Overclocking Not Reaching High GHz

[KevinNewbPCBuilder]

So uh... I've seen people who have bought the same processor and gotten 4.4GHz and i can only get to 4.1GHz core before i crash my PC. Is this a cause of being a loser to the silicon lottery or do i have to change some other setting? I have not changed any other setting other then the core ratio and cache.

 

[Gam3r01]

What processor?
What settings are you using?
What are your temps?

There are many things that can impact OCing, however depending on the above questions, you could have lost out.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Think about it. If every chip could overclock to 4.4 GHz, why would the manufacturer advertise the chip speed any lower than that? CPU manufacturers list the core clock speed they way they do because EVERY CPU can perform at that speed.

Intel's Core I5-6600K is advertised at 3.5GHz because they KNOW and guarantee that EVERY single Core I5-6600K will operate at that speed. Yes, they know that many of them can be overclocked to run faster than that, but there is no guarantee about it. Some may get to 4.4GHz. Other may only get to 4.1GHz, some others may not even break 4.0GHz.

That just how the industry works. It's not that your chip is defective. It isn't. If operates fully at it's advertised specifications. You were just unlucky in that the chip you purchased can't OC as high as others.

-Wolf sends

 

[KevinNewbPCBuilder]

What processor?
What settings are you using?
What are your temps?

There are many things that can impact OCing, however depending on the above questions, you could have lost out.

i7 6800k with average 40-50 temps on stress test, no settings beside core ratio and cache

 

[amtseung]

You require additional voltage.

Give yourself a +0.05V offset and see how much further you can push. Add voltage offset in increments of 0.05 for safety's sake.