Discussing the Ryzen 5600X performance and its characteristics.
Discussing the Ryzen 5600X performance and its characteristics.
You can view power readings for the CPU, power limit (PPT) and current limits (TDC and EDC). For a 95W CPU this shouldn't occur, likely a BIOS issue.
I'm facing quite similar challenges as the original poster. I just got my 5600x today, moving up from a 3600x setup. Initially, I assumed it would be straightforward, but I realized something was off when I opened Cinebench R23 and saw a multi-core score of 9600—about 2000 points lower than other benchmarks had listed, and the same number for my 3600x. I wasn't even mistakenly using my old 3600x, which would have been awkward.
I also noticed that all core speeds stayed around 4.145 during R23 runs, and the HWINFO reported a max CPU voltage usage of 1.1, which was lower than expected. Interestingly, my temperatures never exceeded 75°C even after stress tests on Timespy Stress Test three times. My single-core scores matched review sites within a 5-20 point range, which is acceptable.
Getting 2000 points lower on the multi-core benchmark was surprising and left me puzzled. I'm unsure what's causing this issue. If anyone has found a fix or suggestions, I'd really appreciate it. I'm not keen on sending back a CPU that took over a month to arrive in preorder specs.
I'm currently running MSI Tomahawk X570 WiFi with the latest BIOS, 32GB, 3200MHz, Vengeance PRO RGB, XMP enabled at 1600Hz with 1:1 clock speed. The system uses the latest AMD chipset drivers, and I've checked the power plans—Ryzen options aren't showing up. After reinstalling the chipset drivers, nothing changed. I also tried accessing Ryzen power plan options manually, but they weren't visible.
I unlocked my maximum voltage usage on multicore mode and improved all-core performance to 4.5 (PBO). This didn't come through Ryzen Master, though I had issues with it on my 3600x. I went to the BIOS, AMD overclocking settings, and found PBO enabled. After saving and resetting, I saw the voltage rise to 1.3-1.35 on multicore and achieved a stable 4.5 all-core score, bringing my Cinebench MC core to 11500—exactly what I expected.
I updated this note on December 19, 2020, and found a solution to my problem.