Problems with Ryzen 5 3600 at 4.4GHz speed
Problems with Ryzen 5 3600 at 4.4GHz speed
I've been exploring the overclocking options for my Ryzen 5 3600 and encountered some unusual outcomes. I used the BIOS tool instead of Ryzen Master. At 4.4Ghz with 1.35V, the system booted up smoothly. During stress tests, it performed well without issues. When I increased to 4.5Ghz at the same voltage, it was stable but a bit shaky. I then returned to 4.4Ghz and gradually lowered the voltage until I reached [email protected], which seemed unexpected given other reports online. I hesitated to go even lower. After an hour of stress testing with AIDA64, Cinebench r15, and r20, the system ran smoothly until Prime95 was introduced. To make Prime95 function correctly, I had to raise the voltage to 1.275V. It's interesting that minor FFT tests indicated a potential virus, yet the CPU die reached 96°C while the overall temperature stayed at 65°C. It appeared the heat generated by the 7nm process wasn't dissipating quickly enough through the IHS to the cooler (NZXT Kraken X62, 280mm AIO). I checked Ryzen Master, HwInfo, and CPUID with HWMonitor for temperature and voltage readings. Anyone else have similar experiences with other Ryzen 3000 series CPUs under those conditions? Thank you ahead for your response.
This is an excellent result. If prime95 is the only workload that requires 1.275 volts, don't bother.
It's quite remarkable how effective the silicon is, yet the heat dissipation from the die to the IHS remains surprisingly low. Under 1.275V and a standard stress test, the die reaches 76°C while the IHS stays at 56°C. I've noticed others achieving about 80°C at 1.4V. When I set it to 1.35V, it climbs to 85-90°C during normal testing. The Prime 95 model stops immediately because the temperatures exceed 100°C.
Received a solid processor. I’d maintain it at 1.250 because lower voltage might cause issues under lighter loads over time. Prime is a better sign of reliability than temperatures.