CPU(CPUs)、GPU 和RAM等计算机组件在纸面上都有标准的性能评级。然而，在决定他们的组件应该运行多快时，制造商实际上相当保守。
他们有利于整个产品线的稳定性，这意味着特别有能力的样品表现不佳。通过一些微调，您可以从这些组件中获得大量的免费性能。
怎么样？其中许多调整必须在计算机主板的核心固件BIOS中进行。(BIOS)尽管现代BIOS界面对用户更加友好，但它仍然令人生畏。以下是可以提供帮助的 5 个最佳调整实用程序。
微星加力(MSI Afterburner)(MSI Afterburner)
微星(MSI)是全球首屈一指的硬件制造商之一。它们几乎可以制造您能想到的所有计算机组件以及整个系统。MSI显卡也备受推崇，但即使您没有MSI制造的显卡，您仍然需要认真看看MSI Afterburner，这是他们内部的GPU超频调整实用程序。
尽管它是 MSI 品牌的产品，但它对任何拥有兼容GPU的人开放。Afterburner被广泛认为是适用于Windows的最佳(Windows)GPU 超频(GPU overclocking)实用程序。甚至还有一款Android应用程序可让您通过手机控制GPU！
Afterburner非常易于使用并支持最新技术，包括某些卡中的现代自动超频功能。该应用程序本身提供了不同的皮肤选择，以匹配几乎任何自定义游戏 PC 设置。
您几乎可以调整卡的任何方面，从电压到时钟速度。Afterburner还具有强大的屏幕显示功能，因此您可以在测试新设置的同时在游戏中监控您的卡片。您还可以创建详细的自定义风扇配置文件，以便您在噪音、热量和性能之间取得完美平衡。许多人都尝试过，但现在就GPU超频而言， Afterburner仍然是山中之王。
这两个免费软件信息调整实用程序不会让您实际调整任何组件，但它们同样是任何系统调整工具库的关键(critical )部分。
每个相应的应用程序都为您提供详细的系统信息，在您制定如何超频或以其他方式调整这些组件之前，您需要了解其中的大部分信息。
对于CPU-Z（通过CPUID），您将获得有关您拥有的CPU型号以及它的实际电压和时钟速度的精确信息。例如，在我们这里的测试系统上，Windows报告CPU以 3.5 Ghz运行，但CPU-Z正确地显示它实际上以几乎 4.3 Ghz运行，这就是我们将其超频到的。
您还可以获得有关主板及其运行的固件的详细信息。CPU-Z 也是获取内存设置信息的完美实用程序，以便您检查BIOS更改是否真正生效。
CPU-Z（由TechPowerup提供！）为您的(TechPowerup)GPU做同样的事情。您可以获得所有GPU规格的精确、详细读数，以及所有卡传感器的实时输出。它是一个很棒的诊断工具，就像CPU-Z一样，在您实际触摸GPU上的任何设置之前，它是一个很好的第一站。
AMD锐龙大师(AMD Ryzen Master)(AMD Ryzen Master)
AMD再次处于领先地位，英特尔(Intel)在最新的Ryzen CPU(Ryzen CPUs)发布后舔舐伤口。最终， AMD正在与(AMD)Intel CPU(Intel CPUs)的每时钟指令数相媲美，同时以非常合理的价格为每个CPU提供更多内核。
这并不意味着您必须对开箱即用的Ryzen芯片的性能感到满意。(Ryzen)如果您在CPU抽签中走运并有足够的散热空间，您可以从 AMD 最新的节能 7nm 制造工艺中获得一些可观的收益。
事实证明，毫不奇怪，AMD自己比其他任何人都更了解如何从硬件中获取性能。AMD Ryzen Master调优实用程序是让您的处理器达到峰值性能的最简单方法。与Intel不同，AMD不会在其Ryzen CPU(Ryzen CPUs)上锁定时钟倍频器。这(Which)意味着您可以自由设置时钟速度而不影响其他任何东西。
AMD在这里提供了惊人的可定制性。您可以为您的CPU设置四种不同的性能预设，具体取决于您正在执行的操作。所以你可以有一个高噪音和热量预设，可以快速咀嚼视频编码，还有一个安静模式，在看电影时不会把你的耳朵弄脏。毫无疑问，这是超频最新AMD技术最文明的方式。
英特尔 Extreme Tuneup 实用程序(Intel Extreme Tuneup Utility)(Intel Extreme Tuneup Utility)
英特尔(Intel)的这个实用程序是他们的官方超频实用程序，允许在Windows中调整处理器。考虑到公司早期的反超频情况，这实际上有点奇怪。现在这种做法已被广泛接受，英特尔(Intel)已广泛决定顺其自然。
与AMD不同，英特尔(Intel)仅解锁发烧友芯片上的时钟倍频器。通常型号以“K”结尾。这(Which)意味着从超频的角度来看，没有多少人会发现这个实用程序很有用。但是，您仍然可以调整Intel CPU的其他方面，例如电压。例如，降低笔记本电脑CPU的电压可以延长电池寿命，而不必影响稳定性。
说到这，调整实用程序具有内置的压力测试和基准，因此您可以确保所做的更改是稳定的。直接在BIOS(BIOS)中进行更改仍然是专业人士超频的首选方式，但像这样的实用程序让用户更友好地从昂贵的芯片中获得金钱的价值。
锐龙 DRAM 计算器(Ryzen DRAM Calculator)(Ryzen DRAM Calculator)
我们列表中的最后一个调优实用程序专门设计用于帮助调优 Ryzen系统上的(Ryzen)DRAM模块，但它实际上对任何使用DRAM的现代计算机都很有用。这(Which)基本上是所有这些。
调整计算机RAM的性能指标非常复杂，因为要调整的因素太多了。DRAM 计算器为您的(DRAM Calculator)RAM模块计算出最佳的设置组合，因此它们可以根据自己的潜力执行。
