what is the difference between turbo clocking and overclocking

[masterkickass7]

what is the difference between turbo clocking and overclocking my cpu can hit 4.7 on turbo

[SCHISCHKA]

my understanding of intel turbo is it will allow one or a few cores with high load to boost clock if the temp is low and the other cores are not doing much work. overclocking does all cores.

[comicsansms]

Turbo is what the CPU or GPU can get up to without being modified. Overclocking is what the CPU or GPU can get up to, but it is past what it can normally get.

[ARikozuM]

Turbo: Hits it when the load is on one core and power is available. Less turbo with the 2nd, then 3rd, etc.

OC: Increased speed on all cores.

[Drak3]

Turbo clocks are predetermined clock speeds every CPU can hit when needed IF thermals allow for it. This only happens when the CPU is at a decent load, and once that load of computational tasks is done, it slows back down to its base clock, although many mainboards do allow the user to force the CPU to run at its turbo clock.

 

Overclocking a processor is the end user adding voltage to up the clock speed. There is no guaranty that a CPU will hit a certain clock speed above its turbo clock, and it will always run at that clock speed if thermals are in check. Overclocking disables the turbo clock.

 

The 6700K only turbos itself to 4.2GHz, but it can usually be overclocked to 4.5 to 4.7GHz with adequate cooling.

[Godlygamer23]

4 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Turbo is what the CPU or GPU can get up to without being modified. Overclocking is what the CPU or GPU can get up to, but it is past what it can normally get.

I think a simpler way of saying it is that in general, a turbo clock is a clock speed set by the manufacturer of the component in certain conditions, whereas an overclock is almost always user-set and can apply to all cores even with all of them stressed.