Posted February 11 · Original PosterOP Hey folks. So, I've recently upgraded my system slightly with a new GPU, and a new NVMe M.2 970 PRO SSD coming later on. I've noticed - and will upgrade later on, - that my CPU is giving me much lower scores than the GPU is giving me. I realize this is because my GPU is much newer and better than that of my 7th Gen i5 CPU, so that's not something I need to be told. What I would like to know, is how I can increase the CPU scores with the current setup, either through Overclocking - if at all possible - or other methods. I've added a 3D Benchmark Test result attached to this post, as well as my current build (and total score) taken from the UserBenchmark website. UserBenchmarks: Game 105%, Desk 88%, Work 50% CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K - 84.8% GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti - 122.3% SSD: OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB - 99.8% HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013) - 74.7% HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013) - 66.8% HDD: Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB - 93.5% HDD: Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB - 95.9% HDD: Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013) - 90.6% RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB - 63.2% MBD: Asus MAXIMUS IX HERO I'm looking forward to any and all responses. - Frankie1920 3D Benchmark Result 2;20 pm 02.11.2019.3dmark-result Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11 Overclocking. If you have a good cooler that would obviously help. If you don't want to overclock super far, pick up an i7-7700k. Current PC CPU: AMD A8-6600k (@4.2Ghz) GPU: GTX 1070Ti 8gb FTW2 iCX Motherboard: GA-F2A78M-HD2 RAM: 8gb Patriot DDR3-1600mhz Storage: Samsung 830 EVO 120gb, WD Blue 1tb 7200RPM PSU: SeaSonicM12II 620w (I wish I didn't buy this) Peripherals: Logitech G305//Corsair K55 RGB Displays: Asus MG248QR//Dell 1905FP PSU Tier List v3 New PC (getting parts) CPU: i7-9700k Cooling: EVGA CLC 280 RGB [✓] GPU: EVGA GTX 1070Ti 8gb FTW2 iCX [✓] Mobo: GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO [✓] RAM: XPG SPEXTRIX X41 2666mhz (Grey) [✓] Storage: T-Force Delta 250gb, WD Blue 1tb 7200RPM [✓] PSU: 650w+ and ranked well Case: Fractal Design Meshify C White Peripherals: Logitech G305//Corsair K55 RGB [✓] Displays: Asus MG248QR//Dell 1905FP [✓] Extra: Sky blue front panel, sky blue cable extensions [✓] Other Phone: Huawei Mate 10 Lite (China steal my data???) Dog: Irish Water Spaniel, Lucy, 9 years old (I didn't know what to write) School Laptop: Acer Chromebook R11 ((less RAM than my phone) Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11 Is your RAM definitely running dual-channel and is overclocked to its rated speed? The score for your RAM is low. Also overclocking your CPU will help a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 11 So how is it performing in a actual tasks you do? Is this just for the sake of the benchmark? My System: i7-8700k 5.0ghz delidded @1.355v // Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi // Gigabyte Aorus Z370 Gaming 5 // 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200 // Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 UV/OC 1677core/1050hbm // NZXT S340 White // Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 850w // 120GB PNY CS900/480GB PNY CS1311/1TB Hitachi Deskstar // Displays: ASUS VG248QE/ASUS VG245H/ASUS VP248QG // Eagletech KG010 Mechanical Keyboard - Logitech G502 Wife's System: Ryzen 5 1600 3.8ghz @1.3v // Wraith Spire // Gigabyte AX-370-Gaming // 16GB T-Force DDR4 2667 // XFX Radeon RX 580 8GB // Corsair Obsidian 750D // Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 850w // 120GB Sandisk SSD/500GB Silicon Power A55/4TB Western Digital Blue // Displays: Acer K242HYL/Acer K242HYL // Eagletech KG010 Mechanical Keyboard // Logitech G602 Son's System: i3-8350k 4.8ghz @ 1.35v // Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi // ASRock Z370 Extreme 4 // 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200 // ASUS Radeon RX 570 4GB // NZXT S340 Black // Seasonic S12II 620w Bronze // 525GB Crucial MX300/500GB Wester Digital Blue // Display: Dell P2417H - Eagletech KG010 Mechanical Keyboard // Logitech G203 Daughter's System: i5-4570 // ASUS H81I-Plus // 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS2 1333 // Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Mini // Cooler Master Elite 130 // Corsair CX600M // 120GB Sandisk SSD/500GB Western Digital Blue // Display: AOC 20" // HP Business Keyboard // HP Business Mouse Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13 · Original PosterOP https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE®-RGB-16GB-(2-x-8GB)-DDR4-DRAM-3000MHz-C15-Memory-Kit/p/CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 This is the ram that I have. http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-liquid-cooler/nepton-240m/ And this is my CPU Cooler. I've never actually overclocked anything, and although I'm sure my Bios has pre-built-in overclocking profiles, I haven't used any of the profiles either, as I'm not sure about any of the overclocking stuff. "Is your RAM definitely running dual-channel and is overclocked to its rated speed?" My RAM has not been - as far as I am aware - been overclocked, as I don't know how overclocking works. And my CPU isn't overclocked either. "So how is it performing in an actual task you do?" I hardly ever play any sort of big games like Battlefield, or other games in terms of spec requirements, so my PC performs pretty well. "Is this just for the sake of the benchmark?" It is mostly for the benchmark, yeah, I just want my pc to be at its best, basically. Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13 17 minutes ago, Frankie1920 said: https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Memory/VENGEANCE®-RGB-16GB-(2-x-8GB)-DDR4-DRAM-3000MHz-C15-Memory-Kit/p/CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 This is the ram that I have. http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-liquid-cooler/nepton-240m/ And this is my CPU Cooler. I've never actually overclocked anything, and although I'm sure my Bios has pre-built-in overclocking profiles, I haven't used any of the profiles either, as I'm not sure about any of the overclocking stuff. "Is your RAM definitely running dual-channel and is overclocked to its rated speed?" My RAM has not been - as far as I am aware - been overclocked, as I don't know how overclocking works. And my CPU isn't overclocked either. "So how is it performing in an actual task you do?" I hardly ever play any sort of big games like Battlefield, or other games in terms of spec requirements, so my PC performs pretty well. "Is this just for the sake of the benchmark?" It is mostly for the benchmark, yeah, I just want my pc to be at its best, basically. Good AIO for overclocking, find an i5 7600k overclocking video on youtube. (◣_◢) Ryzen 5 1600 (3.85Ghz 1.29v), Aorus X370 K7, HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 (2933Mhz 1.3v), Gigabyte 2070 Windforce (2 GHz), Corsair RM650x, Cooler Master ML 120l RGB, Kingston 120GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Fractal Design Meshify C, Corsair K63 Wireless, Corsair Gaming M65 PRO, Audio Technica ATH M50x, Windows 10 Pro. (◣_◢) (◣_◢) Ryzen 3 2200G, Gigabyte GTX 970 G1, ASUS Prime B350 Plus, HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2400MHz, SilverStone ET550-B, Kingston 120GB SSD, 2TB HDD, Cougar MX330, Windows 10 Pro. (◣_◢) Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13 20 minutes ago, Frankie1920 said: "Is your RAM definitely running dual-channel and is overclocked to its rated speed?" My RAM has not been - as far as I am aware - been overclocked, as I don't know how overclocking works. And my CPU isn't overclocked either. apparently the ram is running at stock speed 2133mhz if you havent touch it in bios, thats why .btw I have no idea what those % mean to you lol Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 13 · Original PosterOP So, I'm checking around online, and on youtube, it seems that for the i5-7600k a 4.8ghz is actually better than 5ghz in terms of value per GHz. Now, I'm also seeing that most people state the vcore - or voltage - should be anywhere between 1.17v - 1.22v for a 4.8ghz load. And as far as I can tell, there's not much more to overclocking a CPU other than those two settings in the BIOS, unless you want to go extreme, which is not the case for me. Would anyone here disagree with my findings? If so, could you explain why, and potentially give an opinion about which settings I should run instead? I have yet to look for how to overclock my RAM, so that's next on my to-do list right now. But if anyone has any suggestions for how to overclock the RAM, or fix it otherwise, I'm all ears. Link to post Share on other sites