如果您运行的是Ryzen系统，该软件会准确告诉您要使用的设置。但是，事实证明，建议的设置也适用于Intel系统。只需(Simply)使用非AMD 特定(AMD-specific)的信息来调整您的DRAM，您也将获得最大的好处。
DRAM计算器确实消除了RAM调整的痛苦和复杂性。您无需知道“RAS”或“CAS”是什么，只需输入建议的数字即可获得好处。
金属踏板(Pedal To The Metal)
PC 性能调优的艺术既令人沮丧又令人难以置信。最初只是为最极客的极客提供的一种黑色艺术，并不像任何人想要的那样用户友好。
这六个调优实用程序是几乎任何人都可以将他们的计算机提升到 11 的很大一部分原因，如果您一直觉得需要速度，就再也没有任何借口可以阻止了。
Best CPU, Video Card and RAM Tuning Utilities
Computer comрonents such as CPUs, GPUs and RAM all have a standard performance rating on paper. However, manufacturers are actually pretty conservative when it comes to deciding how fast their components should run.
They favor stability across the product line, which means particularly capable samples aren’t performing as well as they could. With a bit of fine-tuning you can get a significant amount of free performance from these components.
How though? Many of these adjustments have to be made in the BIOS, the core firmware of the computer’s motherboard. While modern BIOS interfaces are much more user friendly, it can still be intimidating. The following are 5 of the best tuneup utilities that can help.
MSI is one of the premier hardware makers in the world. They make just about every computer component you can think of, as well as entire systems. MSI graphics cards are well-respected too, but even if you don’t own an MSI-made card you’ll still want to take a serious look at MSI Afterburner, their in-house GPU overclocking tuneup utility.
Despite being an MSI-branded product it’s open to anyone with a compatible GPU. Afterburner is widely considered to be the best GPU overclocking utility for Windows. There’s even an Android app that lets you control your GPU from your phone!
Afterburner is very easy to use and supports the very latest technology, including modern auto-overclocking features found in certain cards. The application itself offers a choice of different skins to match almost any custom gaming PC setup.
You can tweak virtually any aspect of your card, from voltages to clock speeds. Afterburner also has robust on-screen display features, so you can monitor your card in-game while testing your new settings. You can also create detailed custom fan profiles, so that you have the perfect balance of noise, heat and performance. Many have tried, but right now Afterburner is still the king of the hill when it comes to GPU overclocking.
