---
title: "Raspberry Pi: Overclocking"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-overclocking-ondfahpyy
source_url: https://chrisbanes.me/posts/raspberry-pi-overclocking
type: article
source: "Chris Banes"
published: 2026-07-05T07:13:23.111Z
updated: 2026-07-05T07:14:56.477Z
tags: ["linux", "performance", "embedded", "raspberry-pi"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Raspberry Pi: Overclocking

**[Chris Banes](https://daily.dev/sources/chrisbanes)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A hands-on guide to overclocking the original Raspberry Pi by editing the /boot/config.txt file. Starting from the stock 700MHz CPU and 400MHz SDRAM, the author incrementally raises the CPU to 800MHz then 900MHz, and SDRAM to 500MHz, achieving roughly a 25% performance improvement on a Pi calculation benchmark. The post also warns that overvolting (as opposed to overclocking) voids the warranty and can cause hardware damage.

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Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi)

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