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Should I remove Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #21,050
Reach 0.0099%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.400.5 2.56%
1.0.400.4 22.05%
1.0.186.6 65.13%
1.0.186.3 3.08%
1.0.115.11 7.18%

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Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor

What is Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor?  (from Intel)

The IntelĀ® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 2.5 is a Microsoft Windows* application that displays processor frequency changes including IntelĀ® Turbo Boost Technology frequencies.

Overview

Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor is a program developed by Intel. The most used version is 1.0.186.6, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is TurboBoost.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 2.4 MB of memory. The software installer includes 14 files and is usually about 1.36 MB (1,430,726 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 71% of users of Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor come from Netherlands, it is also popular in Belgium and the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.intel.com/#/nl_NL_01
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Intel\TurboBoost\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{39F4C6F9-618A-4E5B-8FB2-6BD661174E32}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.36 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor

Program executable:TurboBoost.exe
Name:Intel(R) Turbo Boost UI
Turbo Boost Monitor Service
Signed by:Intel
Path:C:\Program Files\Intel\TurboBoost\TurboBoost.exe
MD5:6564e84b1522c12ea1c3a181ed03276f
Additional files:
  • RegTbDrvCat_x64.exe - Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 2.0 (Turbo Boost Monitor Setup Helper)
  • TurboBoost.exe - Turbo Boost Monitor Service
  • TurboBoostCtrl.dll - Intel(R) Turbo Boost UI (Turbo Boost Monitor DLL)
  • TurboB.sys

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RegTbDrvCat_x64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B18637E3-AFAB-46DC-893A-601CD4C87C67}' (runs on registration).
Service
  • TurboBoost.exe runs as a service named 'Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology Monitor' (TurboBoost) "Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology Monitor".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

TurboBoost.exe
Memory:2.4 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000063342%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00000556%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000077%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:206
8,062,084 average

How do I remove Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor?

You can uninstall Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Intel® Turbo Boost Technologie monitor, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Intel Turbo Boost Technologie monitor.

HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#21,050

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 77.44%
Windows 10 22.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 68.04%
Windows 10 Home 11.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.70%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.64%
Windows 10 Pro 2.58%
Windows 7 Professional 2.58%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.90% of installs come from Netherlands
Which countries install it?
  Netherlands 70.90%
  Belgium 25.93%
  United States 2.12%
  Germany 0.53%
  United Kingdom 0.53%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 43.02%
Dell 28.49%
Samsung 15.70%
ASUS 11.63%
MSI 0.58%
Hewlett-Packard 0.58%
Common models
Dell Studio 1749 7.45%
Acer Aspire 7741 6.38%
Acer Aspire 8943G 4.79%
Dell Studio 1558 4.79%
Dell XPS L701X 3.72%
Samsung R530/R730/P530 ... 3.72%

About Intel

Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors found in most personal computers.
Publisher URL: www.intel.com

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