Performance Tuning Guide

Intel
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Desktop Board DP55KG and Intel
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Desktop Board DP55SB Extreme Series
Performance Tuning Guide
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6. Examples of Over-Clocked Settings
6.1. Using the Host Clock for Performance Boost
The example shown in Figure 13 uses host clock (BCLK) adjustments to reach higher system
performance.
Note: That the higher processor frequency will only be reached as long as there is sufficient
thermal margin to support the higher speeds and the installed processor can handle this
frequency.
Figure 13. System Overclocked to 3.67 GHz from 2.93 GHz with Turbo Disabled