By adjusting the Base Clock (normally 100MHz) up to 103MHz, 105MHz, or even 108MHz, the x99-turbo v1.31 can push a Xeon E5-2696 v4 (22 cores) from 2.6GHz to 2.8GHz all-core. The v1.31 BIOS specifically includes a "Turbo Ratio Limit" override that tricks the CPU into ignoring its own power limits.
X99-turbo V1.31 Jun 2026
By adjusting the Base Clock (normally 100MHz) up to 103MHz, 105MHz, or even 108MHz, the x99-turbo v1.31 can push a Xeon E5-2696 v4 (22 cores) from 2.6GHz to 2.8GHz all-core. The v1.31 BIOS specifically includes a "Turbo Ratio Limit" override that tricks the CPU into ignoring its own power limits.