And it’s really annoying.Ģ – Techniques to disable Intel Turbo Boost On a desktop machine with a decent CPU cooler, such increases of clock speed are more of less invisible in terms of noise, but on a laptop, you hear them. I monitored the CPU clock speed with the latest version of HWMonitor: Thanks to Intel Turbo Boost, the CPU can work in an overclocked mode and the CPU clock can jump up to 3.8GHz. This quad-core processor works at 2.8GHz (the processor name in the registry is: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU 2.80GHz). The GL553VD is powered by an Intel Core i7 7700HQ. Single and multi-threaded application performance increase. The processor must work in the power, temperature, and specification limits of the thermal design power (TDP). Intel Turbo Boost Technology is a way to automatically run the processor core faster than the noted frequency. So what is Intel Turbo Boost Technology? From Intel’s website: 2.4 – Advanced Power Management Settings – The Return!Īfter some searches, I found the culprit: Intel Turbo Boost Technology.2.2 – Advanced Power Management Settings.2 – Techniques to disable the Turbo Boost.With a fresh installation of Windows 10, the cooling system is kicked off every two seconds even for simple tasks like opening a web page.

In my review of ASUS GL553VD, I said that I had found a way to reduce the fan noise produced by the cooling system.

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