Does increasing clock speed reduce product longevity?
Does increasing clock speed reduce product longevity?
While not knowing anything about your processor or motherboard I think it's safe to say most BIOS's over-volt processors. That is, they use higher VCore than really necessary in order to assure stability during turbo-boost to higher frequencies. With that in mind there's generally headroom to raise clocks somewhat without raising voltages.
When you think about it, they are trading a (theoretical) 40 year lifespan of your processor for early-on user satisfaction so you don't complain. So you could also 'undervolt' and sleep comfortably knowing you will have a stable, if laughably irrelevant, processor in 40 years time.
More voltage and heat generally reduce the lifespan of a CPU. In reality, this suggests it might only last 15 to 20 years instead of 40, which shouldn't be too concerning. Overclocking high-end models like 2500k has been common for about ten years with minimal issues.