THE BEST GAMING 12700K OVERCLOCK!!!!

[@faintestcarpet]

This was a great start to overclocking the 12700K. So many other videos use an MSI board which makes things difficult when you have something different. Thank you.

[@Hardwaretuned]

Absolutely thank you and make sure to subscribe

[@SnuggleLabes]

theres a reason for that lol

[@Gornaxable]

Thank you. Have been looking for an i7 12700k overclocking guide!! Works Like a Charm. Cheers!

[@Hardwaretuned]

Yes sir. I'm making a ddr5 one as well as it's a bit different. If you are using ddr5 follow my next guide.

[@jamesbrown-ws3fz]

Finally!!!! Somebody did it right!! Thank you sir!!!!!! Outstanding!!

[@Hardwaretuned]

Thank you. Be sure to check out my other guides as well.

[@Peter-ig6ul]

Greetings from Sydney, i have the exact same mobo mate and your settings are working perfectly fine with my pc. I was trying to overclock 12700kf to 5.1 and it looks like calibration 6 did the trick. I can't thank you enough!!! Cheers

[@Hardwaretuned]

Wonderful I am so glad I could help. Make sure you subscribe!!! Have a great day

[@Peter-ig6ul]

@@Hardwaretuned just did 🙂💪👍

[@Hardwaretuned]

@@Peter-ig6ul fantastic man. Thank you 🙏

[@hypnotik24]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video and making it easier to understand. I have overclocked a few intel chips in the past but never with one that has 12 cores so was wondering about that. :)

[@Hardwaretuned]

Yes absolutely I appreciate it. I’m currently getting my hands on the 13900k and will be doing a small form factor aio overclock with that cpu. Make sure to subscribe.

[@hypnotik24]

@@Hardwaretuned Nice! Will check that out, yes I subscribed.

[@Hardwaretuned]

@@hypnotik24 thank you I appreciate it. Keep in mind most of my channel is my mustang but every now and then I post computer videos

[@driptic]

I have a 12700k but there is no asus multicore enhancement....my old pc had it?? Currently on a b760-g strix motherboard...very very confused as i have overclcoked in the past. The max core ration for all cores i can pick are 5.0 Nothing more....

[@RR-hh1bp]

Thanks for this. Redoing my OC before sffx case transplant

[@bimmerlife5452]

Great video bro I’ve been testing messing around with this cpu

[@FaFz-fg4pl]

Thanks for you vidéo share bro ty + 1 sub

[@amortalbeing]

Thanks a lot this really helped me. I used 51,51,50,50,50,50,50,50, 40,40,40,40 for the cores, and set the vcore to 1.32 and CPU Load-Line Calibration at level 4 (unlike you in level 6). everything seemed OK, however, cinebenchr23 gave an error 5 min in. however occt successfully finished one hour test. so I guess its a success. (I tried 1.33 but it was the same with a bit higher temps. so I guess 1.30 or 1.32 should be ok right? ) my mobo is Asus rogstrix z690-A gaming wifi d4 by the way!

[@mindurbusiness-b3u]

hi i know this is a bit old now, but can you help? i have 5ghz all core, with v offset set to -0.050 but am seeing 82c in game.. xmp 1 everything else is 'stock' hwinfo says vcore is around 1.20v, arctic freezer 3 aio.. i cannot work out why its so warm :-( i have remounted numerous times but same result. thanks

[@mythbuster4315]

My 12700K needs 270W at lower vcore for 5ghz why's that so? My load voltage is 1.31V

[@PabzRoz]

For the 12700K setting any vcore lower then 1.29v in adaptive mode at 5ghz will be ignored. When setting the vcore in adaptive mode anything lower then the default v/f curve for the specified core ratio is ignored which is basically the same as leaving it on auto. Use negative offsets in adaptive mode to lower your voltage. And if you're seeing 1.31v in something like HWinfo it's not always accurate.

[@techluvin7691]

That’s “base clock adaptive voltage”. You’re running a static voltage to the CPU. Adaptive would be better with a negative offset. This brings the entire voltage curve down. If your power stages are getting that hot, you need a better board.

