Intel wants to end overclock in cpus skylake no k
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With the Skylake microarchitecture, the overclock has returned to the Intel processors with the multiplier locked, that is, the non-K models. This does not like Intel and the semiconductor giant would be thinking of ending this possibility that would be affecting the sales of the K. models
The Skylake microarchitecture has detached the base clock (BCLK) from the rest of the processor components, allowing stability in overclocking by raising the BCLK above 100 MHz, its base frequency. ASRock and MSI were the first motherboard manufacturers to allow BCLK overclocking in Skylake on their Z170 chipset-based models. This allowed very modest processors like the Pentium G4400 to reach frequencies above 4.7 GHz to deliver excellent performance.
Goodbye to BCLK overclocking on Intel Skylake
Intel would be working on a new firmware update to prevent BCLK overclocking in Skylake and will force motherboard manufacturers to include it in their products. This new firmware could come with the boards that are sold from a certain moment but it could also be included in future BIOS updates, which would eliminate this attractive possibility of overclocking for users who decide to update the BIOS. Intel's justification is that overclocking by BCLK on Skylake may affect system stability, something that sounds more like an excuse to boost sales of more expensive K-models.
Source: wccftech
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