Question i7 10700 Should I OC?

[rlorenzo1]

I have an Omen 30L with specs
i7 10700
3090
32g ram
SSD

I just use this PC for gaming and I would be using the Omen gaming Hub app to do the "Intelligent" OC that it has. I ran a benchmark for the CPU and it came up as 3831. I've never OCd before and the CPU does run somewhat hot after several hours of gaming with demanding games like RDR2 and CP2077. Max temps can get up between 87-89c.

I'm asking because I read that the i7 10700 needs to at least have some OC to reach it's full potential. I have set all my fans to the Turbo setting on the gaming hub. I should also mention that I'm using a 2k display.

 

[Phaaze88]

Someone correct me if wrong, but 10700 non-K isn't overclockable? XMP should work though.

The 'Intelligent OC' probably does no more than raise the Intel default power limit for the non-K SKU, but isn't able to increase core clocks as the cpu is locked.

Max temps can get up between 87-89c.

That happens because of the combo of the case being a hot box + 3090 in position to dunk its heat output into the cpu cooler... thus the cpu cooler only gets fed preheated air when it's game time.

 

[rlorenzo1]

Someone correct me if wrong, but 10700 non-K isn't overclockable? XMP should work though.

The 'Intelligent OC' probably does no more than raise the Intel default power limit for the non-K SKU, but isn't able to increase core clocks as the cpu is locked.



That happens because of the combo of the case being a hot box + 3090 in position to dunk its heat output into the cpu cooler... thus the cpu cooler only gets fed preheated air when it's game time.

I do have the K version. However do my temps mean that I shouldn't OC?

 

[Phaaze88]

I do have the K version. However do my temps mean that I shouldn't OC?

The cores will see higher temperatures, but they won't throttle until 99.5C.
The motherboard's power delivery(VRM) is an unknown, but it will also run warmer. If it throttles, it's going to reduce core performance anyway.

You're more than welcome to try it and see what happens. All core OC doesn't bring all around benefits like it used to - now it's a double-edge sword that sees either gains or losses in various applications.
Core frequency scales with how many cores are active; the fewer cores active, the higher the max turbo clock is. The manufacturer also pushes their chips hard out the gate now, not leaving much else for the end user.
Gone are the days of 700mhz - 1ghz OCs on conventional cooling with benefits, regardless of how small. Now it's 100-300mhz with tradeoffs.