Previously, we reported that overseas players had successfully overclocked Intel's i5-12400 processor without the K suffix to 5.2GHz on the Z690 motherboard, which greatly improved performance by 33%. The player then continued to explore, using two Asus B660 motherboards, also successfully turned on the BCLK OC function, achieving overclocking.
The incident also triggered an overclocking fever among digital players, and many players have tried it themselves. But Intel officials came forward and poured cold water on this boom.
Recently, Intel officially warned not to overclock with 12th generation Core processors with non-K suffixes. At the same time, it is emphasized that chip damage caused by overclocked processors will void the warranty and easily damage other computer components.
According to Tom's Hardware, Intel says the overclocking capabilities of the new non-K suffix chipset family are not supported by the chipset. Changing the clock frequency or voltage can damage or shorten the life of the processor and other system components, and may reduce system stability and performance.
YouTube user der8auer demonstrated its ability to overclock last weekend using Intel's non-K model processors. He explained that it was a setting called BCLK that unlocked the functionality of the Alder Lake-S chip. However, it should be noted that this feature is only successfully enabled on B660 motherboards with DDR5 memory, and he has not yet tried DDR4 memory motherboards.