SpeedStep

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SpeedStep is Intel's dynamic frequency scaling technology that adjusts a processor's clock speed and voltage to balance performance with power consumption and heat.

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SpeedStep canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Intel technology ⓘ
dynamic frequency scaling technology ⓘ
abbreviation EIST ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology ⓘ
linked to: Intel SpeedStep

Intel SpeedStep ⓘ
appliesTo Intel processors ⓘ
benefits extended battery life in mobile systems ⓘ
lower thermal output ⓘ
reduced system noise ⓘ
category CPU technology ⓘ
power management technology ⓘ
configurableVia BIOS settings ⓘ
operating system power management ⓘ
controls processor clock speed ⓘ
processor core voltage ⓘ
developer Intel ⓘ
linked to: Intel Corporation
effect higher performance at high load ⓘ
lower power usage at low load ⓘ
enables dynamic adjustment of CPU frequency ⓘ
dynamic adjustment of CPU voltage ⓘ
featureOf Intel desktop processors ⓘ
linked to: Intel processors

Intel mobile processors ⓘ
linked to: Intel processors

Intel server processors ⓘ
implementedAs hardware feature ⓘ
microcode and firmware control ⓘ
introducedBy Intel Pentium III mobile processors ⓘ
linked to: Intel Pentium III
monitoredBy CPU power management drivers ⓘ
operatesBy adjusting frequency and voltage according to demand ⓘ
switching between performance states based on load ⓘ
purpose balance performance and power ⓘ
reduce heat generation ⓘ
reduce power consumption ⓘ
relatedTo CPU power management ⓘ
laptop battery life ⓘ
thermal management ⓘ
requires chipset support ⓘ
operating system support ⓘ
processor support ⓘ
similarTo AMD Cool'n'Quiet ⓘ
linked to: AMD PowerNow!

AMD PowerNow! ⓘ
succeededBy Intel Turbo Boost Technology ⓘ
supports multiple performance states ⓘ
tradeOff potential latency when changing frequencies ⓘ
usedIn Linux CPU frequency scaling ⓘ
Windows power management ⓘ

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Intel SpeedStep → alsoKnownAs → SpeedStep ⓘ