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Intel's lowly Celeron G6900 CPU gets overclocked to a staggering 5.3GHz:
Intel's lowly Celeron G6900 processor can be pepped up massively, an expert overclocker has shown us, pushing the Alder Lake chip to a rather staggering 57% above its default clock speed.
This feat was achieved by Der8auer, a well-known German overclocker who has set many previous records when juicing up chips, and managed to get the G6900 CPU to hit 5,338MHz (up from the default base clock speed of 3.4GHz).
What's even more interesting here, aside from a low-end chip blazing away at over 5.3GHz, is that of course this is a non-K processor – only Intel's 'K' model CPUs are officially able to be overclocked. However, with Alder Lake, other models can be ramped up, at least if they're running on a Z690 (high-end) motherboard, using the BCLK unlock capability in the BIOS (BCLK meaning base clock).
Recently Der8auer has also demonstrated overclocking other Alder Lake non-K processors including Intel's Core i5-12400, with seriously impressive results (reaching 5,240MHz across all cores). Plus in this new video, he shows the Intel Core i3-12100 hitting 5,400MHz – about 26% faster than its rated boost.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 19 2022, @07:39AM (5 children)
First with the Microsoft propaganda, then the Intel. Is this a coordinated attack, or just random front page selections?
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday January 19 2022, @07:59AM (4 children)
Have you a list of companies that you deem to be acceptable? We try to publish a reasonable mix of stories taken from the submission queue - if this is what the community wants to read then this is probably what we should put on the front page.
Alternatively, have you tried making a submission recently on a topic that interests YOU?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 19 2022, @08:30AM (2 children)
Different AC here. As someone who enjoyed the tech news stories that used to be commonplace on Slashdot, these stories seem similar to what would have been posted on old school Slashdot. As such, I appreciate these stories. I strongly disagree with the OP and I am glad that these stories were posted to SN. Please consider this a bit of positive feedback about the recent stories.
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday January 19 2022, @08:53AM (1 child)
Thank you. Any response goes a long way round here - and a positive response goes that bit further! I'll make sure that all of the eds are aware of your comment.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 19 2022, @01:36PM
Different-different AC here. I'm sure you all are aware that it is far easier to bitch and complain than it is to give praise, so don't take the number of complaints to be proportional to reality. The good work you all do is certainly appreciated.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by deimtee on Wednesday January 19 2022, @11:01AM
I'd have to agree with the sibling AC who likes tech stories. Just because they don't get as many comments doesn't mean there is no interest in tech. I read most of the tech stories, (and even their FA's). I just don't comment unless I have something substantive to say about them.
Political stories might get the most comments, but it's mostly just repetitive partisan bullshit. "D good, R bad" , "No!! R good, D bad." Blah blah blah.
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