What does the turbo mean?

[epsilon97]

Hello,

I was looking at this chip on newegg - Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1s3v3gk8zxn3p. What does the (3.8 GHz Turbo) mean?

The above chip is being sold on Newegg for $249. A Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz LGA 1155 Processor is being sold at Micro Center for $190 - http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0388577.

Is the "turbo" worth the extra money? Should I buy the Micro Center chip instead?

Thanks

 

[amuffin]

They are the same, just newegg listed turbo. Both chips have turbo boost and are the same! Buy the Microcenter chip because it is cheaper, and they give you $50 off of a mobo!

Turbo boost depends on a program that uses a certain amount of cores.
For example:
4 cores 3.5ghz
3 cores 3.6ghz
2 cores 3.7ghz
1 core 3.8ghz