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Ryzen 3700x running near to 4.4 out the box?

jonnz

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Hi all,
Put my new PC together today and my CPU is an AMD Ryzen 3700X which at stock is supposed to be about 3.6ghz... I installed windows and put a few things on including NZXT CAM due to me having the NZXT X63 and it shows the CPU clocked at 4374mhz. Is this normal or is the CAM software saying this when in reality it isn't? I'm not really interested in overlocking and wondered if there's anything I should be doing?
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It only runs at 3.6ghz at a minimum in worst case scenarios. Because you have good cooling it will run well above this most of the time.

Depending on what programs you are running it may boost higher. The advertised maximum boost is 4.4ghz.

If you want to test if CAM is correct, then you can also use this program. Just download the portable version.

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
 
Thanks I'll have a look. I just checked the bios and that shows the CPU at 3.6ghz. Doesn't make sense....
 
jonnz said:
Thanks I'll have a look. I just checked the bios and that shows the CPU at 3.6ghz. Doesn't make sense....
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That is because it will not be boosting while you are only in the bios. A bios is hardly the most complicated thing to run.
 
muon said:
It only runs at 3.6ghz at a minimum in worst case scenarios. Because you have good cooling it will run well above this most of the time.

Depending on what programs you are running it may boost higher. The advertised maximum boost is 4.4ghz.

If you want to test if CAM is correct, then you can also use this program. Just download the portable version.

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
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HWInfo shows all cores running near to 4.4. Would it automatically do this or is there any way to bring it back to 3.6?
 
Apologies, I'm utterly clueless with this and assumed it would only overclock if i were to make changes. Does the CPU automatically overclock if its able due to low temps etc? Apologies for the stupid questions
 
jonnz said:
HWInfo shows all cores running near to 4.4. Would it automatically do this or is there any way to bring it back to 3.6?
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You can turn precision boost off in the BIOS. What is your motherboard?

Why did you buy such expensive cooling if you want to run it at lower than default speeds and underclock?

jonnz said:
Apologies, I'm utterly clueless with this and assumed it would only overclock if i were to make changes. Does the CPU automatically overclock if its able due to low temps etc? Apologies for the stupid questions
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It isn't overlclocking. It is boosting.
 
muon said:
You can turn precision boost off in the BIOS. What is your motherboard?

Why did you buy such expensive cooling if you want to run it at lower than default speeds and underclock?

It isn't overlclocking. It is boosting.
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I just want to prolong the life of my CPU. If it's running cool enough to boost then fine but if by boosting it will cause it issues later down the line then I'd rather leave it at stock as it's perfectly good enough for me at 3.6ghz.
I've just never known a CPU to automatically boost like that, I have the MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk Mobo. The CPU is ticking over at approx 44 degrees, I'm yet to give it a go gaming due to still installing everything.
 
jonnz said:
I just want to prolong the life of my CPU. If it's running cool enough to boost then fine but if by boosting it will cause it issues later down the line then I'd rather leave it at stock as it's perfectly good enough for me at 3.6ghz.
I've just never known a CPU to automatically boost like that, I have the MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk Mobo. The CPU is ticking over at approx 44 degrees, I'm yet to give it a go gaming due to still installing everything.
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It's fine, don't worry about it you have a 3 year warranty. Beyond that CPUs failing is almost unheard of.

You've also build a very expensive system to be worrying about these things? Did you spec it yourself?

What was you last CPU?
 
Yes i spec'd it myself and haven't built a PC now for quite a few years.

It was quite expensive thats why I'm questionning whether it should be showing that clock speed right out the box or whether something is up with it. Looking at the AMD site, it states it boosts to 4.4 depending on cooling conditions so I'm guessing the clever little thing is just stretching it's legs. Thanks for the info. I had a major headache speccing the whole thing being out the loop for so long so haven't given much time to looking that deep into the processor.
 
The CPU will manage itself to boost and stay within safe temps to last well beyond the lifetime of your PC. Enjoy it :)
 
jonnz said:
HWInfo shows all cores running near to 4.4. Would it automatically do this or is there any way to bring it back to 3.6?
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What rows are you checking? Core Clock (red) or Effective Clock (blue)?

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These are not the same thing. Core Clock is a derived value based on the values of the base clock and the ratio - base clock value * ratio = core clock. With Ryzen, this is more like a "maximum" value, not the value its actually running at. The actual core clock changes hundreds of times per second depending on load, thermals, current, power usage etc. This value also does not report sleeping cores. Effective clock is an average clock reported over a short period of time from values the processor is saying the cores are actually running at. Effective clock values in HWInfo will be similar to what you see in Ryzen Master, and are much more representative of what the processor is actually doing.
 
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