Performance issues with Ryzen. Assistance needed!
Performance issues with Ryzen. Assistance needed!
I recently set up a new system and am facing disappointing results. I’m just starting with overclocking and hope to improve someday. I’ve tested Cinebench r15 and 20, but got very low scores even though I thought my components were solid. My highest score on r15 was 1030 and on r20 it was 1818. Many people achieve much better scores with the same hardware, so what’s going wrong? Mobo: I’m using a Gigabyte B450m Ds3h system with a Ryzen 5 3600, Wraith Prism cooler, and Arctic MX4 thermal paste. The GPU is a Powercolor RX 580 with 8GB RAM, Corsair Vengeance 3600MHz DDR4, and XMP enabled. My PSU is an Evga 600W 80+ system, and I have a 500GB WD Blue SSD. OS is the latest Windows 10 Pro 64bit, with the newest BIOS (F50) and chipset drivers. Any tips or advice would be incredibly helpful. Right now it feels like I’ve wasted time and money.
Dual Channel typically uses slots 2 and 4, not 1 and 3. Also: moved to CPUs, motherboards, and memory.
I thought those positions—second from the CPU and fourth from the CPU—would qualify as dual-channel since they’re in different channels, but I wasn’t sure if that’s how it’s classified.
You're asking about the arrangement of labeled slots. The sequence provided indicates a progression from near the CPU to farther away, which is typically how board labels are organized.
Looking again, your setup matches the boards I examined. The Cinebench R20 result is lower than expected. Just to verify for others, as I'm about to log off, you've done these things: updated BIOS with XMP/DOCP enabled, installed the newest AMD Ryzen chipset drivers, and made sure SMT isn't disabled in BIOS. Also, have you checked your temperatures—could be throttling when running CB?
Memory must be loaded in pairs according to the channel configuration 1&2 or 2&4 (the latter is recommended). Sorry, I accidentally wrote "1&3" instead of "1&2." Please use the same two slots as described in your manual. In this setup, you should fill 2&4 as specified. A single channel can be either 1&2 or 3&4. This might clarify things. The two left channels represent Channel 1 and the two right channels represent Channel 2. Using 1 & 3 or 2&4 enables dual-channel operation. Make sure to fill the even-numbered slots first, though it doesn’t really matter as long as you match the same color. The listing can be confusing with odd-numbered designations like Channel A or B. I hope this helps.