Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor

If you're the owner of an Intel Core i5 or i7, first-, second- or third-generation processor, you might want to unlock some of its hidden potential such as slightly overclocking it or seeing its CPU speed in real-time.

In this scenario, you can turn to specialized software solutions such as Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor that addresses the owners of processors listed above and presents itself as a Windows gadget.

In terms of useful insight, this program doesn't provide you with much other than the real time clock speed of your CPUs. With this application, you can easily figure out the base clock of your processor as it is colored differently than the Turbo Boost speed addition. The same effect can be achieved by reading the note regarding your CPU right under the dynamic bar.

As one would expect, Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor does not work with the 4th generation of Core processors and while it displays some CPU frequencies for them, these can be rather inaccurate, so you shouldn't take them for good.

The Intel Turbo Boost Technology is similar to the overclocking process that can be performed on any regular CPU. However, this specific technology does not push your CPU further than its safe zone, since Intel Turbo Boost Technology always makes sure that you get the maximum power squeeze from your processor while also constantly checking for various resource demands and temperature.

Although it can be disabled in BIOS, the Intel Turbo Boost Technology does not hurt your CPU in any serious way. In fact, Intel Turbo Boost Technology has now reached its 2.0 stage and this technology has been successfully embedded within the fourth generation of Intel Core processors. The gadget that includes the monitor is shaped just like a CPU with a blue PCB.

To wrap it up, this application doesn't do much other than keeping an eye on the base and turbo-boosted clock speeds of your CPU in real-time.