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Is there excessive voltage in the 6600k oscillator?

Is there excessive voltage in the 6600k oscillator?

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WeedPig
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10-27-2016, 12:40 PM
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The most consistent overclock I achieved was 4.5ghz on a 6600k with 1.36v on the vcore. I believe I can push it to around 4.6ghz at 1.4v, though I sometimes experience blue screens.
I’m using an ASUS Z170-AR motherboard and have an XMP profile set for my 3000mhz RAM.
Looking at other reviews, it seems many people manage better performance with lower voltages. Should I check other BIOS settings? Might I have missed a chance to improve?
For reference: Corsair Vengeance 16gb 3000mhz, TX650M power supply, watercooled CPU with 280mm radiator.
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WeedPig
10-27-2016, 12:40 PM #1

The most consistent overclock I achieved was 4.5ghz on a 6600k with 1.36v on the vcore. I believe I can push it to around 4.6ghz at 1.4v, though I sometimes experience blue screens.
I’m using an ASUS Z170-AR motherboard and have an XMP profile set for my 3000mhz RAM.
Looking at other reviews, it seems many people manage better performance with lower voltages. Should I check other BIOS settings? Might I have missed a chance to improve?
For reference: Corsair Vengeance 16gb 3000mhz, TX650M power supply, watercooled CPU with 280mm radiator.

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Fokeiiz
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10-27-2016, 06:09 PM
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1.36v works well, but 1.4v is a bit too high for the original Skylake design. It seems you might have missed out on some key upgrades. A 4.5ghz boost is just average.
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10-27-2016, 06:09 PM #2

1.36v works well, but 1.4v is a bit too high for the original Skylake design. It seems you might have missed out on some key upgrades. A 4.5ghz boost is just average.

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10-27-2016, 06:26 PM
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Sure, glad to hear that and reassured you're not in trouble.
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riplmao
10-27-2016, 06:26 PM #3

Sure, glad to hear that and reassured you're not in trouble.

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10-27-2016, 06:55 PM
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Yeah, you're doing it perfectly. Haswell and Skylake weren't the top overclockers, particularly for core i5s. It looks like Intel was focusing on better silicon for core i7s at that time, so you'd usually see a core i7 outperforming a core i5. But now, with Kaby Lake and later models, both Core i5s and Core i7s seem to overclock equally.
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10-27-2016, 06:55 PM #4

Yeah, you're doing it perfectly. Haswell and Skylake weren't the top overclockers, particularly for core i5s. It looks like Intel was focusing on better silicon for core i7s at that time, so you'd usually see a core i7 outperforming a core i5. But now, with Kaby Lake and later models, both Core i5s and Core i7s seem to overclock equally.

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