TL;DR: Intel's new 200S Boost overclocking profile enhances performance for Core Ultra 200S series CPUs on compatible Z890 motherboards with Intel XMP DDR5 memory, supporting speeds up to 8000 MT/s.

AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) are two technologies that allow memory modules to be automatically overclocked by the manufacturer. When purchasing ...

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Intel is releasing a “free” overclocking tool called “200S Boost” for Intel Core Ultra 200 Series processors, which could lift performance by about 7 percent without voiding your warranty. Intel has ...

Intel, Gigabyte, and Corsair have once again broken the memory overclocking world record, pushing the limit to over 13.5 megatransfers per second (MT/s). Using a Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon Ice board ...

AI-PC ready, Crucial® DDR5 Pro Overclocking memory is compatible with DDR5 CPUs supporting Intel® XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO™, while the Crucial T705 Gen5 NVMe® SSD further raises the bar for Gen5 ...

The current RAM market has been absolutely obliterated to the point that PC gaming feels like a luxury. In January 2026, a standard 32GB DDR5 kit hovers around $400. At this time last year, it would ...

Intel has dropped a surprise bonus feature for owners of its Intel Core Ultra 200 series CPUs. The new Intel 200S Boost feature will be available via a motherboard BIOS update and can increase CPU and ...

Memory overclocking can have a huge effect on application performance, depending on the app in question. One of the key features of Intel's new Arrow Lake processors is that they can support ...

If you're like the rest of the DIY PC enthusiast community, there's a good chance that you've mostly been building AMD Ryzen machines for the last few years. Upcoming Arrow Lake processors could give ...