Subj : TurboBoost on servers?
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Accession
Date : Tue Jun 18 2024 12:48:32

Hello poindexter,

On Thu, Jun 13 2024 19:45:58 -0500, you wrote:

 pF> I'm reading both sides on this - some people say it's better to
 pF> overclock your CPU, others say Intel turboboost doesn't really work well
 pF> with server workloads. Others are recommending turning turboboost off
 pF> for cooling's sake.

 pF> Any opinions?

 pF> I've got a Thinkpad with a I7-6600u with a base clock speed of 2.6 ghz,
 pF> 2 cores, 4 threads, turbo boost to 3.4 ghz. It's lightly loaded now,
 pF> running Proxmox, the BBS, a Pihole LXC container, Nginx Proxy Manager,
 pF> and a test Windows AD environment which is usually shut off.

I probably wouldn't recommend overclocking anything for a server, or you will probably start having cooling issues - especially on a laptop. Overclocking seems (to me, at least) to be more of a fad for gamers, or just kids that like to brag about PC stats.

I feel like the 'turboboost' technology only applies when it is needed, also, so unless you're under constant heavy load (you mentioned it's 'lightly' loaded), it may not even be used/needed. If things are working well currently - and in your case, I would probably be worried about cooling the most, I wouldn't change it.

Regards,
Nick

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