Intel Newbie Boost Frequency overclocking questions

CPU flex ratio is the minimum multiplier setting it'll go to. So the override is to set it to what you want. ... "I found the CPU flex ratio ... LoginorSignup guru3DForums Home Forums > Hardware > ProcessorsandmotherboardsIntel > IntelNewbieBoostFrequencyoverclockingquestions Discussionin'ProcessorsandmotherboardsIntel'startedbycampcreekdude,Dec25,2016. campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire I'veonlybuildAMDsystemsforthepastwhileandnowIamnewtoIntel. WithAMDIwasabletodoamodestoverclockandtheAMDboostfrequencywouldbeon-topoftheoverclock. Everyonesaysturnoffboostspeedsforthefullestpotentialofoverclock(iknowitstrue). WiththeAMDsystemIwasabletotesttheboostfrequencybylaunchingdualorsinglethreaded,testswithprimetomeasure/achievestableperformance.Iswitchedoverto4threads...watchedthefrequencybouncedown...andswitchedto2threadsor3threads..itwentup.Iplayedbackandforthforalongtime. Anyhow,withintelwilltheboostspeedbeontopoftheoverclockspeed? Ireadsomepeoplesayitsnot...butthatmightbeoldinformation. Ijustgotthei5-6600k(notinmyhandsotherwiseIwouldhavetheanswer). Peoplesayasafeoverclockis4.6ghz...butIthink(mythreshold)forasafeoverclockwouldbe4ghzwitha4.6ghzboostfrequency(ifthat'spossible). Ialwaysgoalittleunderthanwhatotherpeoplearedoing.Butthatwouldbemyplanwithnoover-voltingandusing3000mhzram. IhaveorderedthecorsairH75. Anyoneelseoverclockingintelandkeepingtheintelboost?   campcreekdude, Dec25,2016 #1 sykozis AncientGuru Messages: 22,075 LikesReceived: 1,234 GPU: MSIRX5700 WithIntelprocessors,the"overclock"isappliedtotheboostfrequencyunlessyoudisableTurboBoost....Anoverclockto4ghz,isn'tworthdoingasthestockTurboclockisalready3.9ghz.You'donlybegaining100mhz. WhenyouoverclockwithTurboBoostenabled,you'reincreasingtheTurboBoostmultiplier.WhenyouoverclockwithTurboBoostdisabled,you'reincreasingthebaseclockmultiplier.   sykozis, Dec25,2016 #2 campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire Thanks, ItisdifferentthanAMD. Iamreadingaboutittoo. [email protected]. (AMDdoesnothavea4coreboost) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SoifallIdoisoverclockitto4.0Ghzatdefaultboostsettingsthatwouldmeanitwouldbe 4c3.7 3c3.8 2c3.9 1c4.0 Iamalsolookingatthefeaturesofmymotherboardinthemanual.AfterIpostedthequestionlol-downloadedthemanual. Anyhow...TheBiosofmymotherboardhasafewadditionaltweaksthatIwillplaywith. Iwilldefinitelynotleaveturbotodefaultandswitchthemultiplier. ApparentlyIcanchangethebaseclockandtheTurboRatios. CPUBaseClock AllowsyoutomanuallysettheCPUbaseclockin0.01MHzincrements.(Default:Auto) TurboRatio AllowsyoutosettheCPUTurboratiosfordifferentnumberofactivecores. AnyhowMerryChristmas, HappyNewYear,   campcreekdude, Dec25,2016 #3 sykozis AncientGuru Messages: 22,075 LikesReceived: 1,234 GPU: MSIRX5700 Mostofusdon'ttouchthebaseclockfrequency.Thedefaultfrequencyis100mhz. Personally,IleaveTurboBoostenabledandincreasetheTurbomultiplier.   sykozis, Dec25,2016 #4 Spartan MasterGuru Messages: 676 LikesReceived: 2 GPU: R9290PCS+ Onceyouaredonebenchmarking,switchtoadaptivevoltageandleavepowersavingoptionsONinbioswithbalancedpowerplaninwin.   Spartan, Dec26,2016 #5 campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire IthoughtCPUbaseclockwasthelowestCPUcorespeed. sykozissaid: ↑ Mostofusdon'ttouchthebaseclockfrequency.Thedefaultfrequencyis100mhz. Personally,IleaveTurboBoostenabledandincreasetheTurbomultiplier.Clicktoexpand... Ithoughtthebaseclockfrequencywasthe3.5ghzforthei56600k.AMDicallsitthebus.ButnowIknowitsthe100mhztheyaretalkingaboutinthatsectionofthemanualthatgetsmultiplied. FortheoverclocksthatIseeonthenet...getting4ghzshouldbeeasyevenwithpowersavingenabled. WhatIreallywantis4ghzcoreand4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4boostclocks+powersavingsallenabledandxmp3000mhzram.Thatstheaim. Thismightbeachievableifichangeboththemultiplierandboostratios. Aslongasthebiosletsmeplayandsetthosesettings.AswellIguesstheyneedtobestabletoolol   campcreekdude, Dec26,2016 #6 sykozis AncientGuru Messages: 22,075 LikesReceived: 1,234 GPU: MSIRX5700 campcreekdudesaid: ↑ Ithoughtthebaseclockfrequencywasthe3.5ghzforthei56600k.AMDicallsitthebus.ButnowIknowitsthe100mhztheyaretalkingaboutinthatsectionofthemanualthatgetsmultiplied. FortheoverclocksthatIseeonthenet...getting4ghzshouldbeeasyevenwithpowersavingenabled. WhatIreallywantis4ghzcoreand4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4boostclocks+powersavingsallenabledandxmp3000mhzram.Thatstheaim. Thismightbeachievableifichangeboththemultiplierandboostratios. Aslongasthebiosletsmeplayandsetthosesettings.AswellIguesstheyneedtobestabletoololClicktoexpand... Youcan'tchangethebaseclockmultiplierwithoutdisablingTurboBoost.WithTurboBoostenabled,thebaseclockmultiplierstays35andyouadjusttheTurboBoostmultiplier. CPUBasefrequencyis3.5ghz.....bclk(baseclock)is100mhzandbclkmultiplieris35.Turbomultiplieris39.IfyouleaveTurboboostenabledandOCto4.4ghz,youendupwithbclk=100mhz,bclkmulti=35,turbomulti=44(3.5ghzBase,4.4ghzTurbo) bclkisessentiallythebusfrequencyforIntel....lol   sykozis, Dec27,2016 #7 campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire OntoaDifferentBiosSetting... Whataboutthesetting"CPUFlexRatio" QuotefromReddit: CPUflexratioistheminimummultipliersettingit'llgoto.Sotheoverrideistosetittowhatyouwant. QuotefromHardops "IfoundtheCPUflexratiooverridesetting.Thiswassetto20xwhichisbasicallytheminimumnon-turboratiotheCPUwilluseundercertaincircumstances." I'mprettystubborn.Ijustflippedpagesinthebiosmanualandfoundanewsetting.Ijustdon'tknowwhatthat"certaincircumstances"byhardopsmeans...lol Themanualsdonttellalotofusefulinformation...lol CPUFlexRatioOverride EnablesordisablestheCPUFlexRatio.ThemaximumCPUclockratiowillbebasedontheCPUFlexRatioSettingsvalueifCPUClockRatioissettoAuto. Soifisettheclockratiotoauto...thenchangetheCPUflexratio...doesitchangetheratiooftheminimumcoreclockspeed.Isthatwhatitstherefor?(thenicandowhatIwant)OrdoIhavetosettheclockspeedtomaxTurboDesire,thensetflexratio.SetTurboRatios... RememberIdon'thavethemoboyetitsshippingtome.Ican'ttestit. YesIrealizeIamstubborn.   Lastedited:Dec27,2016 campcreekdude, Dec27,2016 #8 sykozis AncientGuru Messages: 22,075 LikesReceived: 1,234 GPU: MSIRX5700 Whatmotherboardareyougetting?Minehasnosuchsetting.   sykozis, Dec27,2016 #9 campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire IamgettingaGigabyte-Z170-HD3.DDR4version It'sthecheapestoneIcouldgetthatwasZ170. WhilesearchingforthemeaningofthatsettingIfoundthatotherboards(Alienware)hada"nonturboflexratio"setting. I'mnotsureifitinterfereswithpowersavingfeatureswhereitidlesdowntheCPUtoreallylowspeeds.ButitseemslikeitshouldchangetheminimumclockfromwhatIamreading.   campcreekdude, Dec27,2016 #10 campcreekdude MasterGuru Messages: 247 LikesReceived: 0 GPU: Radeon7970crossfire SoIamjustgoingtosaywhatshappeningwiththeoverclock. IinstalledtheCPUandlefteverythingdefault-auto. Allfourcoresactivateditalwaysranattheturbo3.6ghz(not3.5ghzcorebase). ThisisthesamebehaviorwhenIsettheturboto4.1ghzandcpuflexratioat4.0ghz. Iranprime95lastnight.Idon'tgeterrorsbutIhaveannoyances. Evenwhilerunningprime95ifIwalkawayafter10minutesthecomputerwenttosleep.SoIdisabledsleep. Thenlastnightataround3:05am(thelastlogentryforprime)ThecomputerdecidedtodoWindowsUpdatesandrestartthecomputer. Iwasafraidthatat4.1ghzmycomputerjustfailedandrestarted.ThenIlookedattheupdatehistoryanditdiddosomeupdateslastnight. Primedidnotrecordanyerrorsinthelog. Primepriortotherestartlastedalittleover3hours. Itspossiblethatmycomputerfailedat4.1Ghz.Butthewindowsupdatemightbeculprit.Ifitdecidesthatitcansleepwithprimerunningthenitmightdeciderestart. I'veneverhadWindows10restartonitsownformeonmycomputerbutInormallyusePronothomeeditionofwin10. Mytempsareinthe50'stheyclimbto63thenthefankicksinandtheyarebackto50'stemps. Doingatri-threadedtestseemslikeawasteoftime. Itrarelybouncesupto4.2ghzforalongdurationonthecores.Itsasifitknows3corebuttheothercoreisinusebyanti-virus/andallotherthingsrunning. SonowIamdoingadualthreadedtest-itsconsistentlyabove4.1ghzonallcores. However,Idon'tliketheideathatmycomputerrestartedlastnight.ButisWindowsUpdateagoodexplanation?   campcreekdude, Dec30,2016 #11 (Youmustloginorsignuptoreplyhere.) ShowIgnoredContent ShareThisPage Yournameoremailaddress: Doyoualreadyhaveanaccount? No,createanaccountnow. Yes,mypasswordis: Forgotyourpassword? Stayloggedin Signupnow! guru3DForums Home Forums > Hardware > ProcessorsandmotherboardsIntel >