These two freeware informational tuneup utilities won’t let you actually tweak any of your components, but they are a critical part of any system tweaker’s arsenal all the same.
Each respective application provides you with detailed system information, much of which you need to know before you can strategize how to overclock or otherwise tweak those components.
In the case of CPU-Z (by CPUID) you’ll get precise information on the model of CPU you have as well as it’s actual voltage and clock speeds. On our test system here, for example, Windows reports that the CPU is running at 3.5 Ghz, but CPU-Z correctly shows that it is in fact running at almost 4.3Ghz, which is what we’ve overclocked it to.
You can also get detailed information on your mainboard and what firmware its running. CPU-Z is also a perfect utility for getting information on your memory settings, so that you can check whether BIOS changes have actually taken effect.
CPU-Z (by TechPowerup!) does much the same thing for your GPU. You can get a precise, detailed readout of all your GPU specs, along with real-time output of all the card sensors. It’s a great diagnostic tool and, like CPU-Z, a good first stop before you actually touch anything on the GPU in terms of settings.
AMD is very much on top of its game again, with Intel licking its wounds following the release of the latest Ryzen CPUs. At last AMD is rivalling the instructions-per-clock of Intel CPUs, while providing more cores per CPU at very reasonable prices.
That doesn’t mean you have to be happy with the performance you get from your Ryzen chip out of the box. If you’ve lucked out in the CPU lottery and have the thermal headroom for it, you can get some serious gains from AMD’s latest power-efficient 7nm manufacturing process.
It turns out that, unsurprisingly, AMD themselves know more about getting performance out of their hardware than anyone else. The AMD Ryzen Master tuneup utility is the easiest way to get your processor performing at peak levels. Unlike Intel, AMD doesn’t lock the clock multiplier on their Ryzen CPUs. Which means you can freely set the clock speed without affecting anything else.
AMD offer an astounding amount of customizability here. You can have four different performance presets for your CPU, depending on what you’re doing. So you could have a high noise and heat preset that will chew through video encodes quickly, and a quiet mode that won’t blow your ears out while watching a movie. It’s without a doubt the most civilized way to overclock the latest AMD technology.
This utility from Intel is their official overclocking utility that allows processor tweaking from within Windows. It’s actually a little strange given how anti-overclocking the company was in the early days. Now the practice is widely accepted and Intel has widely decided to go with the flow.
Unlike AMD, Intel only unlocks the clock multiplier on enthusiast chips. Usually with model numbers ending in “K”. Which means that not as many people are going to find this utility useful from an overclocking perspective. However, you can still tune other aspects of your Intel CPU, such as the voltage. Undervolting a laptop CPU, for example, can improve battery life without necessarily impacting stability.
Speaking of which, the tuneup utility has built-in stress tests and benchmarks, so you can make sure the changes you’ve made are stable. Making changes in the BIOS directly is still the preferred way to overclock for the pros, but utilities like this one make it much more user friendly to get your money’s worth from that expensive silicon.
The last tuneup utility on our list is designed specifically to help tune the DRAM modules on Ryzen systems, but it’s actually useful for any modern computer that uses DRAM. Which is basically all of them.
Tuning the performance metrics of your computer’s RAM is pretty complicated, since there are so many factors to adjust. DRAM Calculator works out the optimal mix of settings for your RAM modules, so they perform according to their potential.
If you’re running a Ryzen system, the software will tell you exactly what settings to use. However, it turns out that it’s suggested settings work pretty well for Intel systems as well. Simply use the information that isn’t AMD-specific to adjust your DRAM and you’ll get most of the benefit too.
The DRAM calculator really takes the pain and complexity out of RAM tuning. You don’t need to know what “RAS’ or “CAS” is, just put the suggested numbers in and reap the benefits.
Pedal To The Metal
The art of PC performance tuning can be both incredibly frustrating and rewarding. What began as a black art for only the geekiest of geeks, is not as user-friendly as anyone could want.
These six tuneup utilities are a large part of the reason just about anyone can crank their computers up to 11 and if you’ve been feeling the need for speed, there’s no longer any excuse to hold back.