[@stevenkim139]

Many thanks! It was very useful for me.

[@Hardwaretuned]

So great to hear !!

[@john15cariaga]

Holy shit duuuude! Works like my grandmas 10 yrs old oven! 😂 thanks man! Been waiting for a video like this! Good bless you!

[@Hardwaretuned]

Thank you 🙏 I’m so glad to hear it. Make sure you subscribe !!!

[@majorgear1021]

I love the style of this video, it's simple and doesn't try to see that the max stable overclock is. I wish this was with an MSI motherboard so that I could follow it step by step.

[@Hardwaretuned]

Thank you. That was the goal. See dozens of videos of ppl pushing the max overclocks so I felt like I needed to make this one

[@PabzRoz]

I have an MSI motherboard if you need help I don't mind commenting the steps you would take in detail. It's honestly really simple. Right now my OC is 53x for 3 P cores/ 52x for 8 P cores, 41x all E cores, 42x Ring, in adaptive mode @ 1.37v and score 25500+ in Cinebench R23 runs. Obviously your overclock will probably be different depending on cooling and silicone quality but if you want me to explain how to do all of this let me know.

[@tdmiller89]

@@PabzRoz I am interested in this information for some testing.

[@PabzRoz]

@@tdmiller89 Sure no problem. Anything specific you wanna know or do you just want me to give you the run down of which settings I changed in the bios and what I set them to?

[@tdmiller89]

@@PabzRoz I guess the run down to maybe try out? xD

[@DaSesh]

appreciate this video! once again

[@Hardwaretuned]

Thank you I appreciate it

[@bdkbdk8005]

Great video, thanks for the help!

[@Hardwaretuned]

Glad it helped!

[@retractionmusic4972]

Man i dont know whatever i do though any form of overclock it doesnt seem to set the manual voltages as a constant and everytime i run cinebench my temps are spiking 100 straight away as well, unless i push voltages super high to 1.4 plus but nothing seems stable under that and even when stable the temps sky rocket with a coolermaster argb360 aio as well and multiple fans in case too, ill did have a setting called intel ABT some turbo thing above asus multicorehancements but even with thay disabled didnt seem to change temps, and the voltages boost even if setting a static actual vrm core voltage of 1.38 lets say

[@retractionmusic4972]

Tested now disabled IABT and put bclk 100 then disabled e-cores too, got p-cores all 49 on sync all cores, bin down disabled and ratio 40 and then also a slight undervolt of -50 then stressed on cpuz max v was 1.37 and max temp spike was 87/88 not going higher seems stable now

[@retractionmusic4972]

Also I set my ddr5 xmp profile to I instead of II not sure if that'll have performance loss, but this seems stable I might try to do the p cores per core usage as well and keep the bin the same, LLC is on auto but my main goal was trying to lower my temps without any performance loss, I think the Intel ABT was a culprit of that

[@kenestra123]

Could you tell me what parameters I need to change to just undervolt? I have the same setup as you, TUF Z690,DDR5 model, i7 12700K processor.

[@Hardwaretuned]

I didn’t undervolt in here and found I didn’t need to.

[@ravisingh9953]

I own a 240mm Lian li Aio cooler, what voltage would good if 1.35v will it run my cpu too hot. Should I start at 1.30v and stress test. At ideal stock its running at 35 degrees. I'm new to overclocking. My mobo is Asus prime z690 wifi d4 with ddr4 2 x8gb 3600 rams.

[@Patrick-gp8vy]

I have Problems with this seetings. When i save the seetings and restart the pc my Screen is still black and until 2 mins my bios says that the seetings have Problems. Can you help me with this issue?

[@PabzRoz]

Leave your LLC on auto then try it again and see if it boots. If it does than find an LLC mode that works best for you. If that doesn't change anything try increasing the voltage a little. Not every 12700K is capable of the same overclock. Some processors need more voltage than other to achieve the same overclock. And some can overclock much better than others you might have just gotten a bad sample. If increasing the voltage doesn't help then dial back the core ratio some. It's all about finding the right settings that work for your specific processor and system.

