Yes, you're asking if your approach to PBO questions and OC is correct.
Yes, you're asking if your approach to PBO questions and OC is correct.
You checked your system after getting the 5700x and saw the boost clock stuck around 3.9Ghz. I investigated and found PBO was turned off, which didn’t seem to help much. After some research, I figured these settings would suit me: a slight tweak on the 4x8GB RAM sticks (it doesn’t really change much), keeping things stable with the default timings (3600-CL14 to 3733-CL14). Since the motherboard is managing the CPU and you’re seeing solid performance (~4.6GHz at 1.3V), it looks safe. You don’t need to push anything further—just stick with what works.
Under 85°C for the 5000 series should work well in the long run, while the 7000 series handles higher temps with 95°C components. Problems often appear when you try aggressive BLCK overclocking. Run regular MemTest checks to confirm your RAM remains stable under those conditions.
The 1.122V SOC appears too high, especially compared to typical values I've seen. I usually stay below 1.08V even for large DRAM OC above 3800MT/s. At 3733MT/s you're still within a reasonable range, but going higher seems unnecessary unless there are serious issues with timing or memory controller. What are your VDDG and VDDP levels?
Adjust power consumption by lowering clocks slightly. Choose your top 3 cores in HWInfo64 rankings, then go to CO and select "by core." Apply -15 undervolt to those three, set the remaining five at -25. This should prevent crashes—if a core fails (WHEA error), raise values to -10 or -20. If worse, try -5 or -15.
vSOC is functioning properly after being overridden with version 1.0875 (later updates drop to 1.0750). The quick stress test showed no issues. @PDifolco plans to try it again tomorrow morning. It’s currently 22:40 for me—I’ll review suggestions then and share feedback. Thanks everyone! @Shimejii I’ve been using that specific OC for over a year now; I’m feeling good.
VDDG is acceptable, you might reduce it slightly but it’s not crucial. VDDP tends to be quite high—generally aim for it no more than VDDG, though it’s usually unnecessary to push that high. Both should stay below the SOC level. Here’s how I configure things (timings still evolving, stable as confirmed). EDIT: Adjust your tRRDS and tRRDL to 4, and set tFAW to 16… this gives the biggest speed gain with minimal stability risk, particularly with 8GB drives.
Your PBO configurations seem confusing. By adjusting the limits to the motherboard settings you’re sacrificing performance—manual tuning is better. Use the negative curve optimizer setting and lower it as much as possible. With my 5700X, under all core loads the frequency stays at its maximum boost clock, with a -30 offset on the optimizer curve, giving stable results. I also achieved 3933MHz CL16 at 1:1 FCLK without WHEAs on stock VSOC, VDDP, and VDDG values.
It’s possible I’m picturing something, since there doesn’t appear to be a clear agreement about it. Some suggest turning off PBO, others recommend setting it on auto, some mention the motherboard, and another points to manual control. For those unfamiliar, it can be confusing and you might need to experiment to find what works best. I plan to test everyone’s advice this morning.
Adjusting EDC, TDC and PPT to 150 is a solid beginning. Run Cinebench R23 for evaluation, then modify the values and assess performance changes.