Ryzen 1600 overclocking
Ryzen 1600 overclocking
Yep. That's throttling. Try raising the voltage a bit more. AMD suggests a max of 1.35 if you want the CPU to last, but most 'extremists' say 1.45v is the accepted limit. I increased it to 1.375, which raised the individual core frequency from 1550 to 3799.99, though it didn't boost CPU utilization or speed in the p95 blend test.
Are you sure you're at the desired operating speed? Are all the cores functioning properly? Are you checking CPU usage along with core temperature?
Try this... run
Intel Burn Test
(using the standard configurations) rather than P95. Execute it with the default 10 pass configuration. Observe that all six cores maintain full utilization. A brief dip is acceptable since IBT adjusts tests. And keep an eye on temperatures.
Try this... run
Intel Burn Test
(at the default settings) instead of P95. Run it with the default 10 pass setting. Observe that all 6 cores remain at 100%. A brief dip is allowed since IBT switches tests. And definitely keep an eye on temperatures.
Ok, so in short I reached up to 3799.99 MHz on cores running at 1.375 volts. After restarting my PC again or doing something I can't remember, it dropped back down to 1550 MHz like before. I increased the voltage to 1.4 and got back up to 3799.99 MHz, which is a bit strange since I'm still new to overclocking.
Anyway, the burn test passed with all cores at 100% only when it wasn't switching tests. Temperatures peaked at 52°C. According to Task Manager, CPU utilization stayed at 36%, and the speed was 1.37 GHz even during the burn test.
EDIT: I just checked the core temperature again—frequency dropped back to 1550 MHz after idling. Is this normal? After a while?
Do not increase the voltage... ffs.
Are you all upset here?
"I'm running at 1550Mhz"
"Increase the voltage to 1.35v"
....Why?
Obviously, you're not planning to overclock yet if your CPU is already at 1.37Ghz.
In fact, I'd avoid overclocking until I fix that problem.
You could harm your CPU.
Run Cinebench and check the CPU performance.
If your score is below 1000... reset your BIOS.
Don't increase the voltage... ffs. Are you all upset here?
"I'm running at 1550Mhz"
"Up the voltage to 1.35v"
....Why?
Obviously, you're not yet focused on overclocking if your CPU is only 1.37Ghz.
In fact, I wouldn't bother overclocking until I fix that problem.
You could harm your CPU.
Run Cinebench and check your CPU performance.
If your score is below 1000... reset your BIOS.
Alright, sorry. As I mentioned, I'm new to overclocking. I'll reset everything to defaults and work through it."
Don't increase the voltage....ffs.
Are you all upset here?
"I'm running at 1550Mhz"
"Raise the voltage to 1.35v"
....Why?
It seems you're not planning to overclock yet, given your CPU speed is 1.37Ghz.
Actually, I'd avoid overclocking until I resolve that problem.
You risk harming your CPU.
Run Cinebench and check your CPU performance.
If your score is below 1000...reset your BIOS.
I got a score of 1114. How can I fix the CPU throttling? It's clear it shouldn't be running at 1.37 ghz or that it reports only 36% usage during P95 or burn test.
After you make sure everything works as intended you can set the speed to 3700 without overvoltaging.
There is no point going any further.
Ryzen has flexible voltage to keep it cool.
Setting a constant voltage (even 1.3v for 3.8Ghz will only make it unnecessary hotter).
Although there is a way to increase the voltage keeping flexible and not constant i very much doubt that you'll make it.