Ryzen 5900x stuck at 4.2 GHz

[Cheatabix]

Hello I have recently upgraded my pc and got my 5900x and have tried upping the core ratios from 42 to 46 and i save and go back to my desktop and it had reset any fixes?

 

My specs;

5900x

RTX 3070ti

asus x570-f

4x8 3200Mhz corsair ram 

corsair h150i avg temps 32~

[Bad5ector]

Are you setting your multiplier for a reason? Cause if you are just trying to overclock the 5900x, that is probably the least efficient way to do it.

[Cheatabix]

Just trying to overclock it, any help please?

 

(Im trying to get advertised 4.8 but wanted to start at 4.6)

 

[R3dbullDrinker]

4 minutes ago, Cheatabix said:

Just trying to overclock it, any help please?

 

If you are trying to reply to people I recommend you quote them first also just upping the core ratio as he said is not a good way to overclock your cpu.  Is there a reason why you want to overclock your cpu?  With the 5900x overclocking will have little to no gains when taking cooling and voltage as a consideration. 

[Bad5ector]

9 minutes ago, Cheatabix said:

Just trying to overclock it, any help please?

Depending on how in depth you are looking to go, there are several options.

1. Enable PBO2 and play with those settings. (ie, edit the PBO curve offset)

2. Ryzen Master System is an AMD official OC software that is sorta user friendly, you could also use that.

3. 1Usmus' Clock Tool for Ryzen (CTR2.1) is also a pretty easy one click OC tool.

 

The way you are going about it will work, but it is forcing an all core overclock and you are missing out on the single core boosts of 4.9 or higher on that chip. The other options I listed will allow you to keep those single core boosts, but also give you higher overall clocks when running CPU demanding programs.

 

[Cheatabix]

6 minutes ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

Is there a reason why you want to overclock your cpu?  

trying to reach to advertised max boost clock

[R3dbullDrinker]

Just now, Cheatabix said:

trying to reach to advertised max boost clock

your cpu is most likely hitting the boost clock but for a short period hence the boost.  The boost clock isnt supposed to be maintained for long times and the time of boost can be shortened even more due to temperatures.  If its the boost you want to reach dont worry you definitely already have reached it.  The gains of overclocking on ryzen isnt very beneficial as say intel.  

[frozensun]

2 minutes ago, Cheatabix said:

trying to reach to advertised max boost clock

Amd advertises single boost clock speed per core at least for 3000 series..I'm not sure about 5000 series,guys will confirm that.

[R3dbullDrinker]

2 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Amd advertises single boost clock speed per core at least for 3000 series..I'm not sure about 5000 series,guys will confirm that.

I believe for the 5900x its like 3-4 cores (fastest cores) on the cpu, it dips after a few seconds however.

[Bad5ector]

3 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Amd advertises single boost clock speed per core at least for 3000 series..I'm not sure about 5000 series,guys will confirm that.

Pretty sure you are correct.

[Bad5ector]

Just now, R3dbullDrinker said:

I believe for the 5900x its like 3-4 cores (fastest cores) on the cpu, it dips after a few seconds however.

It will depend on thermal headroom. And I believe it's usually 6 cores?

 

Here is mine running a game in the background (Anyone else playing way too much lost ark??):

 

 

 

 

[Cheatabix]

6 minutes ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

your cpu is most likely hitting the boost clock but for a short period hence the boost

so it being on 4.18-4.2 is ok for the 5900x 

[Cheatabix]

Just now, Bad5ector said:

Here is mine running a game in the background

How have you got it like that my settings i change reset every time it restarts from bios?

[Bad5ector]

Just now, Cheatabix said:

so it being on 4.18-4.2 is ok for the 5900x

Correct. Unless you enable PBO or use something like the CTR tool, that is normal operation for all core load on a 5900x.

[frozensun]

https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-amd_ryzen_9_5900x

[Bad5ector]

Just now, Cheatabix said:

How have you got it like that my settings i change reset every time it restarts from bios?

I'm lazy, I'm using CTR 2.1:

 

ClockTuner v2.1 for Ryzen (CTR) Guide - Introduction (guru3d.com)

 

Others here might say go PBO route in the BIOS. So do your research. But this ain't your old CPUs where you set a static ghz and be done with it.

[Cheatabix]

This is what it currently runs at 

[R3dbullDrinker]

3 minutes ago, Bad5ector said:

It will depend on thermal headroom. And I believe it's usually 6 cores?

 

Here is mine running a game in the background (Anyone else playing way too much lost ark??):

 

 

 

 

Yeah I ik it only takes a few cores but I didnt know how many lol.  

[R3dbullDrinker]

1 minute ago, Cheatabix said:

This is what it currently runs at 

Yep completely fine if you want to dip your feet a bit turn on game mode/pbo

[Bad5ector]

7 minutes ago, Cheatabix said:

This is what it currently runs at 

 

First thing, install HWinfo and check your cores with that.

 

Next, I'd revert any changes you made to your CPU so far, set your XMP (or DOCP) profile for your RAM. Save and boot to Windows to make sure it works. Check HWinfo for clock speeds again.

 

Then here is where it is up to you, either reboot to BIOS and look for your PBO settings and make sure they are enabled (if set to Auto, change to enabled), save and boot to Windows. OR, download that tool I linked, or the Ryzen Master Utility: AMD Ryzen™ Master Utility for Overclocking Control | AMD and start your OC journey from there.

[Cheatabix]

16 minutes ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

game mode/pbo

I assume somewhere in bios?

 

[Cheatabix]

2 hours ago, Bad5ector said:

First thing, install HWinfo and check your cores with that.

 

[gymleader]

The only thing you need to do is:

 

1: Go into BIOS and Load Optimized Defaults then enable XMP.

2: F10 to save changes and reboot.

 

That's it.

 

Your hwinfo should now show cores boosting above this standard 4.2 you set. The 4.8 number is what one core can achieve. You will see this value depending on what you are doing.