It seems the processor isn't reaching its maximum speed settings.
It seems the processor isn't reaching its maximum speed settings.
Hello, your setup seems typical for this configuration. The Ryzen 7 3800X is stock and not overclocked, so pushing it to 4.5GHz isn't standard. During stress tests in Ryzen Master, usage can spike to 100% even though the CPU runs at only 4.2GHz. This suggests your system might be under heavy load or experiencing thermal throttling. Check cooling, fan speeds, and ensure the GPU is not straining.
Normally expected, possibly slightly reduced because my 3800X will raise all cores to 4.2Ghz but that might only reflect cooling changes. 4.5Ghz provides a boost for single-threaded tasks. For multithreaded scenarios, 4.1 stays close to the expected range.
The 4.5 AMD label on the package indicates maximum potential gain, but most users only notice one core reaching its peak occasionally. I think adding voltage and manually adjusting the clock could help, though my attempts with a similar setup to mine produced much lower returns—just a few extra frames per second, more heat, and greater instability for the CPU. I wouldn’t be concerned about 0.2 GHz, especially since others achieving higher clocks usually just happened to get lucky with silicon conditions.