i5 3550 @ 3.7ghz?
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...
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