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Overclock Your CPU with Unlocked Intel® Core™ Processors

Overclocking1: Push Your PC to the Extreme

Unlocked Intel® Core™ processors let you overclock1 the CPU for even more gaming power and performance.

What is Overclocking1?

Overclocking1 your unlocked Intel® Core™ processor, RAM, and motherboard is a way to custom tune your PC. You can adjust the power, voltage, core, memory settings, and other key system values for more performance. It helps speed up your components—and your gameplay. It can also help with processor-intensive tasks such as image rendering and transcoding.1 2

Learn how to overclock

Performance Upgrade Tools

Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel® XTU)

Intel® XTU is a Windows-based tool for overclocking1 unlocked Intel® Core™ processors.

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Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (Intel® XMP)

Intel® XMP helps you overclock1 RAM, including select Intel® technology-based DDR3 memory, unlocking performance that exceeds standard specifications.

Check out Intel® XMP

9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Processor Sets Overclocking1 Records

The 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9900K processor set 16 benchmark records, including a world record, as part of last week’s extreme overclocking1 demonstration at the Intel Fall Desktop Launch in New York City.

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Compare Unlocked Processors

Processor Number Clock Speed Cache # of Cores/ # of Threads Max TDP/ Power Memory Types Graphics

Intel® Core™ i9-9900K Processor

3.6 GHz

16M

8/16

95W

Two channels DDR4-2666

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor

3.6 GHz

12M

8/8

95W

Two channels DDR4-2666

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Intel® Core™ i5-9600K Processor

3.7 GHz

9M

6/6

95W

Two channels DDR4-2666

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Processor

2.9 GHz

12 MB

6/12

45W

Two channels DDR4-2666

Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Intel® Core™ i7-8809G Processor

3.1 GHz

8 MB

4/8

100W

Two channels DDR4-2400

Radeon RX Vega M GH Graphics, Intel® HD Graphics 630

Intel® Core™ i9-7980XE Processor

2.6 GHz

24.75 MB

18/36

165W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i9-7960X Processor

2.8 GHz

22 MB

16/32

165W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i9-7940X Processor

3.1 GHz

19.25 MB

14/28

165W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i9-7920X Processor

2.9 GHz

16.5 MB

12/24

140W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i9-7900X Processor

3.3 GHz

13.75 MB

10/20

140W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i7-7820X Processor

3.6 GHz

11 MB

8/16

140W

Four channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i7-7800X Processor

3.5 GHz

8.25 MB

6/12

140W

Four channels DDR4-2400

NA

Intel® Core™ i7-7740X Processor

4.3 GHz

8 MB

4/8

112W

Two channels DDR4-2666

NA

Intel® Core™ i5-7640X Processor

4.0 GHz

6 MB

4/4

112W

Two channels DDR4-2666

NA

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Unlocked Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors

Choose an unlocked Intel® Core™ processor to overclock1 the CPU and see just how fast your PC can run.

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Intel Performance Tuning Protection Plan

Cover yourself so you can experiment with overclocking1 with the safety of being able to recover a setting gone wrong.

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Product and Performance Information

1

Intel® technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at https://www.intel.in/content/www/in/en/products/processors/core/i7-processor-extreme-edition.html.

2

Altering clock frequency or voltage may damage or reduce the useful life of the processor and other system components, and may reduce system stability and performance. Product warranties may not apply if the processor is operated beyond its specifications. Check with the manufacturers of system and components for additional details.

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