Testing the performance of an i5-2500k on a Z68MA-D2H-B3 motherboard
Testing the performance of an i5-2500k on a Z68MA-D2H-B3 motherboard
There is a helpful resource on Intel temperatures, voltages, and overclocking available on the forums: According to their advice, exceeding 1.350V during i5-2500K overclocking is not advisable. This could raise temperatures and accelerate electromigration in your CPU die, leading to faster-than-expected silicon degradation. It’s wise to lower the voltage to 1.350V initially for safety. You might also try running prime95 with smaller FFTs again to verify stability at that lower setting. Your FSB is reported as 100, which should correspond to a 4.1GHz output when using a 41x multiplier. Does CPU-z ever display this information...
In that scenario, the frontside bus frequency seems to be around 93 rather than 100 based on the calculations.
LowlySkeleton :
The adjustment for the cpu multiplier is similar; it should appear on the same settings list as the cpu multiplier.
Regarding BCLK/DMI/PEG Frequency, I set it to 100.5Mhz instead of 100Mhz.
This might refer to the PCIE frequency. It's not ideal to set it at 100.5; you should go back to 100. This adjustment could impact your graphics card and other components.
LowlySkeleton :
That seems more like the PCIE frequency. I wouldn't suggest setting it to 100.5; you should go back to 100. This could impact your graphics card and other components too.
What I need is the Frontside Bus Frequency. It might be referred to as core frequency, bus frequency, or something similar related to the CPU and speed.
I plan to revert that back and check again.