[@Hardwaretuned]

Thank you for responding to Patrick. Yes there is a silicon lottery and I have a good cpu from the bunch. Some will have to make small adjustments in the overclock to make it stable.

[@PILLBOXGAMING]

Awesome video brother thank you

[@Hardwaretuned]

I try. Thank you

[@suvamk]

What is the safest voltage for the 12700k that i must never go beyond to keep a good cpu health for atleast 5 years..

[@0xNobody]

Ι overclock in groups, try p core turbo ratio > 3 cores -54 / 6 cores -53 / 8 cores -51. Set e cores offset +3. cpu core voltage on adaptive and 1.425. Find LLC and set it to mode 3. I can do cinebench23 (10mins) with 24400 score and max core temp is 83c.

[@PabzRoz]

24400 is pretty low for that... I have 53x for 3 P cores/ 52x for 8 P cores, 41x all E cores, 42x Ring, in adaptive mode @ 1.37v and score 25500+ in Cinebench R23 runs.

[@0xNobody]

@@PabzRoz I'll try it. Thanks

[@PabzRoz]

@@0xNobody Np if u have any questions let me know.

[@0xNobody]

@@PabzRoz getting bsod, I guess you're not using LLC. Not chasing a higher score here, just a daily 24/7 clock with less than 80c on gaming and less than 90c on benches.

[@PabzRoz]

@@0xNobody Crap I should of mentioned I have an MSI Z690 Edge. They handle LLC differently then ASUS and have an opposite scale. I leave my LLC on auto and it works perfectly fine. For me this is a daily 24/7 OC. Passed multiple stability tests including OCCT, AIDA64, Prime95, etc. for multiple hours. Highest temps in Cinebench R23 is 88c and 60-70c when gaming using a 280mm NZXT Kraken x63 AIO. Haven't had any issues or bsod. You can try adjusting the LLC yourself or raising the voltage a tiny bit. Dialing back the E cores to 40x or 39x might help as well. But to be honest I think I won the silicone lottery. I haven't seen many people get a stable OC similar to what I have.

[@NoverianSnowCone]

I copied your settings (same mobo as well) but for some reason, when idles my system will hit the clocks set, but under load, all cores lock to 3.6, any ideas?

[@NoverianSnowCone]

Ignore this but leaving it up in case anybody else encounters this. I didn't check before I first came out of BIOS but my system had reset the XMP which was causing my CPU to under clock, I'm guessing because the RAM wasn't being fast enough. I went through the same steps but re-enablng XMP and it's worked. Max temp I was getting after a few runs of CineBench was 85°. Still early days but seeing if it's making any improvement.

[@blueridgeocean]

P. 5.1 E. 3.8 (3.9 max) all core adaptive 1.250 v offset -.150. Working for ne

[@bibiservietsky]

Hey thanks for the awesome video ! I have just 1 problem, my VID voltage is showing at maximum 1.15v , even if I have put 1.35 like you, do you know what can be the problem ? Thank you

[@lukaniek1992]

Thank you for help!!

[@murrkyyyy]

This overclock is working pretty great for me but I am seeing very brief spikes in cpu usage and I saw the CPU power draw jump to 208w. What is causing this?

[@mariodevita661]

Undervolt is very good

[@Hardwaretuned]

Could be many things causing this including a background program

[@YTGameMovies]

You dont need oc at all, just undervolt your cpu. I have p cores still run at 4.9 ghz with max 75° C at stress test, and only 50 while gaming. And mostly of time power draw is under 100W.

[@Jaykurosakii]

@@YTGameMovieswhat is or what was your voltage set to at the time. Did you offset it -100?

[@jerrytweak]

Thanks for the video! Just one question. I followed these parameters for my 12700k and I did get a crash when I tried running cinebench r23. I adjusted the core clock speeds down by 100Mhz from your starting point and was able to run cinebench. Is that where you would normally start when the system isn’t stable, or would you tweak voltages first? I have used asus ai overclock but the vcore was closer to 1.42 which I think is to high. Thanks!

[@stance1x]

Probably your vrm can’t handle it

[@couchpotato9268]

Are you going to make ddr5 version or will this game work?

