Poor thermal performance and excessive voltage issues on the Ryzen 7 3700X
Poor thermal performance and excessive voltage issues on the Ryzen 7 3700X
Hello
I have experienced high idle temps on my 3700X for a while now, and i can't figure out why. I have a sligt suspicion that it has something to do with the CPU boost, but I'm not sure. (I don't know a lot about CPUs and overclocking, so I'm sorry if it seems obvious).
Here is what I see when I open Ryzen Master, if that can help.
My ambient temperature is 22° C
Thanks in advance.
OEM cooler is a good fit for the temperature, unrelated to boost settings. Adjust the processor state to 5% in your power plan and observe the impact. Several BIOS versions also allow higher idle voltage; you can fix this by adjusting the CPU voltage with a negative offset.
Your temperatures look normal. I opted for a manual overclock to eliminate the temperature swings that were making my fans work hard. With an ASUS motherboard, Corsair cooler, and Gigabyte graphics, achieving harmony between all components is crucial. The boost and PBO settings were creating unnecessary noise and instability.
Despite this, I achieved an impressive result. I reached 4450 MHz at 1.287 V, which is exceptional. You might begin with 4300 MHz and 1.3 V in Ryzen Master to explore the possible frequency range. Once you hit your maximum, reduce the frequency by 50 MHz and then lower the voltage. Use Cinebench R20 and CPUZ to verify stability at each step—don’t rely solely on Ryzen Master’s test settings.
OEM cooler is a good fit for the temperature, unrelated to boost settings. Adjust the processor state to 5% in your power plan and observe the impact. Several BIOS versions also allow higher idle voltage; you can fix this by adjusting the CPU voltage with a negative offset.