To get more performance from your aging computer or push a new computer to its limit, give overclocking a shot. Overclocking a CPU can help you get more performance from your system without spending ...

Don’t know what overclocking is or how to overclock your CPU? Don’t worry, we’re about to walk you through it. If you’re thinking of upgrading your CPU to optimize your gameplay, why not take a look ...

When AMD launched its Ryzen lineup of CPUs in 2017, it represented a redemption story for the company. It had been producing disappointing CPUs for a while before then. Performance on that first ...

Overclocking has been done to CPUs since the days of the original Pentium, and is a common "do-it-yourself" performance boost used by gamers and consumers. While it's not for all form factors of ...

PBO or Precision Boost Overdrive is an automated mechanism on AMD's Ryzen CPUs that dynamically adjusts the power limit, voltage, and clock speeds to increase performance. It changes the PPT (Package ...

AMD's recipe for its X3D CPUs that offer a dollop of 3D V-Cache has always been straightforward. You take an existing CPU, drop some L3 cache on top of a die, then lower its clocks and TDP to ...

A 5.75 GHz all-core overclock isn't astonishing, but it's a solid result for ambient cooling with the upcoming Ryzen 7 ...

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D owners will want to replace it with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the latest flagship gaming CPU, at least according to an AMD executive. The "overclocking factor" of the 9800X3D is ...

The Intel Core i9-14900KF has only been out in the wild officially for one day, and it's already breaking overclocking records. The team at Asus fired up Intel's latest flagship CPU and proceeded to ...

If you know what you're doing and are willing to put in the time and research, overclocking is still a great way to squeeze out some added horsepower for essentially a free performance boost. You also ...

It's worth noting outright that the official product pages for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000X3D with 3D V-Cache have removed the note about overclocking. But that didn't stop several people from ...