AMD 5950X performance and PBO 2 details
AMD 5950X performance and PBO 2 details
You're asking about your current room temperature. You mentioned not having direct sensors but believe the setup should be working well based on airflow videos. Your system includes multiple fans: 5x 120mm at the bottom, 3x 120mm for the CPU cooler, and 2x 120mm at the back. You're expecting accurate idle temps after a couple of hours of testing. Your current idle reading is about 57°C.
I also had that idea. After setting up my PC with all the Corsair cables for RGB cooling, I felt a bit frustrated. The issue is figuring out the best settings for PBO 2. I came across one video that explained it well.
The room stays fairly comfortable, generally between 68 and 71.6°F. It doesn’t feel too chilly.
Proceed to the AMD overclocking area, then adjust your PPT TDC and EDC values, along with the curve optimizer configurations. Familiarize yourself with these settings.
You're considering overclocking but are cautious about the effort and costs involved. Your current single-core speed is around 4.700 MHz, which aligns with your expectations for the 5950X. It's normal to question whether you'll hit the advertised 4.900 MHz without using PBO2. Keep in mind that not getting the higher benchmark could mean missing out on performance gains.
Here are some recent resources about thermal paste and temperature effects during application. You might find them helpful:
Sorry, I don’t have a reference material—I’ve learned on my own.
Just an update and maybe even the end of my thread. I got the following results when I was playing Escape From Tarkov, monitoring my system with HFINFO64: CPU Package temps: 67° (average), 77° (maximum) CPU temps: 56° (average), 66° (maximum) Boost Clock: 4950 Mhz (maximum) So my CPU indeed can reach a single core perfomance of 4950 Mhz without any PBO 2 adjustments. While I was running Cinebench I wasn't using any additional monitoring tool besides Ryzen Masters and maybe I didn't get the results right (I mean by that looking at the graph). While I was playing EFT it wasn't for too long, maybe 1 hour or so. I know the results can vary and that there are "many" more factors which can account into those tests, especially for temps. For now I'm happy with the results and perfomance so far. So thank you again for your help and maybe I will return to give some sort of "final" update, but I will still reply to other comments towards me.