AMD FX-4100 OC

[harryhuelsemann]

So recently I got a Hyper 212 Evo and I've always wanted to overclock so I just tried it out (very simply) and when I did my Cinebench test I got a 199. That looks to be really bad. If anyone has any suggestions on how to overclock my CPU better it would be very helpful. The FX-4100 is a quad core CPU, but it shows up as a dual core with 4 threads? Also if anyone has tips for optimizing my system for streaming it would help because my performance is terrible while streaming. :)) Thank you!!

[LukeSavenije]

that's a little low, even for stock... what have you set?

[3 Lions]

4 minutes ago, harryhuelsemann said:

Also if anyone has tips for optimizing my system for streaming it would help because my performance is terrible while streaming

You need a better CPU. 

[harryhuelsemann]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

that's a little low, even for stock... what have you set?

Set as in what?

The BIOS settings?

 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, harryhuelsemann said:

Set as in what?

The BIOS settings?

 

as overclocking settings, you did it in the bios?

[harryhuelsemann]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

as overclocking settings, you did it in the bios?

Yes I did

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, harryhuelsemann said:

Yes I did

what did you set?

[harryhuelsemann]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

what did you set?

There was an option saying CPU OverClocking so I set it to Overclock Profile, Overclock 10%. I'm not experienced at all so is this bad?

[LukeSavenije]

tbh, I've never overclocked on the amd side of things. maybe try to disable that and set the mulitplier up a bit? btw, if you want the best advice, look up some guides

[harryhuelsemann]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

tbh, I've never overclocked on the amd side of things. maybe try to disable that and set the mulitplier up a bit? btw, if you want the best advice, look up some guides

Okay thanks!

[NunoLava1998]

Did you have programs (ANY) open during Cinebench? That will heavily degrade your score.

[3 Lions]

@harryhuelsemann

 

If what you are wanting is better streaming performance, overclocking in this case won't do anything for you since the FX 4100 is awful and only slightly faster than a Celeron G4900 (2C/2T).

[harryhuelsemann]

25 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Did you have programs (ANY) open during Cinebench? That will heavily degrade your score.

24 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

First of what is your motherboard ?

30 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

tbh, I've never overclocked on the amd side of things. maybe try to disable that and set the mulitplier up a bit? btw, if you want the best advice, look up some guides

So after adjusting some settings I got the base CPU clock, 3.60 GHz, to 4.25 GHz. Then I ran Cinebench two more times, improving my 199 to a 236, eventually to a 265. This seems like a big improvement but still very bad. Thoughts?

[harryhuelsemann]

28 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

First of what is your motherboard ? 

Sorry I forgot to mention my motherboard, it's an Asus M5A88-M

[Princess Luna]

31 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

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I'd take the Celeron any day lol

[Guest]

57 minutes ago, harryhuelsemann said:

Also if anyone has tips for optimizing my system for streaming it would help because my performance is terrible while streaming. :)) Thank you!!

Did you really expect anything other than terrible performance from an FX 4100? 

[harryhuelsemann]

3 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

Btw i forgot to mention if your objective is really just for streaming you can give up now, you can't overclock to a level where it will help with streaming, however if you want to overclock to improve some gaming performance we can continue.

So I'm using this OC Tuner Utility, it's a BIOS program, and I'm not monitoring the voltage and I didn't change it manually.

[harryhuelsemann]

2 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

 

I'll try my best, thanks