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Why my windows read that my i7-4500u have 1.8 – 2.4 GHz speed while Intel website describe this CPU to be 1.8 - 3.0 GHz?

NNas
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I have a lenovo ideapad u430 touch and it read that my CPU is only limited to 2.4 GHz, is there a missing driver to get such reading?

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idata
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Hello, Nord1:

3.0 GHz is the max turbo frequency of your processor, this speed will be reached whenever the processor needs it; if the workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached.

If you would like to get more information, visit; http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and http://ark.intel.com/products/75460/Intel-Core-i7-4500U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_00-GHz?q=Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20i7-4500U%20Processor%20(4M%20Cache,%20up%20to%203.00%20GHz) Intel® Core™ i7-4500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) Specifications.

Regards,

Amy.

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idata
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Hello, Nord1:

3.0 GHz is the max turbo frequency of your processor, this speed will be reached whenever the processor needs it; if the workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached.

If you would like to get more information, visit; http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and http://ark.intel.com/products/75460/Intel-Core-i7-4500U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_00-GHz?q=Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20i7-4500U%20Processor%20(4M%20Cache,%20up%20to%203.00%20GHz) Intel® Core™ i7-4500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) Specifications.

Regards,

Amy.

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