Mm 1,1-6,2 How to config 2.53GHz to 2.66GHz

[mikezang]

I found this Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 (Late 2009) Specs, that said the speed 2.53GHz of mac mini late 2009 can be Turbo Boost to 2.66GHz, I couldn't find the document for custom configuration, did anyone finish it successfully?

 

[GMShadow]

There was an option to order the $799 2.53GHz model with a 2.66GHz CPU, it’s not something in software. Just replaced the P8700 with a P8800.

 

[mikezang]

There was an option to order the $799 2.53GHz model with a 2.66GHz CPU, it’s not something in software. Just replaced the P8700 with a P8800.

There is no way to turbo boost from 2.53GHz to 2.66GHz only by software configuration, are you sure?

 

[GMShadow]

There is no way to turbo boost from 2.53GHz to 2.66GHz only by software configuration, are you sure?

Core 2 chips don't support Turbo Boost, and that's not how it works at any rate - it's not an overclock you set, it's the fastest the CPU can run one core.

 

[theMarble]

There is no way to turbo boost from 2.53GHz to 2.66GHz only by software configuration, are you sure?

As @GMShadow said, Core 2-series chips were released before Turbo Boost was even released. Only Core i-series chips have them.

What the article means is:
This model comes standard with a Core 2 Duo P8700, however for an extra $150 at the time, you could upgrade it to a C2D P8800, which has a higher clockspeed.

This is the same as ordering a new phone with 64GB of storage or 128GB of storage, or configuring a new Mac with 16GB of RAM or 32GB of RAM.

 

[Amethyst1]

This model comes standard with a Core 2 Duo P8700, however for an extra $150 at the time, you could upgrade it to a C2D P8800, which has a higher clockspeed.

Break out your soldering station and
go all in with either a rare 2.8 GHz P9700 or the more common 3.06 GHz T9900.

Core 2 chips don't support Turbo Boost, and that's not how it works at any rate - it's not an overclock you set, it's the fastest the CPU can run one core.

Correct. (Haswell mobile CPUs introduced the possibility to set higher configurable TDP which results in higher base clocks.)