In a recently published video, MSI examined the overclocking potential of the next 10th generation of core processors from Intel Comet Lake-S. Not all chips have the same potential.
This information was presented during the last MSI Insider Show. Technical managers Eric Van Beurden and Michiel Berkhout gave an overview of the overclocking of different Core Comet Lake S processors.
The study tried to find out which models were most efficient in this respect. In a selection, the company looked in particular at three models, the Core i5-10600K/KF, the Core i7-10700K/KF, and the Core i9-10900K/KF. The KF edition doesn’t have an iGPU in opposition to the K edition. In both cases, there is an enabled multiplier.
All these references are offered by Intel with theoretical overclocking leeway. This data is important and crucial as it allows motherboard manufacturers to plan and size their products accordingly.
The MSI report proposes three levels of overclocking. Those references capable of handling an OC above Intel specifications are classified as Category A, while those that meet Intel specifications are classified as Category B. The bad performers who fail to meet the “Intel specifications” are finally in C.
Comet Lake-S and overclocking, the Core i9-10900 K/KS
According to the results of MSI, Section A is difficult to reach. It is only available for 2% of Core i5-10600K/KF and 5% of Core i7-10700K/KF. For Comet Lake-S’s flagship model, the Core i9-10900K/KF, the balance is much more positive with 27%. In other words, almost three out of ten models are able to exceed the overclocking capacities announced by Intel.
One of the bad news of this study concerns the C category. It’s not empty of references, as 31% of the Core i5-10600K/KF models don’t deliver the overclocking that Intel promises. This figure is 32% for the Core i7-10700K/KF and 27% for the Core i9-10900K/KF.