[@Hardwaretuned]

I have a ddr5 version with 13700k

[@smeaz4723]

I was hoping someone could help me out. I have a phanteks g500a so relatively high airflow and a corsair h150i elite capellix over a 12700k. I clock the cpu to 5.1 on p cores and 4.0 on e cores respectively with the voltage at 1.3. I run cinebench r23 and about 3-4 minutes through the benchmark it will hit its tj max (100c). I just decided to try it because the cpu would sit at about 4.3ghz and stay below 55c with some load added on which was really affecting my performance on the more CPU heavy games like valorant, cs.go etc. I do feel like im missing something, or doing something wrong but im not sure what as im pretty new to OC.

[@kenobi639]

You need better cooling

[@jordancollins7714]

Why use manual overclock instead of using the asus auto over lock. What is the diffrence?

[@Hardwaretuned]

The auto overclock is just a basic overlock and does not come close to the performance gains from a custom one.

[@jordancollins7714]

@@Hardwaretuned I see.

[@PabzRoz]

auto overclock applies way too much voltage then needed which makes temps unnecessarily high. You can achieve a more efficient overclock doing it manually and more then likely achieve a higher core ratio.

[@steviesimpson9524]

Great video thanks! Only thing is my oc seems stable on stress tests but get direct x crashes which i find strange

[@Hardwaretuned]

Hmm not sure what may be happening there.

[@ChoppedAndScrewedMusic]

Best 2 Benchmarks I've Found: CineBench & Intel XTU Benchmark

[@Hardwaretuned]

Everyone I’m approaching the finishing touches on the 13700k overclock. Here is a quick video of my cinebench score. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5a2h4V4o5d0htE

[@NavodWickra]

I got the same CPU but when I run benchmark crash specially 3DMark but the temp stay at 90c. What is the cooler you use?

[@Agentfirestarter]

Why is my BIOS so basic?

[@Hardwaretuned]

What mobo do you have ?

[@kenestra123]

what was your target for overclock?

[@Hardwaretuned]

Good thermals is the target.

[@theinformant7787]

I used these settings and only got a 16,400 cpu score in Timespy. The temps were fine and I have a 12700k and an AIO.. can you give me some settings to boost the performance higher? Thank you!

[@cas0r]

16400 is definitely not a very good score for an overclocked 12700K. I get 16505 with no overclock at all (but a slight undervolt). Since I am aircooling my CPU I only overclocked it for testing reasons to allcore 4,9GHz and went up to 16930 points (with temperatures maxing out at 89C in prime95 small FFTs). 5,0GHz allcore ran stable in all benchmarks but kept crashing in real stresstests like aida64 and prime95 (I didn't play with the voltage, pretty sure that would've solved the problems), so in my case wasn't an option. I went with no overclock at all at the end because my main focus was on noise and thermals so I just stuck with a -0,085V offset and turned on thermal velocity boost. Temps peaked at 82C in prime95 with the case fans running at around 600rpm and the cpu fans at around 1200 (74 in Cinebench R23 with 500/1000). CSGO runs in the mid to high 50s with average 800fps (the +200MHz allclock oc got me an extra 40fps) on 1280*960 competitive settings with very low noise levels (400/700). While regular desktop usage the system is dead silent and runs in the low 30s (350/350). My suggestion is that you are running various background tasks that are stealing cpu performance (rgb software, logitech gaming / corsair icue hub etc.). I've benchmarked my PC after the initial build and os installation (including several benchmarks, mainboard manufacturer and other propriatery software etc) and again after I installed a fresh windows copy without any of the above mentioned programs and upped all cpu scores by around 200 points, so that is sth. to keep in mind.

