Key element in Ryzen clock speed is the manufacturing process and architecture design.
Key element in Ryzen clock speed is the manufacturing process and architecture design.
The key factors affecting Ryzen overclock performance include VRM design, CPU cooler efficiency, and motherboard specifications. Your system has a base clock of 4.4GHz, but you're not reaching 4.1GHz due to limitations in the VRMs or cooling setup. Check your motherboard's VRM layout and ensure the cooler is properly installed and ventilated.
Are you referring to manual overclocking or the chip's built-in boost settings? If it's the latter, then 4.1Ghz is the correct all-core boost for the 3600X and 4.4Ghz is the one-core boost.
The advertised boost clock refers only to single-core performance, which explains why the frequency drops under all-core usage. If your system has enough thermal capacity, consider turning on PBO and/or AutoOC, or doing manual overclocking. This might yield a bit more speed, though these chips usually don’t provide significant additional overclocking potential.