System not functioning properly due to insufficient RAM performance at 3600MHz frequency.
System not functioning properly due to insufficient RAM performance at 3600MHz frequency.
I'm currently running a 3700x on a B450 Tomahawk Max with 16 G.Skill Ripjaw 3600 MHz RAM sticks. I didn't plan for major overclocking, so I enabled XMP to let it run at 3600 MHz. However, performance drops when using Windows, games, or videos—sometimes stuttering and freezing, and a couple times it completely freezes. Running it at the base 2133 MHz works fine except for slightly slower speeds. I've also used the Thaiphoon/DRAM Calculator feature to manually adjust settings, but that caused my system to fail to boot and forced a CMOS reset. This also led me to drop the battery into the power supply and remove the fan for troubleshooting. I know the 3700x supports up to 3200 MHz max without overclocking, but it seems to handle 3600 MHz smoothly with XMP enabled.
Verify the voltage on your RAM modules and the output from your motherboard to them. You need to increase the power going through yours to ensure all four are running smoothly.
You're only using two sticks. The voltage suggested by the DRAM Calculator isn't working for booting. I lowered it to 3200 and it's now running more reliably. I'm hoping to get a 5600 one day without needing to deal with a scalper.