Loads to overclock cpus

A device comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• storage connected to the CPU, the storage including executable instructions to:
• iterate over a series of increasing clock frequencies for the CPU;
• initiate execution of different test loads by the CPU and store a maximum frequency of the CPU for each test load of the different test loads;
• determine that a condition of the CPU has been reached based on the maximum frequency of a test load of the different test loads;
• and
• when the condition of the CPU has been reached, cease iteration over the series of increasing clock frequencies and overclock the CPU based on the maximum frequency of the CPU for each test load.

A method comprising:

• setting a target frequency of a central processing unit (CPU);
• stress testing the CPU under a first load and a second load, wherein the first load is lower than the second load, to determine a first maximum frequency of the first load and second maximum frequency of the second load;
• determining whether a condition of the CPU has been reached based on the first maximum frequency of the first load;
• if the condition of the CPU has not been reached, increasing the target frequency of the CPU and repeating the stress testing and determining;
• and
• if the condition of the CPU has been reached, overclocking the CPU based on the first maximum frequency and the second maximum frequency.