So how long can the i7s run Turbo boost before thermal throttling kicks in?

[Philflow]

Excuse me if this has been answered before but I couldn't find it.

I know the 2010 Airs had quite a bit of thermal down throttling going on. How are the i7 doing in this regard?

Is there any review that answers these questions? If so I'd like to read them.

 

[Philflow]

Any ideas yet?

 

[MRU]

They throttle until they reach 100c - the time it takes to reach 100c - if it even does is utterly dependent on the task being carried out and not on a specific time frame.

We have reports of people gaming or importing lots of images for long periods of time (couple of hours or more) and it reaching 95c but not the cut off point.

So it's almost impossible to answer your question.

 

[KPOM]

I did some encoding in Handbrake over the weekend, and the processors stayed at 95C for quite a while (at least 45 minutes) without going over.

 

[will]

Try MSR Tools: http://www.olofsson.info/MSR Tools.dmg (not tried myself).

For a proper explanation of Turbo Boost 2.0 see http://www.anandtech.com/show/3922/intels-sandy-bridge-architecture-exposed/7