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Playing low-frequency games on R9 5900x system

Playing low-frequency games on R9 5900x system

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bishopboys68
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12-15-2021, 07:39 PM
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Hi, while I was playing some BG3 and watching temperatures (I saw temps ranging between 65-75°C, with a spike around 75°C for a brief moment), I was also checking Ryzen Master. I noticed my clock speeds on all cores stayed around 4000MHz, occasionally spiking briefly to that level for a couple of seconds. This seemed unusual. I then ran Cinebench R23 and saw stable speeds of about 4500MHz (which is acceptable for me) and a max of 80°C. For the single-thread test, I got 4875MHz and 64°C, which is also within normal range. Is it typical for my CPU to not reach 4500MHz during gaming, or is there an issue? (I haven’t tested other games.) Here are my settings: PPT: 170W, TDC: 118A, EDC: 165A, Curves: -19 on all cores. My specs are: GPU – Asus TUF Gaming 3080 Ti OC, CPU – Ryzen 9 5900X, Mobo – ASUS TUF X570 Plus, RAM – Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200MHz (32GB), PSU – Corsair RMe 1000W, Cooler – Deepcool Ak620.
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bishopboys68
12-15-2021, 07:39 PM #1

Hi, while I was playing some BG3 and watching temperatures (I saw temps ranging between 65-75°C, with a spike around 75°C for a brief moment), I was also checking Ryzen Master. I noticed my clock speeds on all cores stayed around 4000MHz, occasionally spiking briefly to that level for a couple of seconds. This seemed unusual. I then ran Cinebench R23 and saw stable speeds of about 4500MHz (which is acceptable for me) and a max of 80°C. For the single-thread test, I got 4875MHz and 64°C, which is also within normal range. Is it typical for my CPU to not reach 4500MHz during gaming, or is there an issue? (I haven’t tested other games.) Here are my settings: PPT: 170W, TDC: 118A, EDC: 165A, Curves: -19 on all cores. My specs are: GPU – Asus TUF Gaming 3080 Ti OC, CPU – Ryzen 9 5900X, Mobo – ASUS TUF X570 Plus, RAM – Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200MHz (32GB), PSU – Corsair RMe 1000W, Cooler – Deepcool Ak620.

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Mr_Panda57_
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12-16-2021, 01:52 AM
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It makes sense to me. They don't push the frequency at peak levels or close to maximum capacity for that reason—it's just the theoretical limit. Under load, it will increase as much as possible, but rarely hits the absolute maximum because that's not its intended purpose.
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Mr_Panda57_
12-16-2021, 01:52 AM #2

It makes sense to me. They don't push the frequency at peak levels or close to maximum capacity for that reason—it's just the theoretical limit. Under load, it will increase as much as possible, but rarely hits the absolute maximum because that's not its intended purpose.

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kimcheese_
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12-18-2021, 12:46 AM
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That's the key distinction—games aren't just about a single thread benchmark. You didn’t bring up any performance problems either, which makes sense since the system seems to operate as intended.
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kimcheese_
12-18-2021, 12:46 AM #3

That's the key distinction—games aren't just about a single thread benchmark. You didn’t bring up any performance problems either, which makes sense since the system seems to operate as intended.

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AnnabananaL12
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12-18-2021, 02:20 AM
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Thanks for your answer ! So nothing to worry about then ?
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AnnabananaL12
12-18-2021, 02:20 AM #4

Thanks for your answer ! So nothing to worry about then ?

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przemo902
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12-18-2021, 03:41 AM
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The setup is 245/170/190 cores with boost to 28, plus 200 MHz. I achieve up to 5150 MHz on some cores and 5GHz on others, with a bit less elsewhere. The stock boost for 5900X is 4950MHz.
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przemo902
12-18-2021, 03:41 AM #5

The setup is 245/170/190 cores with boost to 28, plus 200 MHz. I achieve up to 5150 MHz on some cores and 5GHz on others, with a bit less elsewhere. The stock boost for 5900X is 4950MHz.