Is it worth/possible overclocking a i3 6100 Skylake?

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I have the ASUS Z-170 E series motherboard along with an Intel I3 Skylake dual core processor and I was wanting to know if it would worth trying to overclock it or buy an i5 k series that is overclock-able by default. I know there are some complicated ways about getting around the I3's locked baseclock but i don't know if the results I would get are worth it. So basically what i am wanting to know is, if i were to overclock my I3 would it be worth it? Or would i be better off just buying an overclock-able I5.
All help is appreciated.
 
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Firstly an overclocked i5-6600k would be miles above an overclocked i3-6100. The i5 has literally double the cores and much higher overclocking potential. That said, the gains from overclocking an i3-6100 are relatively minimal, in the 5-20% range if you have a good cooler. Furthermore, you're going to have to be forever watchful about which BIOS updates you install because any one of them can disable your OC. There have been reports of OS level measures taken to prevent OCing locked Intel processors, but like CTurbo, I can't verify that.
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When the new Skylake cpus and motherboards came out, you COULD overclock the "locked" cpus, but Intel quickly nerfed the option via BIOS updates. I have also heard that it's been nerfed more through windows updates, but I cannot verify that.


Is it worth it anyway? No. It is not.
 
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You can overclock i3 or any other locked skylake processor using a z170 motherboard overclocking might give u a 5-8% boost not too much and u should have a good cooler also. If u are getting 30fps in a game u could get 32-33 now if your cooler is capable definately overclock but don't push it too much like something around 4.0-4.2 GHz would be nice.
 
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Firstly an overclocked i5-6600k would be miles above an overclocked i3-6100. The i5 has literally double the cores and much higher overclocking potential. That said, the gains from overclocking an i3-6100 are relatively minimal, in the 5-20% range if you have a good cooler. Furthermore, you're going to have to be forever watchful about which BIOS updates you install because any one of them can disable your OC. There have been reports of OS level measures taken to prevent OCing locked Intel processors, but like CTurbo, I can't verify that.
 
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