[SOLVED] No OC options in laptop BIOS?

[Leon232002]

Hello,

I have a Lenovo Laptop y540-15IRH :
GPU: gtx 1660ti
CPU: Intel Core I7-9750H 2.60Hz
MOBO : InsydeH2O

On the website it said the CPU can go up to 4 Ghz. Does it do it automatically when I play games ?

I tried Lenovo Vantage, no CPU overclock option.
I went to the BIOS, no overclock options. Should I update the BIOS ? I don't think it could be because of the Bios. Laptops usually come with the latest BIOS version. But I will give you the BIOS verson, it is : BHCN35WW.

I don't want to overclock my Cpu but I want all features to be available on my Laptop even if I don't use them.
Another question would be : Should I update my Bios ? (We're not talking about the overclock, I am just asking if it is a good thing to do it. I've searched on the Internet and it doesn't give any performance boost, it just fixes "bugs and glitches". With updating the bios, there come more errors and maybe BSOD. Is it true ?)

Sorry for my Bad English
I wait for a response.

 

[RyzenNoob]

I've looked at the manual here
https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/legion_y540-15irh_pg0_hmm_201904.pdf

Seems to be no screenshots of the BIOS, which is unusual for a manual to not have

I don't think that the CPU runs faster when playing games, you've got to set it yourself in the BIOS. Whether you can is another matter

 

[RyzenNoob]

But to add to this, the laptop may have had a software installed so you could run this while in Windows

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,

I have a Lenovo Laptop y540-15IRH :
GPU: gtx 1660ti
CPU: Intel Core I7-9750H 2.60Hz
MOBO : InsydeH2O

On the website it said the CPU can go up to 4 Ghz. Does it do it automatically when I play games ?

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...9750h-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-50-ghz.html
The base freq is 2.6GHz.
Turbo freq is 4.5GHz

It ramps up when needed. You do not have to do anything.
And in many laptops, there is no function for OC.

 

[Leon232002]

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...9750h-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-50-ghz.html
The base freq is 2.6GHz.
Turbo freq is 4.5GHz

It ramps up when needed. You do not have to do anything.
And in many laptops, there is no function for OC.

Thank you for the response.
A software for the laptop is Lenovo Vantage and I had no OC option.
Should I update the BIOS ?

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for the response.
A software for the laptop is Lenovo Vantage and I had no OC option.
Should I update the BIOS ?

A BIOS update does not necessarily grant OS functionality.
Laptops are often (usually?) prevented from doing any OC, due to heat issues.