[@Hardwaretuned]

So many variables take into account to get the the 18.2k score I got in time spy

[@toonnut1]

Great video. I personally think prime95 is harder on the cpu than cinebench but I also think prime95 is total overkill 😂

[@Hardwaretuned]

Yeah I've not really messed with prime. I might try it out. Thank you for the comment

[@splashboi898]

I've used r23 and tm5 for ram and never had any issues in game. Maybe use prime if you plan on wanting 24/7 stability in workstation but at that point you wouldn't overclock anyway

[@toonnut1]

@@splashboi898 yes I'm literally benchmarking r23 right now 42102 points it should definitely be game stable

[@Z34_TR]

@@toonnut1 cinebench is a meme its hardly a stress test I can run my buddies 10700k at 1.3v @ 5.2/4.9 ring all cores with a score around 13800-14100 (depending on background apps & using real-time affinity) yet when I run occt large avx2 I get L0 cache errors which in due time will cause os corruption his booty chip needs 1.38v @ 5.1/4.8 ring to run stable run occt, prime95, and linpack @paxtons197racing2 yote is looking beautiful tho!!

[@Hardwaretuned]

Yeah I use linpack now. With a 13700k delid we got 5.7ghz all core so far in my custom loop. Seeing if we can squeeze out a 5.8.

[@rfakhreza]

What's your cpu cooler on this setup?

[@Hardwaretuned]

I believe this was a 280mm aio

[@itsonlyniles]

Hi - are you using an 8 pin or 12pin cpu?

[@Hardwaretuned]

This mobo has dual 8 pin

[@itsonlyniles]

@@Hardwaretuned thank you!

[@Hardwaretuned]

No problem

[@richdelmazzio9890]

This particular motherboard has 8-pin + 6-pin EPS (CPU) power inputs. It is recommended to use the 8+6 and not just 8-pin for a nice power delivery

[@rodf2k10]

Amazing guide! I ran cinebench and the system is very stable. Do you think 96C is high for the 12700K? It actually stood around 92C and made a few jumps to 95C/96C.

[@Hardwaretuned]

That is a bit high but not bad. You can always try a quick undervolt. Thank you again

[@fantaz_official]

Actually its kind of high... When stress testing you wanna aim to stay in the 80-90 max, 95c is very hot and can potentially damage components overtime... Trust me, I know from experience, I left my old 4790K unmonitored for too long and noticed I was gaming in the 90s very often. When I looked inside the PC, the backplate had turned blue and the system has been unstable for a bit now. Had to undervolt and disable Turbo Boost to keep my temps under control

[@fantaz_official]

I havent ran a Cinebench, but while gaming my 12700K never hits above 65c (Using a NZXT x63 Watercooler 280mm)

[@PabzRoz]

96C is perfectly fine if that's what you were experiencing in Cinebench. It pulls an unrealistic amount of power. You will never get that hot in regular use. If you weren't throttling there's absolutely nothing to worry about. By the way Cinebench is not a stability test and should never be used as such lol. It's just a benchmark. Y-Cruncher, AIDA64, OCCT, and Prime95 are good stability tests to see if your overclock is actually stable. Cinebench is not a stability test lol.

[@PabzRoz]

@@fantaz_official Idk about the 4790K but hitting 90C+ during stress tests is perfectly fine. And those temperatures will not degrade your CPU are cause any problems. As long as your below tjmax you're completely fine. Alder Lake processors can handle that heat completely fine. Unless you're throttling 24/7 there's nothing to worry about. And even if you do throttle in certain stress tests or are in the 90C+ range during stability tests like Prime95, Y cruncher, or a benchmark like Cinebench that's perfectly fine because they pull an unrealistic amount of power. You will never see that high of power draw during gaming or normal use. Not even close. My 12700K OC'd to 5.3ghz is in the 90C range during Cinebench and throttle on 2 cores during Prime95 but when gaming It's in the 60C range and doing regular workloads it never passes 80C.

[@amnesia.-.]

Nice monitor,whats the model?

[@Hardwaretuned]

It’s just a customers sceptre monitor. I use a .5ms 1440p 27 inch predator monitor rgb.

[@spicynoodles307]

man i'm really regretting buying my Prime Z690 P D4 motherboard all the overclock guides i see has different options than mine for example the most important one is the [ CPU Core/Cache Voltage ] option is not there on mine instead i have the following ones : Actual VRM Core Voltage Global Core SVID Voltage Cache SVID Voltage and i have no idea what do i do with them i've tried alot and i keep getting BSOD's / Black Screens then restart / Freezes and i honestly started to be scared that i brick my cpu so i just gave up and used it without OC i tried to copy your settings the stability was fine but the temps were 100 instantly in Cinebench 20 and 84 to 87 with CPU Z and it's weird because i have Noctua NH-U12A which's even better than D15 for 12th gen i know water would be different but the point is the settings is the main issue not the cooler

[@Hardwaretuned]

I'm not very familiar with that mobo but you can also download Intel extreme tuning utility. That program writes to bios.

