Greetings, I've bought i7 8700k and noticed that because of SpeedStep, it's clock is increasing and decreasing according it's usage. My question is: S...

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Greetings, I've bought i7 8700k and noticed that because of SpeedStep, it's clock is increasing and decreasing according it's usage. My question is: Should I disable SpeedStep to gain more FPS/performance on gaming?

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You can try, but I am unsure it will make much of a difference.

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