Core i9 12900K OC at 5100 MHz 1.3 volts

Core i9 12900K OC at 5100 MHz 1.3 volts

Time for overclocking. Our Core i9 12900K would be 5100 MHz at 1.3 volts. 1.3 V and higher voltages could cause severe problems for Coffee Lake CPUs because of the TIM used under the heat spreader. Luckily, the 9th to 12th generation uses solder again. Again, wPrime 2.10 (3 times, 1024 M) was used. IDLE temperature measurements are taken on the desktop, with almost no stress to the CPU.

Air coolers usually have a tough time with our Core i9 12900K. The Arctic Freezer i35 wasn’t good enough to finish the test. The temps would go beyond 90°C; otherwise, the CPU might degrade, and throttling can occur (primarily applicable to the AMD Ryzen range, which generally operates at lower temperatures). Of course - we won’t try to push the voltage beyond the 1.3 V mark.

Core i9 12900K OC at 5100 MHz beyond 1.3 volts

For the Arctic Freezer i35 A-RGB, this won't be applicable.

 There would be four stages:

• Default
• 5.1 GHz @ 1.3 V
• 5.1 GHz @ 1.35 V
• 5.1 GHz @ 1.4 V

Ok, move along; nothing to see here (pun intended).