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8.1.2
Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology
Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology allows processor cores to run faster than the base operating frequency if it’s operating below power, current, and
temperature specification limits. Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology is activated when the Operating System (OS) requests the highest processor
performance state. The maximum frequency of Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology is dependent on the number of active cores. The amount of time
the processor spends in the Intel Turbo Boost 2 Technology state depends on the workload and operating environment. Any of the following
can set the upper limit of Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology on a given workload:
•
Number of active cores
•
Estimated current consumption
•
Estimated power consumption
•
Processor temperature
When the processor is operating below these limits and the user’s workload demands additional performance, the processor frequency will
dynamically increase by 100 MHz on short and regular intervals until the upper limit is met or the maximum possible upside for the number of
active cores is reached. For more information about Intel
®
Turbo Boost 2 Technology visit the Intel
®
website.
Note
Only conga-TS175 variants that feature the Xeon, Core™ i7 and i5 processors support Intel
®
Turbo Boost 2 Technology
.
Refer to the power
consumption tables in section 2.5 “Power Consumption” for information about the maximum turbo frequency available for each variant of
the conga-TS175.
8.1.3
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology
Intel
®
Virtualization Technology (Intel
®
VT) makes a single system appear as multiple independent systems to software. With this technology,
multiple, independent operating systems can run simultaneously on a single system. The technology components support virtualization of
platforms based on Intel architecture microprocessors and chipsets. Intel
®
Virtualization Technology for IA-32, Intel
®
64 and Intel
®
Architecture
(Intel
®
VT-x) added hardware support in the processor to improve the virtualization performance and robustness.
RTS Real-Time Hypervisor supports Intel VT and is verified on all current congatec x86 hardware.
Note
congatec supports RTS Hypervisor.
