<s>
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	O
Core	O
Performance	O
Boost	O
(	O
CPB	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
dynamic	B-General_Concept
frequency	I-General_Concept
scaling	I-General_Concept
technology	O
implemented	O
by	O
AMD	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
processor	O
to	O
dynamically	O
adjust	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
processor	O
operating	O
frequency	O
in	O
certain	O
versions	O
of	O
its	O
processors	B-Device
which	O
allows	O
for	O
increased	O
performance	O
when	O
needed	O
while	O
maintaining	O
lower	O
power	O
and	O
thermal	O
parameters	O
during	O
normal	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
technology	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Phenom	O
II	O
X6	O
microprocessors	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
AMD	O
K10	O
microarchitecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
is	O
available	O
with	O
some	O
AMD	O
A-Series	O
accelerated	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
units	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Intel	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Boost	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
another	O
dynamic	O
processor	O
frequency	O
adjustment	O
technology	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
performance	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
AMD	O
PowerNow	O
!,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
dynamically	O
adjust	O
laptop	O
processor	O
's	O
operating	O
frequencies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
decrease	O
power	O
consumption	O
(	O
saving	O
battery	O
life	O
)	O
,	O
reduce	O
heat	O
,	O
and	O
lower	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Device
PowerNow	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
is	O
used	O
to	O
decrease	O
processor	O
frequency	O
,	O
whereas	O
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
processor	O
frequency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
decide	O
a	O
processor	O
's	O
clock	O
speed	O
,	O
the	O
processor	O
is	O
stress	O
tested	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
maximum	O
speed	O
that	O
the	O
processor	O
can	O
run	O
at	O
before	O
the	O
maximum	O
amount	O
of	O
power	O
allowed	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
thermal	B-General_Concept
design	I-General_Concept
power	I-General_Concept
or	O
TDP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
customers	O
would	O
complain	O
that	O
the	O
processors	B-Device
rarely	O
consumed	O
the	O
rated	O
TDP	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
most	O
consumers	O
do	O
not	O
come	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
consumed	O
during	O
maximum	O
stress	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
parameter	O
called	O
average	B-General_Concept
CPU	I-General_Concept
power	I-General_Concept
(	O
ACP	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
address	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
consumed	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
factor	O
when	O
considering	O
thermal	O
limits	O
and	O
determining	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
power	I-General_Concept
dissipation	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
and	O
similar	O
dynamic	O
processor	O
frequency	O
adjustment	O
technologies	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
average	O
power	O
consumed	O
being	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
maximum	O
design	O
limits	O
,	O
allowing	O
frequency	O
(	O
and	O
the	O
accompanying	O
power	O
and	O
heat	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
increased	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
without	O
exceeding	O
design	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advantages	O
of	O
AMD	B-Device
Turbo	I-Device
Core	I-Device
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Ryzen	O
processors	B-Device
,	O
AMD	O
has	O
introduced	O
extra	O
auto-overclocking	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
