[Ryzen 3600 overclocked to 4.4 ghz]
[Ryzen 3600 overclocked to 4.4 ghz]
I'm trying to figure out how well a fast 3600 processor performs at high speeds after I turned it up. Right now, my CPU runs on 1.325 volts and gets 4.4 gigahertz while keeping power low. Since the process has been working smoothly without crashing for two hours, my temperatures stay under 73 degrees Celsius. The Cinebench test gave me a multi-thread score of 3930 and a single-thread score of 510. Is this enough to justify upgrading from stock settings?
Well, that means it's not working well. As I thought, your temperatures are higher than they were at the start because you never stress tested properly. If you were playing games and this happened, then either the game would crash or the PC might shut down. For your maximum temperature, when overclocking, we should keep it below 80 degrees Celsius and adjust the speed and voltage to get under that mark. With Prime95, if you didn't stop the test early enough, the temps could have gone even higher, up to 86 degrees Celsius. It's very possible that the real temperature is actually above 86 degrees Celsius. So, maybe start by lowering all core overclocking speed down to 4.2 and run Prime95 again. For a first check, you can run Prime95 for about an hour; if no workers have stopped yet, things are going in the right direction.
Hey there, Well, if you're posting about OCs right now and it's set to 4.4 GHz on all cores, that's pretty good. You could post some screenshots showing the CPU-Z numbers with the clock speeds or HWMonitor data. But being stable is a different story altogether. Zen 2 (R3600) usually hits around 4.2GHz max, so it's often better to let PBO do its job there. There isn't much room for overclocking anymore with Zen 2. What are you stressing the CPU with? I find it hard to believe getting under 73 degrees or lower at 4.4 GHz. You should be using Prime95 small FFTs to push your heat up to a maximum level, which will help you see where your temps actually are. Maybe you have some AIO coolers and lots of case fans? But, for stress testing that seems low to me.
I was looking at open hardware monitor to see the temps, and I am using a big tower from Aerocool Predator X with two 200 mm exhaust fans, one 90 mm intake fan, and another 120 mm intake fan. There are more 90 mm and 120 mm fans acting as exhausts too. I bought this case two weeks ago. Since then, I have been tweaking the overclocking with these fans, and it is giving me the best results so far that i can tell. But I am new to all of this, so I dont know how to check if its stable just ran a stress test and played some games and checked the max temp in open hardware monitor. So actually i have no idea if its correct or not. I will post those screens tonight after work.
Hey, you are doing okay so far. Run some more stability tests if you need to be sure. You can tweak a little bit to make it work perfectly. Your Vcore is actually pretty solid at 1.325v which is already a great score. Just run Prime and check your temps. Tell me how things look for you.
Well, that means the setup isn't working well. As I thought, your temperatures are much higher than they were at the start because you didn't really stress test properly. If you were gaming and this happened, either the game would crash or the PC might restart. For your max temp, when it comes to overclocking, the advice is to keep it under 80 degrees Celsius and adjust how fast you boost speed and voltage so you stay below that 80 mark. Also, with Prime95, if you don't stop the test soon enough, temps could get even higher than 86 degrees Celsius. It's possible your real temperature goes way above 86. So maybe start by lowering all core overclock to 4.2 and run it again with Prime for a first check. For a good first test, just keep running Prime95 for about an hour; if no workers stop, you're on the right track. To get something really stable, most CPUs will need to run Prime for 8 hours or longer. If it passes, you know the CPU is safe. Then adjust speed and voltage in small steps to fine-tune it until it's perfectly stable.
No worries at all! The fans are spinning up to full speed because the CPU is getting hot. If you follow a step-by-step guide for overclocking, start low and go slow while testing along the way. You'll find a perfect spot called "sweet spot," which lets you get a strong boost without worrying about extreme heat. With temps under 80 degrees Celsius and fans running quieter, everything stays cool and balanced. If you need more help or want to try some numbers together, just hit me up and we can figure it out!