MSI has demonstrated its overclocking capabilities of Intel Alder Lake CPUs outside the “-K” family, specifically the i-5 12400; on the latest MAG B660 series motherboards with the new 'OC-Engine'. It is necessary to remember that according to the nomenclatures of Intel CPUs, only CPUs whose model ends in K are designed for overclocking, so MSI is using a CPU that is more prone to damage if overclocked.
The new 'OC Engine' is incorporated by the MSI MAG B660M Mortar MAX WIFI DDR4 motherboard. This allows mid-range motherboards can also opt for overclocking options even if the motherboard or CPU does not allow it out of the box.
MSI brags about overclocking on a CPU not designed for it
Leaker chi11eddog has posted some images of the MSI MAG B660M Mortar Max WIFI DDR4 motherboard which houses a number of special features such as the ‘OC Engine’. This is an external clock generator that appears on the motherboard to support “Non-K BLCK” overclocking. Images have also surfaced of the Renesas PCIe Gen 5 clock generator that has been used on this specific motherboard.
WCCFTech was able to learn more about the OC support of Intel Alder Lake non-K CPUs on the MAG B660M Mortar MAX WIFI DDR4 motherboard. MSI has also tested its new OC engine and released some of the results. The manufacturer was able to achieve an overclock up to 5,1 GHz on all cores using a 127,5 MHz BCLK on the Intel Core CPU i5-12400. This is a 16% increase in clock speed for all cores compared to the standard increase of 4,4 GHz, which is only valid for one or two cores.
MSI has also posted the performance on Cinebench R23 of Intel Alder Lake Core i5-12400 CPU overclocked using their MAG B660M Mortar MAX WIFI DDR4 motherboard. Under normal conditions, the CPU scores 12.525 points in multithread tests. With the new OC Engine overclocking, it reaches a score of 15.843 points. This is a 26% increase in performance. Its performance approached that of the CPU is similar to the Core i5-12600K, but with higher energy efficiency and a much lower price of entry. It should be remembered that if overclocking already voids the warranty, overclocking a CPU not adapted to overclocking you can damage it much faster.
Source: Wccftech
