Amd ryzen microstutter
Amd ryzen microstutter
Hey everyone. I’m looking for suggestions to fix the microstutter problems I keep facing when playing games with my current setup: Ryzen 7 2700X, ROG Strix X570-E, Corsair Vengeance RGB 16 GB 3600 MHz, and RTX 3070 FE. I’ve tried SATA/IDE drivers, power plan tweaks, memory optimizer for Ryzen, Precision Boost Overdrive, and disabling Windows Game Bar. So far, nothing seems to work. Any ideas or alternatives could help?
Could you clarify the details? Which games are you interested in? What resolution and quality options are available? Also, what type of monitor do you use—what resolution, refresh rate, and whether it supports FreeSync or G-Sync?
I mainly enjoy Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Apex Legends. Apex Legends runs on a 1080p, 144Hz display while Valhalla is on a 1440p, 60Hz monitor. The monitor supports G-Sync. For instance, when I play Valhalla on the screen, even though the MSI afterburner doesn't save it, the in-game benchmark still shows frame drops from around 70 to 11 or 12 for a brief moment. The same happens with Apex Legends—frames stay at 142 but it can feel choppy and jittery sometimes.
It seems the CPU isn't handling the load well, which explains the minimal frame rate. For a 1% or 0.1% FPS on an X570, adding a 5800X should be straightforward.
CPU temperatures are within normal range and the load stays below 60% regardless of resolution. I set up the PC with the update from the start. I was really looking forward to getting one of the new CPU models for lunch, but unfortunately I couldn’t find a chance. So I decided to buy this one until I can upgrade later. With the improvements in clock speed and IPC, I just hope these problems won’t repeat.
There is an option in Ryzen Master to switch on CPU histogram. Turn it on if you haven't done so (default settings is off) and launch the game. The moment you see the frame drop, switch to Ryzen Master and check the histogram for sudden drops in clock. Do the same with the GPU in Afterburner.
A little update . Got a 5800x in today and installed it . Everything worked great with docp settings and fclock set to half the ram speed until I opened ryzen master and changed some settings there and it went all downhill from there. Restored bios to default settings , restored ryzen master to default settings too and the processor now is behaving like the last one . I went over and did a reset on the windows and now I'm waiting for a game to download to see if that changed anything.
I performed a new setup yesterday. Chose to skip the reset and went all in on clearing the SSD and starting over. Restored BIOS defaults and let it sit overnight for the game download. Made a minor update this morning before heading out to work and spent a few minutes testing it. It seems to function adequately but I still experience occasional frame drops. Coming up next is tweaking BIOS settings one by one to identify what causes issues. First image shows 5800x with DOCP active (3600 MHz) and FCLK at 1800 MHz. Second image shows no DOCP, everything auto. Third image uses 3700x RAM at 3200 MHz with FCLK at 1600 MHz since DOCP didn’t work well and higher frequency was preferred. Edited April 26, 2021 by casper89