Boost voltage for Ryzen 3700X performance enhancement
Boost voltage for Ryzen 3700X performance enhancement
Hi everyone, I (finally) upgraded from i5-3470 to a Ryzen 7 3700X, MSI X570 A PRO with latest firmware, 32 (2x16) GB Corsair Vengance LPX 3200 MHz and I was wondering what the consensus is on voltages. I set everything to Auto and idle voltages in both Windows and UEFI (BIOS) are hovering around 1.48v. I tried with both XMP on (3200 MHz) and off (2666 MHz), with no difference. I have disabled Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) and still I am getting high idle voltages. It is only when I disable Core Performance Boost that voltages drop to 1v and below (0.925 ish). However in doing so, the clock speed stays at 3.6 GHz constantly in Windows. I am using Ryzen Balanced power plan with Minimum state to 2% and maximum state at 100%. I plan on installing a Linux distro (Fedora) to check if this is an issue with Windows as I've had good experience with Threadripper and Fedora but I've seen a ton of posts on Reddit about the voltage issue. So my question is, what is the recommended settings right now? Is 1.48v at idle normal even in BIOS? Why does Core Performance Boost lower voltages so much and why the constant clock speeds? I don't want to prematurely destroy a new CPU. Thanks
I'm experiencing the same issue with my Ryzen 3700X, X570-A Pro, and 32GB RAM setup. I've turned off Core Performance Boost but am curious if keeping it active will cause any problems in games. The voltage is set at 1.48V. Please let me know.
You're looking for the name of the "core boost" setting in your BIOS. It's likely labeled something like "Core Boost" or "Intel Core Boost." Disabling it should help lower your PPT and EDC during games. Good luck with your build!