[@Hardwaretuned]

When it comes to PC components one i do not want to go cheaper on is the mobo. I've dealt with numerous mobos and I've ran into problems with the lower end ones trying to push the clocks because they just couldn't handle the power draw and the vrms couldn't handle it.

[@spicynoodles307]

@@H2awesome927 i sold it while ago but it was actual vrm core voltage is the one you suppose to play with

[@OswaldCCh]

Have you tested adaptive voltage with negative offset (undervolt)? I haven't had any time to tinker around with my i5 12600K, but I did undervolt it a bit. Went from ~140W power draw (cinebench r23 10min test) to ~115W (cinebench r23 10min test) using adaptive voltage (auto) with -100mV offset got the same score with 35W less power draw and way lower temps. Seems like the way to go for most people not using a decent AIO, you could probably tinker a bit with the core frecuencies and get even better efficiency/results. Also If you wanna test the most demanding workload for an Intel/Alder Lake CPU you should test with Prime95 small FFTs.

[@Hardwaretuned]

This is a customers pc but I'll mess around with it on mine. I did a 2 minute oc in ietu today on my 12700k and 18k plus. Should be able to get 18500 on it

[@prime6260]

I got 17800 with 1.25v with an - 150 offset. It shot my temps from 40c idle to 21c idle since it’s the ambient in my room. Really good if you want to try some stability with low temps. Cinebench never broke 72c on 30 min testing!

[@Hardwaretuned]

@@prime6260 awesome sounds good check my other video I did over 18k.

[@prime6260]

@@Hardwaretuned that’s awesome man!! What kind of temps were you getting? I only under clocked the cpu because my 360 AIO was still stabilizing at 42c idle which was ridiculous for an idle in my opinion. Thanks for the reply too brotha! This was a cool introduction to your channel

[@Hardwaretuned]

@@prime6260 we’re you using ddr5 ram? What mobo were you using ? Thank you for the support.

[@Raulster]

Greetings!! Nice video, I did the same to my i7 12700K, my other specs are: mobo asus rog strix z690 f gaming wifi, 32 gb ram ddr5 5200 mhz , rtx 3080 ti , aio cooler for cpu is Corsair ICUE H100i Elite CAPELLIX RGB 240mm, before in cinebench r23 I got 21794 with 68-72 cpu package temp, after I followed your instructions I got in cinebench 23850 with 75-78 cpu package temp and the cpu draws like 220w . I didn’t notice any problem and everything works great. After I run some test and everything seemed to be ok I tried a game…Spiderman remastered one…all settings maxed out and 1440 resolution, I notice some fps boost but not much, little… after a while the game crash and a window pop up saying to report the problem, but nothing said what caused the crash. Any thoughts? And what do you think about this results.

[@Hardwaretuned]

The score is pretty good but u can definitely get higher. I got mod 24k on mine. Keep in mind no two cpus are alike. If the game is crashing perhaps make sure you have all drivers installed. Some games aren’t rly dialed in as much as others. I’ve had customers that played 20 games with no issues and then play a new game and have issues because the game isn’t fully worked out yet.

[@Raulster]

@@Hardwaretuned Tanks for response, I will live it like that for now, I mostly play games and don’t think more OC will give me hell of fps… After all the gpu is more important for gaming. A question if you don’t mind, this tutorial of OC will reduce the lifetime of cpu?

[@ChoppedAndScrewedMusic]

I got mine to just Shy of 25,000 in CineBench || My Values Are Set To: P-CORES 52 52 51 51 51 51 50 50 E-CORES SYNC ALL 41 Voltages Are The Same, 1.35 - 1.40

[@bboytyby]

I put all my pcore to 5.3ghz