For the overclocking phase, we already know that our CPU (Intel Core i9-12900K) is able to reach the lofty heights of 5.2GHz across all cores, and this is the object with each board we test – to pursue a 5.2GHz all-core OC.
Carbon managed to climb up to an all-core 5.1GHz overclock with the 12900K and required 1.39v – slightly more voltage compared to a few other models we’ve tested, which, as a result sends those temperatures into the high 90s and 100C.
