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  • Page 2 GIGABYTE AORUS Z690 Guide to Overclocking Intel Gen. CPUs to 5GHz+ Chapter 1: Intro Intel i9-12900K Overclocks to above 5GHz on Z690 AORUS Boards We are very excited to see that the new CPUs come with some amazing changes. The 12900K features a hybrid core technology with a combination of high-performance and high-efficiency cores.
  • Page 3 Overclocking your CPU voids your warranty and it can also damage your CPU, especially if done incorrectly. Chapter 2: How to Overclock Your Intel i9-12900K For reference we are using a GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS MASTER motherboard and an Intel i9- 12900K CPU. Based on our testing some Intel i9-12900Ks can hit 5.1-5.2GHz using water-cooling and around 1.3-1.35ish Vcore.
  • Page 4 Change it to “Profile 1”. Depending on your RAM you might see a second and a third X.M.P. profile. X.M.P. profiles are a quick way to get optimal performance for your memory without having to tweak the settings manually. These settings are verified by the memory manufacturer so you don’t have to worry about stability.
  • Page 5 *Note: Alternatively, instead of disabling all these options you can simply just disable the “Enhanced Multi-Core Performance” under “Tweaker” tab. ■ Step 5: Change Ring Frequency The formula for Ring frequency is CPU Base Clock * Ring Ratio = Ring Frequency. Ring frequency is the frequency of the non-core parts of the CPU- IE cache, memory controller, etc.
  • Page 6 **Here you can disable settings or features which may not be necessary in your daily operation. VT-d is used for virtualization. If you don’t plan on using any virtual machines you can disable it. The same stands for the Internal Graphics. Both those options can be found in the “Settings” tab. ■...
  • Page 7 (Optional) CPU Vcore Loadline Calibration AORUS Z690 motherboards are already optimized to reduce voltage fluctuation. These voltage fluctuations are built into standard voltage management to reduce power consumption but can also have adverse effects during overclocking as you need a stable fixed voltage to ensure consistency in power delivery.
  • Page 8 CPU Vcore : Raising this helps keeps the system stable at higher CPU frequencies. However, it also increases the amount of heat your CPU produces. We suggest you keep Vcore under 1.4V depending on your CPU cooling solution. Some CPU’s should be able to overclock to 5.1-5.2GHz on all the cores at this voltage, however CPUs are not all created equally.
  • Page 9 ■ Step 9: Save & Exit Last step is to select the “Save & Exit Setup” and click yes on the pop-up window. This will reboot your motherboard and apply all the settings that you have changed.
  • Page 10 Chapter 3: Stability Testing Congratulations! You are now running at 5.2GHz, which is nothing to scoff at. Now it’s time to make sure that it’s stable. We’re going to use the software below to monitor our system, test stability, and adjust our overclocks. Prime95–...
  • Page 11 You can do this either through the BIOS or using EasyTune which is available through the GIGABYTE App Center. You have two options: Either increase CPU Vcore or decrease CPU Clock Ratio. We recommend you to keep CPU Vcore below 1.4 volts if possible. After making an adjustment, go back to Step 1.
  • Page 12 ■ AVX Offset: AVX Offset ranges from 0 to 31. When you set an AVX offset it will reduce the multiplier by 1-31 (whatever you set it to) when running AVX instruction sets. You can find this setting under “Adavnced CPU Settings” at the “Tweaker” tab. You’re able to completely disable the AVX instructions to the CPU so you won’t live with the fear that it might crash when it will be called to run AVX applications.
  • Page 13 Thermals As you can tell from the last screenshot, the CPU temperature of the i9-12900k is at the high level even for an overclocked CPU. For this reason we suggest you to use a custom water-cooling and adjust the TjMAX Temperature to 115°C.
  • Page 14 DDR5 With the introduction of the DDR5 technology we’ve added some new options in BIOS. Through those options users can quickly get some extra and free performance compared to the default settings. DDR5 memory kits will need some time to mature so we hope these options will come in handy until then.
  • Page 15 ■ SPD Setup: You can find this option under the Advanced Memory Settings menu. The user can now write 2 custom profiles in the SPD. Basically, you can now write your own XMP and use it every time without having to type all the settings one by one after each reset. Even on memory kits without XMP, the user can still use those 2 empty profiles to make his own profile or copy some of the predefined profiles.

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