Overclocking
Overclocking
Evidently, the i5-7500 doesn’t support multiplier overclocking which means it’s impossible to push the performance ever further through a simple process. BCLK overclocking has become a controversial topic because you could reach a pretty major frequency enhancement on Skylake non-K processors. Unfortunately, Intel wasn’t pleased with this practice and felt it would discourage consumers from paying a premium for products with an unlocked multiplier. Eventually, they disabled this feature which proved quite annoying for those wanting to maximise their CPU’s untapped potential.
Interestingly, I was able to access the BCLK and increase the default values on the i5-7600. However, any values changed in the BIOS didn’t carry over to Windows and the BCLK kept resetting to the 100MHz strap. This occurred despite trying to alter different voltages, disabling the iGPU as well as other power saving technologies. In theory, BCLK overclocking seems possible, but I wouldn’t buy the i5 7500 expecting this to be an accessible option which can be guaranteed.
Disappointing to say the least, hopefully Zen would press Intel to be more aggressive next time.
Instead of a fatter GPU, I wish they added an extra CPU core or two.
no comparison between the iGPU in the AMD APUs?
Hm, why no i5-6500 in the charts? Currently I’m planning an upgrade for Q1 next year and I’m not yet sure which direction to look – 6500, 7500 (most probably, not worth the combined price mobo+CPU) or maybe even switch sides and go for AMD for the first time in my life (although not sure what will be the final price of a Ryzen counterpart to 7500).
Too bad I can’t see the comparison to 6500 and 45xx series
My ASUS TUF Mark 1 auto-tuned my i5-7500 BCLK to 102.5 Mhz. I pushed it fine to 102.9 Mhz. Doesn’t post at 103.0 Mhz. The BIOS values for me DO carry over to Windows. CPU-Z and Speccy show the BCLK hitting 103.0 Mhz still.
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