Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor
What is Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor?
Intel Turbo Boost Technology is activated when the Operating System (OS) requests the highest processor performance state (P0). When the processor is operating below these limits and the user's workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached. Intel Turbo Boost Technology has multiple algorithms operating in parallel to manage current, power, and temperature to maximize performance and energy efficiency.
About (from Intel)
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology1 provides even more performance when needed on 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processor–based systems. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 automatically allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if they’re operating below power, current, and temperature specificatio... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 1.0.400.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. 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 primary executable is named TurboBoost.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 1.36 MB (1,430,726 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.intel.com
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
Files installed by Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor
| Program executable: | TurboBoost.exe |
| Name: | Intel(R) Turbo Boost UI |
| Turbo Boost Monitor Service |
| Signed by: | Intel(R) software |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Intel\TurboBoost\TurboBoost.exe |
| MD5: | 825ce9cc06689f9c8210bf9bb1d8fd02 |
| When the processor is operating below these limits and the user's workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will dynamically increase until the upper limit of frequency is reached. |
Additional files:
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RegTbDrvCat_x64.exe - Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 2.0 (Turbo Boost Monitor Setup Helper)
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TurboBoost.exe - Turbo Boost Monitor Service
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SignalIslandCommon.dll - Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 2.0 (Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor 2.0 Common Libraries)
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SignalIslandUi.exe
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TurboBoostCtrl.dll - Intel(R) Turbo Boost UI (Turbo Boost Monitor DLL)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- SignalIslandUi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{98DFD3FD-4CA0-43EE-91B1-B03B03E2E340}' (runs on registration).
- 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".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| TurboBoost.exe |
| Memory: | 2.24 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002687849% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00018840% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008039% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 126,621 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| SignalIslandUi.exe |
| Memory: | 106.32 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007209378% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00031238% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00040856% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 15,683,050 | |
| Switches/sec: | 7 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 105 Bytes | |
How do I remove Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor?
You can uninstall Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Intel(R) Turbo Boost Technology 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Intel Turbo Boost Technology Monitor.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
89.39% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.45% |
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| Windows XP |
0.13% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
69.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.26% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.23% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.98% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.80% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
1.26% |
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Geography
44.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
44.00% |
| United Kingdom |
4.37% |
| France |
4.32% |
| Australia |
4.12% |
| Canada |
3.73% |
| Germany |
3.60% |
| Italy |
3.51% |
| Netherlands |
2.82% |
| Iran |
2.42% |
| Taiwan |
1.73% |
| Poland |
1.63% |
| Sweden |
1.59% |
| Turkey |
1.53% |
| Spain |
1.36% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
59.31% |
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| Dell |
17.08% |
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| Acer |
15.69% |
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| Samsung |
3.84% |
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| Lenovo |
3.39% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.51% |
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| MSI |
0.18% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK K53SV |
9.55% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
5.41% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SC |
4.07% |
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| ASUSTeK N73SV |
3.16% |
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| ASUSTeK G73Jh |
3.00% |
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| Dell Inspiron N7010 |
2.90% |
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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