Currently, the main producersthe central processors for personal computers are two large companies - Intel and AMD. Alternative solutions if there are, then either they are too few to somehow crowd out the presence of the first two, or these are outdated models (before they really existed).
A bit of theory
Overclocking, or overclocking (from English.overclock) is an increase in the nominal clock frequency of the chip above its nominal value. For example, it is known that the frequency of the dual-core Intel Core i3-2120 processor is 3300 MHz. This is the value provided by the manufacturer, under which the stable long-term operation of the microcircuit is guaranteed. However, with several settings it is possible to "force" the device to operate at a higher frequency: 3.5 GHz or more (if lucky). This gives a tangible increase in productivity, sometimes exceeding 50%. For example, it was the overclocking of the Intel pentium 4 processor that allowed this model to exist on the market for a long time along with the new Core2Duo. Without an increase in frequency, the comparison was clearly not in favor of the fourth "Pentium", but the overclocking completely changed the situation. Now, of course, these processors have already disappeared from computers, significantly losing in performance even budget modern models.
There are two types of overclocking.One is the prerogative of enthusiasts. As a rule, for cooling extremely overclocked cores, the flasks with liquid nitrogen installed on the processor are used. It is understandable that it is impossible to work with such a system, and the results obtained are used to determine the theoretical "ceiling".
Ordinary users are more interested in the secondmethod. In its implementation, overclocking the Intel processor is a smaller increase in frequencies, but with the maintenance of the regular air cooling system. This makes it possible to use the computer system in the usual mode.
Practice
Too overstating the frequency is not worth it, since itis tied to the system bus. Sometimes a slight increase in the voltage of the nuclei (done in the BIOS) may be required. Also note that budget fees may not support overclocking.