E5-2696 v2s and v3s are
not ES versions, they have
only been released with production s-spec and part numbers.
And yes, you should be able to do it with any E5 (and possibly E3s and E7s, but I haven't tested)
This works on my Gigabyte GA-7PESH3 w/2x E52696 v2s, so it should work on any board designed for Xeons.
In Windows 7/Server2008 r2 and Windows 8.1/Server 2012 r2, you can force turbo mode by setting the minimum and maximum processor state in power options. ( I never checked Windows 8/Server 2012, but it should work there also)
My E5-2696 v2s run @1.2ghz - 3.5ghz
1) Min processor state @ 30% and max processor state @ 100% = 1.2-3.5 ghz (full speed step range)
2) Min processor state @ 30% and max processor state @ 99% = 1.2-2.5 ghz (non-turbo mode)
3) Min processor state @ 100% and max processor state @ 100% = 3.1-3.5 ghz (turbo mode)
Note-
In examples 1 and 2, to allow your lowest speed, set the percentage (slightly lower) as the multiplier of max turbo speed (i.e. above, 3.5ghz x 30% = 1.05ghz, to enable the 1.2ghz minimum speed my processors can run at)
This % can be raised to set a higher minimum speed.
In example 2, you can lock the processor at any speed between 1.2ghz and 2.5ghz by raising the min %
In example 3, you can
only lock the processor in turbo mode, not to a specific speed.
When idle my 2696 v2s locked in turbo mode, default to a single core @3.5ghz and register a 20w per processor draw, so locking into turbo mode doesn't really increase the power bill or run up temps
Thanks for the detailed reply.
I wanted to make sure it was NOT an ES, which I would very strongly avoid, because it is strongly rumored that Intel employee(s), stole them directly from Intel, and then sold them (e.g. On ebay). I also worry that an early test release, may have malfunctions (bugs) in it, for certain instruction combinations, etc. The documentation for which would NOT usually be available to the general public.
On reading your posts, I've realized I'd got mixed up.
I thought you meant, that the FULL turbo speed (i.e. single core turbo speed max, available on ALL cores), could be achieved on ALL cores, giving a sort of partial over-clocking (which I don't really like, either, but wanted to know what options are available, as these cpus are VERY expensive).
Nevertheless, even with the approximately 3 speed bins (300 MHz), speed up, full (100%) turbo mode locking gives, is still VERY nice. There are so many cores (on the better parts), these days, that it really adds up, for software which fully utilizes such capabilities.
You have put my mind at rest (that it was NOT an ES part, PHEW!). As those could have been partially/fully unlocked and/or different to the final release parts.
The number of cores, is beginning to get silly (sounding), with it going up by (very approximately) 10%, each generation.
Skylake-EP is probably going to be 18++, and AMD Zen *Might* be 32 cores. But even an AMD Zen at 16 cores, would be interesting if it is a reasonable price, and the IPC rate is competitive.
What I mean is that Skylake-EP might have around 22 cores, even though the standard I7's are still only 4 cores. We did not have such HUGE core count number differences (between top (e.g. I7's) and top Xeons), a long time ago.
tl;dr
The "locked turbo" mode, sounds very interesting, on the ##-EP cpus, as it makes them better value for money, and more processing power for the system.
I previously thought that the "base clock" speed, was the "HARD LIMIT", when ALL cores are running. With no legitimate way of increasing it, as any form of over-clocking, is disabled.
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