Solutions for my i7-6700 (non-k)
Solutions for my i7-6700 (non-k)
A non K processor cannot be overclocked using the multiplier. With your Z motherboard, you might achieve a small gain of around 1% through BCLK overclocking, though it’s not straightforward. I wouldn’t attempt that. You could pair it with 3600 speed RAM, but the performance improvement would be limited. Your board supports an i7-6700K, which would provide a solid boost. It’s roughly $200 on eBay and offers about 4.6 performance per core. As of December 4th, 2016, the recommended overclock percentage for a 1.4v Vcore is around 1.4%.
A non K processor cannot be overclocked using the multiplier. With your Z motherboard, you might achieve a small gain of around 1% through BCLK overclocking, though it’s not straightforward. I wouldn’t attempt that. You could pair it with 3600 speed RAM, but the performance improvement would be limited. Your board supports an i7-6700K, which would provide a solid boost. It’s roughly $200 on eBay and offers around 4.6 performance per core. As of December 4th, 2016, the best overclock results were: I7-6700K – 4.9 with 5%, 4.8 at 21%, 4.7 at 64%, and 4.6 at 96%.
The non-K variant is not available. Performance applies only to a single core. Turbo frequency supports one core, while multi-core turbo frequencies are also limited.
It's Skylake, yes it can be base clock overclocked if:
You possess the correct motherboard.
You own a beta BIOS that enables this feature. With a more recent BIOS version, you're usually prevented from reverting to the "SKY OC" BIOS (though there are clever ways around it).
Many users, including myself, have customized locked Skylake SKUs. I believe I have a pre-configured overclocked i5, i3, and Celeron all under my control. Locate one of the older, functional BIOSes that support higher base clocks is the main challenge, as the overclocking database at overclocking.guide has disappeared.