No.Can I overclock it? If so, what is a maximum safe level?
No.
It's a locked CPU in a HP laptop, so that's not going to be an option for you.
Yup, you're right.Unintuitively, this is an unlocked CPU. It's a dual core Penryn gen Core 2 Duo.
Unintuitively, this is an unlocked CPU. It's a dual core Penryn gen Core 2 Duo.
Intel Core 2 Extreme Mobile X9000, Mobile Penryn Speed - Page 2
Intel's 45nm Core 2 Extreme Mobile X9000 processor offers enthusiast class performance for notebooks. - Page 2hothardware.com
OP, get the Intel XTU software, it should give you multiplier control.
Pay VERY close attention to the thermals. Overclocking laptops can have marginal or even negative results due to limited cooling abilities, though this being a Penryn and not having an IHS makes it more likely to do 'ok' than one might expect.
It's likely that the age of this thing means your stock thermal paste is dried up. Look up disassembly guides for your laptop on YouTube, and if it looks like something you can tackle, disassembling and replacing the stock thermal paste and blowing out the fans will really pay off big, OC or no OC. Reapply to any heatsink contact zone eg; chipset or GPU as well.
At this point any Ocing would not be beneficial in 2020.
It's more than 10 year old architecture. Even if you could run it @ 5ghz. It would not provide a substantial increase in performance today vs. modern CPU's.The X9000 is an Extreme CPU so you can definitely overclock it by using ThrottleStop.
If you can find a way to keep it cool, 4000 MHz is possible.
It's more than 10 year old architecture. Even if you could run it @ 5ghz. It would not provide a substantial increase in performance today vs. modern CPU's.
The X9000 is an Extreme CPU so you can definitely overclock it by using ThrottleStop.
If you can find a way to keep it cool, 4000 MHz is possible.