i7 10700k maintains high turbo boost speed continuously.
i7 10700k maintains high turbo boost speed continuously.
Core speed reaches a maximum of 4.7GHz. 5.1GHz corresponds to just one or two cores (hard to recall). The base clock is 3.8GHz and it activates turbo boost if it stays above that.
I glanced but didn’t find any entries with the "limited exceeded" field set to [YES]. Did this explain what you meant? Apologies if this was a beginner question—I’m still getting the hang of it. Most of these concepts are new to me. Thank you! It makes more sense now. I notice performance jumps to 5.1 across different cores, but not simultaneously or during CPU stress tests. The spikes usually appear when loading software, typically for a short moment or two. Removing BIOS limits doesn’t eliminate the issue. Probably overclocking manually is necessary, but I’m still unsure if my PSU is causing the instability. So far I’ve used a Noctua NH-U12A and haven’t tried an AIO yet; temperatures stayed stable except for one 5GHz run where I briefly hit 4.8GHz before aborting. The behavior disappears when I disable BIOS limits. It seems I’d need to manually adjust overclocks, but I’m worried my PSU might be the problem. I’ve tried various settings—AVX instructions with negative offset, core sync ratios—but nothing seems to stabilize everything.
1- No, 750 is sufficient. 2- Not necessary, 8 works fine; it won’t reach 5.1 on every core, only in one. This i7 has a base speed of 4.7 GHz, so reaching 5.1 GHz needs overclocking if desired.
You're picking up on important details here. It sounds like you're trying to improve your understanding of overclocking this i7. The voltages and temperatures you're seeing are key factors—lower voltages can limit performance even if the CPU claims higher speeds. The AI overclock predictions seem quite high, which makes sense given the power demands of 10th generation chips. I'd love to hear more about your test results and what temperatures you're observing. That video you mentioned could be really helpful for clarifying these concepts.
Great temperatures are on the way—what overclock or voltage adjustments were you working with?
i'm not focused on gaming, so temps aren't a big concern for me. since i'm a developer, i used intel performance maximizer. later i noticed the fans are set to "SMART," which i think means: kick if you want to edit. i also use this decent cooler, the captain 240ex white gamer storm liquid cooler.