On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 6:14 AM Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 2024-08-20 at 15:36 +0930, Tim via users wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-08-19 at 22:02 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > The overclocking options start at 5400, so I don't think that's it.
> > The
> > DRAM spec is 5200 and I now have it working at that frequency.
>
> Makes me wonder if the automatic selection is based on some
> unmentioned
> criteria (*lowest* common denominator instead of highest, most stable
> workbench testing, temperature ranges, power optimisation, automatic
> on-demand speed changes, etc).

Yes, I think it's just set to the lowest common denominator.

I ran across this article that has some good info: https://www.xda-developers.com/6-bios-settings-every-new-pc-builder-needs-to-know-about