Intel Performance Maximizer

Intel Performance Maximizer is an official overclocking tool for a select range of Intel processors that can help users of all knowledge levels to extract maximum performance from their CPU chip. Built from the ground up to serve the needs of both home and business users (such as gamers and professionals who want faster CPU) this app manages to put the CPU into the wide range of tests that will determine the maximum stable frequency it can run on the long-term basis.

Some of the data it collects is the stability of the maximum frequency, availability of the power delivery, and the effectiveness of the processor cooling, which all, in the end, contribute to the maximum automatic overclock this app can deliver.

There are numerous ways users can extract additional power from their CPU (such as smartly managing active apps, pausing or disabling various system services, boosting cooling, and more), but the most reliable long-term solution is overclocking. However, overclocking is a difficult process that involves not only manually tweaking very important settings in the PC BIOS (some of them which can permanently damage the CPU or motherboard if the user is not careful) and then each overclock has to be checked for long-term stability.

This often means boosting the CPU to a higher frequency and then running stress tests or benchmark software for hours to note if the entire PC is running well and without errors, crashes, and reboots. The stability of the PC is especially important to professional users who want to have extremely stable PC configuration when they start working on large 3D rendering or video processing projects, some of which can last even up to a day of hard work that can’t be interrupted.

Intel Performance Maximizer streamlines the process of overclocking by automatically tackling each of the required steps by itself. The app even creates a new temporary partition on the local storage, thus preventing the OS files to be damaged in the case of the crash. It can overclock the CPU and start testing stability on its own, requiring users only to leave the PC alone until the app reports its findings.

There are no configuration options and no way to force the app to overclock the CPU past its point of stability. After all machine learning-assisted tests are done, the app will simply offer to the user if he wants to accept newly tested CPU frequency. At that point, the only two buttons offered by the app are “Finish” which will accept the boosted frequency, or “Rerun Test”.

Intel Performance Maximizer is optimized to work only with the latest generation of Intel processors from Intel Core X-series, 9th and 10th generation series.