topic Overclock capability and batch number in Mobile and Desktop Processors

Overclock capability and batch number

NSidd1 — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 05:50:56 GMT

Can the overclocking capability of the CPU be identified using its batch number and serial number?veri

Re: Overclock capability and batch number

Kevin_M_Intel — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:34:19 GMT

Hi Nauman,

From our side there is no way to know if a processor is being over clocked so it will depend on the customer decision.

You can identify if a processor is over clocked by running the Intel® Processor Diagnostic tool. This will diagnose the internal components of the processor and will generate a report.

Here you can get the Intel® PDT:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=19792 https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=19792

Re: Overclock capability and batch number

NSidd1 — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:23:36 GMT

Sorry Kelvin,

What I wanted to know was that is it possible to identify the OVERCLOCKING CAPABILITIES of the CPU from looking at batch number and/or serial number.

On another platform, a user post a question in which he posted batch number and serial number of the i7 4770k and asked if this CPU is good from overclocking perspective. I net surfed it and it came with so many persons collecting data on overclocked processors and arranging/sorting this data against the batch number/serial number of the processors.

Hopefully, this time the question is made even more clear

Regards,

Re: Overclock capability and batch number

Kevin_M_Intel — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:06:23 GMT

Hi Nauman,

I am afraid to say that there is no way to identify the over clocking capabilities of a processor; however, I can say that all processor models that finish with the letter K have been designed for to be over clocked.

So in the case you are looking for a processor that can be overclocked, my best recommendation is to go for a K processor.