because I believe your i5-2400 is a Sandy Bridge CPU. Sounds like jumping through hoops but it's actually very simple. And a used i7-3770 would only run you about $80-$100. That i5-2400 you have will be 9 years old in January and is only worth around $20-$40.

 

Just don't expect a massive performance boost with this upgrade in newer titles. That i7-3770 will hit 3.9 GHz in games that use just 1-2 cores though so that might be worth the upgrade if you play a lot of less demanding games.