ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility, Overclocking Results
ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility
ASRock describes their Extreme Tuning Utility as an "all-in-one software to fine tune different features in an user-friendly interface". This includes several features from the UEFI BIOS like the hardware monitor, fan controls, and overclocking/voltage options. This GUI was actually pretty smooth during use and pretty successful in overclocking our i5-2500K as you’ll see from the results below. This utility also interfaces with ASRock’s Intelligent Energy Saver, which is essentially a voltage regulator that reduces the number of output phases to improve efficiency when the CPU cores are idle without sacrificing computing performance. Overall, I was pretty impressed with how this utility functioned and performed during overclocking. It was also handy to use if I wanted a quick snapshot of my hardware to see how it running in real-time versus rebooting into the UEFI BIOS to get the same information.
Overclocking Results
Most high-end motherboards include numerous overclocking options for beginners and experienced enthusiasts. The ASRock Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 provides plenty of options for adjusting CPU and memory voltages, speeds, and timings. The UEFI interface is easy to use to tweak the processor to the user’s exact specifications to get the best overclock possible.
We opted to change up our typical manuall overclocking approach with the Z68 Extreme 7 Gen 3 and use ASRock’s Extreme Tuning Utility. We brought up the application in Windows 7 and headed straight for the overclocking tab to adjust our CPU ratio and voltage. We set the CPU voltage at 1.4v and began to slowly increase the CPU ratio and test the system for stability. After reaching 4.6GHz, we attempted to increase the CPU ratio further, but the system became unstable so we had to settle with a 4.624 GHz overclock. This isn’t a bad overclock by any means, but we have seen this CPU go a bit higher on other motherboards.
| CPU Speed | BCLK | CPU Multiplier | DRAM Frequency | DRAM Timings | CPU Voltage |
| 4.624GHz | 100.5MHz |
46x |
1876.8 MHz | 8-8-8-26 1T | 1.396v |
Overclocking Results
detail rate…..?
Good
detail rate…..?
Good motherboard
Second Page:
“Expansion /
Second Page:
“Expansion / Connectivity
5 x PCI Express x16 slots (single at PCIE 3.0* x16 (PCIE2) mode, dual at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE4) mode, or triple at PCIE 2.0 x16 (PCIE1) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE4) / PCIE 2.0 x8 (PCIE6) mode; PCIE5: PCIE 2.0 x4 mode)”
Last Page:
“Strengths
Good overclocker
Five PCI Express 3.0 slots with SLI/CrossfireX support
Excellent overclocking utility
Tons of accessories”
Wait, I thought only one slot is PCIe 3.0 ready. And even it reverts back to the 2.0 spec once more than one graphics card is inserted. Or am I reading this wrong?
Hi all,
Im using a i5 2500K
Hi all,
Im using a i5 2500K on a Asrock Z68 extreme 4 gen3
cooling: Noctua NH-D14
I’m overclocking through AXTU do i need to increase the cpu voltage as i increase the multipler? if so what is a guide?
I have the same Mobo, i just
I have the same Mobo, i just got my 2600K to 4.90GHz (definitely doesn’t like 5.0 on the voltages i can feed it without overheating). I have 4 x 4GB Ripjaw Z 2133 Cl9 ram,
how do you overclock the memory ? – i have seen a review wher eit’s out at 2414MHz using 10-12-11-28 T? but i can’t find wher ein the bios to alter these.