Trying to get more out of my CPU

thealphaoverseer · Aug 13, 2020

Hi everyone,
How is overclocking possible on CPUs with locked multipliers? I've seen people get over 4GHz with a Core 2 Duo T9600 (what I have) in CPU-Z's benchmark record section, but the maximum is around 2.8 GHz for me.

sam_86314 · Aug 13, 2020

On locked chips, you can adjust the bus speed to change your CPU's core clock speed. With newer CPUs, adjusting bus speed can affect SATA, PCIe, and other devices. Some older generations of hardware separated the bus speed from those components, so you could OC your CPU without risking damaging other components.

thealphaoverseer · Aug 13, 2020

Thanks. I think my CPU should be old enough, but I'm not sure. What software should I use?

kayjay010101 · Aug 13, 2020

thealphaoverseer said:
Thanks. I think my CPU should be old enough, but I'm not sure. What software should I use?

Do it in BIOS

kiriakost · Aug 13, 2020

thealphaoverseer said:
Hi everyone,
How is overclocking possible on CPUs with locked multipliers? I've seen people get over 4GHz with a Core 2 Duo T9600 (what I have) in CPU-Z's benchmark record section, but the maximum is around 2.8 GHz for me.

Laptops are not famous for overclocking.
Leave it at factory settings or get a faster one.

bug · Aug 13, 2020

I don't think it's worth overclocking mobile parts. The cooling solution is usually just good enough to run at stock (if that), even if you succeed overclocking, it will just throttle.

yotano211 · Aug 13, 2020

Thats a laptop processor, most of the times it locked. Since very few people still have Core 2 duo processors its going to be hard to get help. I would check out http://forum.notebookreview.com/ forums for more help.

If you want to undervolt the processor, you can use an old program called rmclock to undervolt and maybe even change the clock speeds but its not guaranteed. Rmclock is very old, last updated in 2008.

Download. CPU Rightmark

Look for rmclock. I lasted used it on a intel t8300 processor on a Gateway p-6831fx about 10-11 years ago. My 1st truly gaming laptop.

System Name	Lenovo Thinkpad SL410k
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
Cooling	Stock Heatsink
Memory	Samsung 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz PC-8500s
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500
Storage	Intel 180GB SSD w/ SATA 3.0
Display(s)	1366x720p Glossy
Case	Lenovo Thinkpad SL410k
Audio Device(s)	Built-in
Power Supply	90W 20V 4.5 Genuine Lenovo Charger
Mouse	Trackpoint
Keyboard	Classic Thinkpad Keyboard (but no 7 row)
Software	Windows 10 Home
Benchmark Scores	None

System Name	Space Heater MKIII
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Motherboard	MSI X470 Gaming Pro
Cooling	Cryorig R1 Ultimate, 5x Cryorig XF140 fans, ARCTIC Accelero X3
Memory	2x8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
Storage	500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 525GB Crucial MX300, 4TB Seagate Barracuda, 8TB WD White
Display(s)	Monoprice 35" 3440x1440p 100Hz
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Klipsch ProMedia 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA 750 B3, CyberPower CST135XLU
Mouse	Logitech MX Master
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion Brown
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Lenovo Thinkpad SL410k
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
Cooling	Stock Heatsink
Memory	Samsung 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz PC-8500s
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500
Storage	Intel 180GB SSD w/ SATA 3.0
Display(s)	1366x720p Glossy
Case	Lenovo Thinkpad SL410k
Audio Device(s)	Built-in
Power Supply	90W 20V 4.5 Genuine Lenovo Charger
Mouse	Trackpoint
Keyboard	Classic Thinkpad Keyboard (but no 7 row)
Software	Windows 10 Home
Benchmark Scores	None

System Name	Main PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard	ASUS X570 Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)
Cooling	EKWB X570 VIII Hero Monoblock, Corsair HYDRO X 2080 Ti block & XD5 pump/res, Heatkiller IV SB block
Memory	2x 2x16GB 3200-14-14-14-34 G.Skill Trident RGB (OC: 3600-14-14-14-28)
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce RTX 2080 Ti OC
Storage	Corsair Force LE SSD 500GB, Fusion IoDrive 2 1TB, Huawei HSSD 2TB
Display(s)	1x Dell U2913WM 2560x1080 75Hz, 1x BENQ XL2411Z 1920x1080 100Hz, 1x Acer XB1 xb271hu 2560x1440 144Hz
Case	Phanteks P600S
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD599, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Lightspeed
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB MK2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 2004
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20: 5086 MC, 498 SC CPU-Z 17.01.64: 5788.9 MC 521.5 SC

System Name	ATLAS
Processor	Q6600 QUAD
Motherboard	ASUS P5QC
Cooling	ProlimaTech Armageddon
Memory	HYPER-X KHX1600C8D3T1K2 /4GX PC3-12800 1600MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD 5770 VAPOR-X
Storage	WD Raptors 73Gb - Raid1 10.000rpm
Display(s)	DELL U2311H
Case	HEC Compucase CI-6919 Full tower (2003) moded .. hec-group.com.tw
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Music + mods Audigy front Panel (full working)
Power Supply	HIPER 4M780 PE 980W Peak
Mouse	MX510
Keyboard	Microsoft Digital media 3000
Software	Win 7 Pro x64 ( Retail )

Processor	Intel i5-6600k (AMD Ryzen5 3600 in a box, waiting for a mobo)
Motherboard	ASRock Z170 Extreme7+
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer i11
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V (@3200)
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 SC
Storage	500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 3TB Seagate
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Case	Raijintek Thetis
Audio Device(s)	Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D
Power Supply	Seasonic 620W M12
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Keyboard	G.Skill KM780R
Software	Arch Linux + Win10

System Name	MSI GE75 Raider
Processor	i9 9880h
Cooling	2 laptop fans
Memory	32gb of 3000mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 2080
Storage	x2 2tb Seagate Firecuda 510 SSD nvme, WD Red SA500 2.5in 4TB
Display(s)	17.3" IPS 1920x1080 144Hz
Power Supply	280w laptop power supply
Mouse	Logitech m705
Keyboard	laptop keyboard
Software	lots of movies and Windows 10 with win 7 shell
Benchmark Scores	Good enough for me

Trying to get more out of my CPU

thealphaoverseer

sam_86314

thealphaoverseer

kayjay010101

kiriakost

bug

yotano211