A faster CPU will provide a smoother gaming experience.
Intel’s user-friendly CPU optimization tools are designed to do it right.
Intel Performance Maximizer (Intel PM)
Intel® Performance Maximizer is an easy way to speed up your CPU.
Intel® Performance Maximizer is Intel’s CPU optimizer that automatically overclocks the CPU.
The traditional way to overclock is to manually adjust settings in the BIOS, then reboot and run stress tests to test system stability.
Intel Performance Optimizer automatically tests your processor to determine the capabilities of each individual core (your CPU’s `performance DNA`).
After testing, Intel Performance Maximizer sets the maximum safe overclocking speed for the processor.
Note that Intel Performance Maximizer requires 16GB of free storage and several hours of continuous runtime.
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU)
Designed to help users configure and test overclocking levels, Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU) is CPU optimization software that plays a central role in benchmarking, stress testing, and
Intel’s Extreme Tuning Utility gives you easy access to basic overclocking `tuners` that control CPU speed (like Processor Core Ratio and Processor Cache Ratio),
You can use the built-in benchmarking tool to compare CPU speeds before and after overclocking, then compare the scores of other online overclockers.
A built-in CPU stress test allows users to test system stability and temperatures with their overclocking settings.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is a CPU optimization tool that is enabled automatically without user installation or configuration.
Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 automatically increases CPU speed during heavy workloads.
However, Intel Turbo Boost Technology does not always boost your clock speed up to the Maximum Turbo Frequency.
While most Intel CPUs use Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, some Intel Core X-series processors feature Intel Turbo Boost Technology 3.0.
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