So we are facing a significant change from Intel for something that already existed before, namely that under the name Maximum Turbo Power Intel refers to the PL2 mode of its CPUs with the Alder Lake-S architecture. Instead, PL1 mode is now referred to as Processor Base Power or PBP. In other words, we can’t find a new technology that the company that created the x86 ISA added in their 12th gen Intel Core.
PL1 mode refers to the standard maximum speed that an Intel Core processor can withstand 100% of the time. Although due to power consumption issues, the processor clock speed may experience occasional drops, the base processor power may maintain it 100% of the time. On the other hand, in PL2, MTP or Maximum Turbo Power mode, it is only maintained at said clock speed for a limited time, normally in the TAU described for each architecture.
Higher yield, temporary
There is no doubt that Intel CPUs have higher consumption peaks than AMD’s, but this is because for Ryzen the mark in red has chosen to limit the maximum TDP that its processors can generate. Most likely haunted by the ghosts of a past in which the processors of the company now headed by Lisa Su had problems in this regard. Intel, on the other hand, gives its processors the ability to increase their clock speed much more by having a higher margin.
Since many benchmarks run tests over a very short period of time, this allows the processor to be activated in Maximum Turbo Power mode in order to get the maximum possible performance from the processor. In any case, it should be kept in mind that very rarely the Intel Core will go into MTP mode, since the processor adjusts its clock speed according to the workload it has to perform at any time. That is, it will not work in this mode all the time and will only do so at very specific times.
Is MTP the same on all processors?
No, each of them has its own assigned MTP and not individually, but by processor model. In this case, we must keep in mind that there will be variants where the TDP in Maximum Turbo Power or PL2 mode and the Processor Base Power will be the same, especially in models designed for low-power computers or with reduced overclocking capabilities. . . .
So as we go up the range we see the MTP go up. So, an i9 will have a greater value than an i7, which in turn will have a greater value than an i3. Let’s not forget that if we are interested in mounting a large capacity gaming PC with good liquid cooling, we will be interested in the fact that the CPU is able to maintain high clock speeds and for this it is necessary that the maximum value of the TDP is higher.
The duration of the Maximum Turbo Power is set by a TAU variable factory set by Intel itself, but it is not a constant, but a variable, so we can change the duration of the MTP mode. This is important, because if we have good cooling we can make the processor keep its highest clock speed for as long as possible (it is not possible to change the TAU except for overclocking) .
Is the maximum turbo power adjustable?
The clock speed is totally related to the voltage consumed by the processor, so if we reduce the amount of volts that feeds the central CPU then the maximum GHz that it can reach in MTP mode ends up dropping. In any case, although it is assumed that this value is the maximum value that can be reached without harming the health of the Intel Core.
The only way to change the Maximum Turbo Power values is to force the maximum clock speed on all cores by disabling the PL2 on the motherboard, the other is based on forcing the maximum clock speed on all cores. hearts. Let’s not forget that in Turbo or Boost mode, only 1 or 2 cores reach this speed. For a new user, we do not recommend that you touch these values, as your Intel Core can literally end up in a very bad state, so we do not recommend removing the maximum value of MTP to everyone, only users with knowledge very good what they are going to do and above all they have premium cooling, if possible custom liquid cooling.
If in the end you decide to change the value of the MTP, then you should know that you can do it the same way as the PL2, since they are identical, from the BIOS of the motherboard and depending on the chipset you have and the manufacturer you will find a large number of options to be able to do it freely.
