Intel Core i9-13900HK Laptop CPU Overclocked To 5.8 GHz Using Unreleased ROC Software

Intel's Core i9-13900HK Laptop CPU has been overclocked to an impressive 5.8 GHz clock speed using the unreleased ROC "Real-Time Overclocking" software.

YouTuber and tech enthusiast Der8auer recently visited Intel's OC-Lab to check out the latest prototypes and CPUs currently in development by Team Blue. In the video, he showcases some of the technology that goes into the upcoming technology and discovers a "reference platform" that the company uses to test various aspects of its chips. One such application used by the company is Real-Time Overclocking, or ROC, which Intel privately uses and hasn't released it to the public (yet).

Intel ROC is part of a proprietary software suite that the company uses to test various variables that control the processor, allowing the company to monitor the processor and make changes simultaneously and in real time.

Intel ROC is also much easier to navigate and utilize than the public Intel eXtreme Tuning Utility, or XTU, which is available to the public and is considered the official overclocking software that can be used with the company's overclocking processors. Intel ROC works differently as it controls single cores by way of a simple click, allowing the company's engineers to overclock each test processor with little interruption efficiently. The Intel ROC software can adjust aspects, such as the speed of specific cores, no matter the style of architecture, including hybrid structures that include several sizes of cores.

Der8auer was allowed access to test a mobile processor, the Core i9-13900HK, using a customized form of the Intel ROC software, dubbed the 'der8auer Xtreme Edition.' Being that the software was customized for the video, it is possible that Intel still hides specific tools.

The processor is an unlocked CPU offering 8 Performance cores and 8 Efficient cores, which is lower than the top Raptor Lake's 24-core die. interestingly, even after being installed on the reference board, the processor can be switched out at a moment's notice and uses a different form of air cooling that is not what you would find on a consumer board.

Before the reference system crashed, the Core i9-13900HK was overclocked to 5.985 GHz (from 5.6 GHz). It stayed somewhat stable at 5.8 GHz, much higher than any current mobile processor. It is currently unknown if the company will plan to alter the current XTU application to be more user-friendly similar to their privately used ROC application.

News Sources: Der8auer on YouTube, VideoCardz