Is too much overclock bad?
Is too much overclock bad?
I'm planning to push my Ryzen 5 3600 to 4.6 GHz with a voltage of 1.385v and LLC at level 4. Is this risky? What could go wrong in the worst case? Thanks. My setup includes a Silverstone PermaFrost 360mm AIO motherboard with MSI B550 and MSI B550 Gaming with carbon Wi-Fi.
Avoid exceeding the FIT voltage limit; doing so may cause early CPU wear. Typical FIT voltage for Zen 2 is around 1.320v, with some variation allowed.
Perform a few tests to check stability. Maintain voltage at 1.35 or below to protect the CPU lifespan.
Yes, voltage reduction can harm the CPU regardless of adequate cooling.
Testing at 1.385V is fine for short-term checks, but daily use may affect performance. Using low levels with an LLC might not be ideal.
1.385V is REALLY high. If you are just doing short-term use (e.g. trying to reach a 3D Mark highscore, Cinebench max score runs), that's fine. As @ShrimpBrime mentioned, daily 24/7 use should be ~1.325V or so. You use the proper LLC setting that will give you the least amount voltage droop/dip, and the least amount of excessive voltage while the CPU is under load / stress. Let's say you set the Core Voltage to 1.30V, and Run Cinebench R20 on all cores... LLC 1 -- gives you 1.26V LLC 2 -- gives you 1.28V LLC 3 -- 1.305V LLC 4 -- 1.325V LLC 4 -- 1.38V Use LLC 3 .
It was really helpful. I'm working to surpass my friend's Cinebench R20 single-core result, which he achieved by overclocking his R3 3100 to 4.77 GHz and obtained an impressive score.
using what tools or methods? That level is quite high, especially considering Ryzen doesn't offer much room for overclocking.