Intel Speed Shift

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Intel Speed Shift is an Intel processor power management technology that enables the CPU to quickly and autonomously adjust its frequency and voltage for improved responsiveness and energy efficiency.

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instanceOf Intel technology
processor power management technology
abbreviation SST NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Intel Speed Shift Technology NERFINISHED
benefit better balance between performance and power
faster turbo frequency ramp-up
more responsive burst performance
reduced overhead of OS power management
category CPU power management
dynamic voltage and frequency scaling
configurableBy BIOS
system firmware
controlledBy processor hardware
controls P-state transitions
processor performance states
designedFor desktop processors
mobile processors
developer Intel NERFINISHED
enables autonomous CPU frequency control
autonomous CPU voltage control
exposedThrough CPUID feature flags
featureOf Intel Core processors NERFINISHED
improves interactive workload responsiveness
short-duration task performance
introducedBy 6th generation Intel Core processors
introducedIn Intel Skylake microarchitecture
managedThrough model-specific registers
operatesOn CPU frequency
CPU voltage
powerManagementDomain core power management
purpose improve CPU responsiveness
improve energy efficiency
reduce latency of frequency changes
reduces time to reach optimal performance state
relatedTo Intel SpeedStep NERFINISHED
Intel Turbo Boost Technology NERFINISHED
replaces OS-controlled P-state selection
requires ACPI support from the operating system
Intel processor with Speed Shift capability
operating system support
supports fine-grained performance states
typicalUseCase UI interaction latency reduction
web browsing responsiveness
uses hardware-controlled P-state selection

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Intel SpeedStep relatedTo Intel Speed Shift