Hybrid, Discrete, Overclocking?

The Origin PC EON17-X supports both CPU and GPU overclocking, though not over the BIOS. Both are overclocked via the provided Control Center 3.0 software, or third party software, such as Intel's XTU or ThrottleStop. Since there are no controls from within the BIOS, there are no options to adjust memory timings or frequency, something I'd personally like to see.


From within Windows, software adjustments to the GPU can easily be done using a multitude of software out there, including NVIDIA's GeForce Experience. I managed a 150 MHz overclock on the GPU and 1000 MHz on the VRAM. GPU overclocking is constrained within the power limits imposed by the GPU's mobile design, but they are thankfully at their highest. I saw power draw reach 165 W as reported by the VGA's sensors, and my overclock was at times limited by that. I used both GeForce Experience and MSI afterburner to find these limits.

CPU overclocking was interesting. In order to facilitate overclocking, the EON17-X limits Turbo at boot, lowering the CPUs Turbo clocks to 4300 MHz. You can then use tools to adjust voltages and multipliers to get the speed you like. I saw CPU power draw in excess of 265 W during testing. I actually don't like overclocking this way on a laptop, much preferring undervolting for the lower power draw resulting in better Turbo clocks. The Intel Core i9-11900K already boosts to 5.3 GHz by default, and for the majority of the time, I found the CPU to bounce around 5000 MHz +/- 100 MHz, which is plenty. That then makes the goal of "overclocking" the CPU actually a goal of limiting fan noise.