How to achieve 4Ghz with a Ryzen 7 1700
How to achieve 4Ghz with a Ryzen 7 1700
Hi, I’m currently running my Ryzen 7 1700 stable at 3.9Ghz with just 1.3v. This means about 8 hours of light FFTs and 24 hours of Blend in Prime 95. Temperatures stay near 60 degrees, rarely exceeding mid to high 60s during the FFT test, except for general use and gaming. I’ve had a good run with this chip.
However, I’m having trouble reaching 4Ghz stability. It works fine at 1.3v, but crashes during Cinebench. At 1.375v it runs smoothly, though one core fails after about 5 minutes in the blend test. The same happens at 1.875v and again at 1.4v.
What options do I have to improve 4Ghz stability? Could I adjust settings in BIOS to help? Is it worth increasing the Vcore from 1.3 to 1.375 and beyond for an extra 100MHz of performance? I also have an MSI X370 power gaming titanium board with a 16GB G Skill Flare X at 3200GT and a GTX 1070.
Kobrax :
...and is it worth it?
We're just discussing a 2.5% variation in clocks here, and the real performance improvements will be smaller than that. Therefore, any noticeable difference should be minimal, and might not justify spending much time on it, especially if it leads to increased heat and noise from the processor.
You might consider adjusting the LLC setting in the BIOS to aid stabilization. You'll need to experiment with each configuration but must remain cautious, monitoring voltages and making necessary adjustments. HWMonitor can be useful for tracking this process if you don’t already have it. Regarding whether 4GHz is beneficial, it depends on your personal priorities. You should also conduct stress and performance tests to determine its stability and safety. AIDA64 is suggested for system stress testing to assess overall reliability. Opinions vary—some think a 0.1GHz gain isn’t worth it, while others believe it’s worthwhile. Your motherboard should handle it, which is why we opt for overclocking in this case, so I’d go with it.
Kobrax :
...and is it worth it?
We're just discussing a 2.5% variation in clocks here, and the real performance improvements will be smaller than that. Therefore, any noticeable difference should be minimal, and it might not be worth investing much time on, especially if it leads to increased heat and noise from the processor.
cryoburner :
Kobrax :
...and is it worth it?
We're only considering a 2.5% variation in clocks here, and the real performance improvements will be smaller than that. So any noticeable difference should be almost undetectable, and probably not worth the effort, especially if it leads to more heat and noise from the processor.
But it's important in gaming when a rysen runs at 3.9ghz or 4.0ghz, not for general multitasking.
gasolin :
cryoburner :
kobrax :
...and is it worth it?
In the end, we're just discussing a 2.5% variation in clocks here, and the real performance improvements will be smaller than that. Therefore, any noticeable difference should be negligible, and might not justify spending much time on it, especially if it leads to increased heat and noise from the processor.
But it's relevant for gaming as well—whether a rysen runs at 3.9ghz or 4.0ghz isn't the main concern.
Actually, no, it doesn't change the situation in gaming either.
What resolution are you talking about? If you're playing at any higher than 1080P (like 1440P or 4K), then it really doesn't matter and will be limited by the GPU.