i7z is a good tool for monitoring Intel Turbo Boost for Intel CPUs that support it (i7 and later) on Linux. If it is working, you will see the current frequency change as you add load to the CPUs, due to the multiplier increasing dynamically under load. Try BurnP6 for this. Basic description (pdf) of power states: C0 - active state. While in C0, instructions are being executed by the core. For Int