Seeking ways to boost performance on Ryzen 5 5600x
Seeking ways to boost performance on Ryzen 5 5600x
Hi Everyone,
I've had my PC for almost 4 years now and I'm starting to see that I'm getting pretty low performance in some of the higher end games that are coming out. It's becoming a challenge to maintain consistent 120+ frames in games like Diablo 4 and I'm barely pushing 80 FPS in HellDivers 2. I'm constantly having to tweak settings to get the smoothest game play experience and it's becoming a real PITA. I feel like my machine is robust enough to handle the load but I'm wondering if there is anything additional I could be doing?
Should I consider upgrading to 32GB of 4000 Mhz DDR4? (I noticed only 16 GB is recommended on the QVL) I've got the XMP profile running to push the to 3200 Mhz.
I'm probably going to get scolded for this one but I am running PBO.....with the stock cooler... with the side of the case off..... I think I'm answering my own question here but will the Ryzen PBO push the performance beyond what I'm seeing now if I get an AIO Water Cooler?
Any recommendations would be really appreciated.
Here is a screenshot of my specs:
Thank you!
5600x is almost at its limit. Think about 5800x3D instead if you don’t want to upgrade the motherboard. Your current RAM speed should work for this setup, and I’m pretty sure you won’t need 4000 RAM running smoothly. Instead, invest in 5800x3D and a good air cooler (a top choice if you can fit it). Skip water—pumps will eventually stop, so don’t worry about when that happens.
Depends on the course title but according to Techspot, there are alternative sites to explore beyond the standard 5800x (5600x would be close without the two cores which would be useful for grilling titles), x3D shows a notable improvement in many games. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Review: Gaming-Focused CPU. Improving CPU speed through higher core counts is better than adding more cores, which is why AMD enhanced their 8-core, 16-thread processor.
Do you really need more than 16gb??
If you only run games, then 16gb is likely ok.
If you also do some multitasking while gaming, then perhaps more ram is good.
Start up task manager and select resource monitor.
Select the memory tab and look at the hard fault per second column after gaming a while.
If you see anything much north of zero hard faults per second, more ram would be a benefit.
Ryzen depends on fast ram for performance.
Unfortunately, this is a complicated matter, depending not only on the ram but the motherboard and chipset.
You are smart to select ram from the QVL list, or at least from a ram vendor support list for your mobo/cpu combo.
You could upgrade the cpu to 5800X for a minor boost.
5900x or 5950x give you more threads, but no boost in single thread performance which is what games need.
If the ONLY thing you do is gaming, then the 5800X3d can be considered.
It does even better in gaming, but everything else will perform better with the base 5800x.
These changes are simple, just update the bios to currency before swapping the cpu.
As a quick test, run the cpu=Z bench on your 5600x and look at the single thread performance rating.
It should be about 643:
https://valid.x86.fr/bench/rsf5p1/1
To get better performance with amd and the 7000 series processors, you will need to change the motherboard to AM5 and to ddr5 ram
That will bring in activation and windows re installation issues.
At that point, you might as well look into Intel and the upcoming arrow lake processors due by the end of the year.
What is the make/model of your case and it's fan arrangement?
Noctua maintains a list of suitable air coolers. Here is the list for the 5800x:
https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X-1046
On the list, you will see that the NH-U12s is suitable, but hot for overclocking.
The NH-U12s is a very good single tower cooler that is stronger than your stock cooler.
But, there are a number of fully suitable stronger coolers.
NH-D15S would be about the best, but there are a number of less expensive alternatives out there.
Wow! Thank you for the ideas! I own a Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower. I plan to wait for the new intel series before making any changes. Most of the parts will need replacement, but my case, M.2, and 3080 should still work. I’ll just need to clear the M.2 drive to avoid Windows Auth problems.
In the meantime, I’m considering swapping out the stock cooler. I ran benchmarks with the CPU and GPU running together, and temperatures climbed to about 94 degrees. I suspect the problem occurs when playing intense games—my processor hits the default temperature limits, which causes frame drops.
If I manage to lower the temps, I can enable PBO instead of auto and might see better performance. Any thoughts?
Thanks again.
Is this your situation?
https://www.newegg.com/p/2AM-000Z-000B8
Would it permit an air cooler with 165mm dimensions?
Or, does this resemble a similarly named O11 model for your case?
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811112583
If yes, the cooler capacity is restricted to 155mm.
Noctua provides a selection of compatible coolers.
Here’s the recommended list for the 5600x:
https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-5-5600X-1047
If you must use a cooler no larger than 155mm, the NH-D12L performs well:
https://noctua.at/en/nh-d12l-chromax-bla...cification
Most coolers will fit comfortably with 165mm.
I prefer the NH-D15s, as it’s a more compatible variant of the NH-D15.
A benefit from Noctua is that they offer free upgrades to the mounting system when you replace motherboards.