
To apply the changes use the command powercfg. The last argument is the index of the turbo boost mode to enable (003 is “Efficient enabled”). Intel Turbo Boost is Intel 's trade name for central processing units (CPUs) dynamic frequency scaling feature that automatically raises certain versions of its operating frequency when demanding tasks are running, thus enabling a higher resulting performance.

The output of the command shows that turbo boost is disabled using AC and using DC: Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000 Possible Setting Friendly Name: Efficient Aggressive At GuaranteedĬurrent AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000Ĭurrent DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000000

Possible Setting Friendly Name: Aggressive At Guaranteed Possible Setting Friendly Name: Efficient Aggressive Possible Setting Friendly Name: Efficient Enabled Possible Setting Friendly Name: Aggressive Using the current profile’s GUID 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c we can check if turbo boost is enabled or not. To enable it use the command: powercfg.exe -attributes SUB_PROCESSOR be337238-0d82-4146-a960-4f3749d470c7 -ATTRIB_HIDE
#CPU WHAT IS TURBO BOOST WINDOWS#
Power Scheme GUID: 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c (High performance)īy default Windows does not display the turbo boost setting via the powercfg utility. Intel’s turbo boost can be enabled and disabled in Windows using the command line.įirst we need to check the active profile.
