I want to overclock a core i7 5500U

[InuYasha86000]

I want to be clear on this first, I got this laptop as a christmas present in end of 2016, I like it, it's an ASUS X751LX with a GTX 950M on board and 12 gigs of RAM, it cost around $1200 cdn after taxes and enviro fees, the wife and I could NOT afford a "Gaming" laptop nor can we, but I am under the impression that these processors are "somehow" overclockable.

I am NOT looking to bump it to stupid MHZ levels as the base clock is 2.4 and turbos up to 3, I would like to be able to pin the processor to 3 if I can or maybe 3.1, somewhere in that small percentile.

anyway, I have "Intel Extreme Tuning Utility" installed on it but the core clock is grey'd out (I know, laptop with a "U" processor), but I have seen a score list of people from all over the place who have somehow overclocked these processors yet I have found no guides and obviously being a LAPTOP the BIOS is stupid basic.

I am asking for help to at least find a utility (or unlock intel's for my chip) that can allow me to overclock the chip even a little bit, I am not looking for a lecture that it cannot be done or that I should just invest in a better laptop.

I want to apologize if I sound rude or snarky, i'm not meaning to, i'm just trying to cover my question with what I need to know, I asked a question before in the discord and after saying I cannot afford an SSD I was still told to purchase an SSD and the conversation just turned into people saying what SSD they want so once again I apologize for sounding mean or attitude filled about this.

thank you for anyone who tries to help.

[RadiatingLight]

I don't think it's overclockable at all.

the manufacturer can set the TDP though, so maybe some higher scores/speeds you see are from laptops with higher stock TDPs

[Likwid]

@InuYasha86000

TDP for processor is 15W max, but OEM can tune it down to 7.5W, so if your TDP is tuned down then cpu can't maintain boost clock all the time and won't be as fast as 15W version

[genexis_x]

Some models have locked BIOS and firmware, meaning that you can't change the clock speed, TDP etc. Also, is the cooling system of the laptop able to handle the extra heat?

[Jumper118]

44 minutes ago, InuYasha86000 said:

 

I am asking for help to at least find a utility (or unlock intel's for my chip) that can allow me to overclock the chip even a little bit, I am not looking for a lecture that it cannot be done or that I should just invest in a better laptop.

 

You can't overclock it in any way whatsoever. 

 

U= ultra slow

 

Buy a new laptop with hq cpu. 

[InuYasha86000]

from what I can see in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility, I CAN adjust power settings a bit but core stays grey'd out. and it shows on the label stuck to the laptop itself below the keys that it can turbo up to 3.0, not sure if that might make any difference at all.

[KarathKasun]

No overclocking on laptops unless its a HK series chip AFAIK.

[InuYasha86000]

now i'm even more curious how other 5500U processors apparently got overclocking scores.