


It introduced a new 'synthetic BCLK' feature that allows BCLK adjustments on motherboards that don't have such hardware. However, Intel said an external clock generator would not be necessary for ADL-S overclocking last October. De8auer wondered whether an external clock generator on the motherboard might be one particular requirement separating the Asus Unlock BCLK OC feature availability. He noted two failures the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming Wi-Fi and the Asus TUF Gaming B660M-Plus D4. He had only two successes, with the above-mentioned Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Apex and the Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero. To conclude his video, dr8auer postulated on the possibility of enabling 'Unlock BCLK OC' on other motherboards from Asus and other brands. Based on the above extract from the HP QuickSpecs, your maximum all-core clock speed for the e5-1650 v2 CPU is limited to 3.6GHz, with a standard (single-core) turbo boost frequency of 3.9GHz.

However, these were outstanding results for "five minutes of work" tweaking the processors. You cannot adjust the all-core clock speed in XTU. With the extra voltage required and resulting 5 GHz+ clocks, the heat wasn't even an issue, in general, but this will depend on your cooling solution. Overall, it is pretty ironic how good these non-K Alder Lake processors are at overclocking.
