Whats intelspeed step technology?

[Lsy]

Whats intel speed step technolgy i saw this in my bios and dont know if i should enable it.May i ask what are the pros and cons of intel speedstep technology?

[RadiatingLight]

I don't know a huge deal about it, but it is basically a way for your CPU to ramp up and down it's clock speed faster, so it can cope with changing workloads better.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Intel SpeedStep technology basically lowers the clock speed of your processor in real time to minimize power draw and heat when the CPU is not utilized a lot. This is mostly for laptops in order to extend battery life and lower heat output.

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

I don't know a huge deal about it, but it is basically a way for your CPU to ramp up and down it's clock speed faster, so it can cope with changing workloads better.

SpeedStep only "steps down" your CPU frequency below stock speeds when not utilized to save power while TurboBoost that "steps up" your CPU above stock speeds in heavy work loads. That should be a better explanation.