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The Rule: Maximize frequency, minimize voltage/current and
maximize heat dissipation to meet personal stability requirements
Overclocking Theory
General Principles
What Benefits How
Processor
Cores
Rendering, Music, Photo
and Video editing,
Transcode, Gaming
Physics, AI, Compute
Intensive
Increase Power Limits and Max
Current
Raise Core voltage
Increase active Core ratios
Processor
Integrated
Graphics
(pGfx)
†
Gaming frame rates,
Media Transcode
Increase Power Limits and Max
Current
Raise pGfx voltage
Raise pGfx max ratio
Memory Processor Graphics
performance,
Sound engineering, Photo
and Video editing
Increase memory ratio
Raise memory IO voltage
Change timings
Increase system agent voltage
Platform
Base Clock
All of the above Increase all domain voltages
Reduce weakest domain
frequency via ratios
Increasing Complexity
† pGfx utilizes Intel
®
Iris™ Pro., Intel
®
Iris , or Intel
®
HD Graphics