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Overclocking a Ryzen 7 with Coreboost & XFR @ 4Ghz

fultotop
Level 7
I have an Ryzen 7 1800x and have been overclocking to various overclocks for a couple months and been testing them. I've used P-States for overclocking my Ryzen but having to use Voltage offset to raise voltages just cooks the processor when doing a high overclock. I wouldn't even recommend trying P-States to overclock above 3.9Ghz unless you have a magic chip, either bios needs fixing or the chip doesn't allow a voltage over 1.35v. I've for now settled into using my Ryzen at 4Ghz 3200Mhz RAM (4x8GB) using Stilts 3200 Fast DRAM timings, after running at 3466 but I was having issues booting, though once booted it was fine but a little warmer.

I've read various overclocking guides telling people to switch off Core Boost and XFR but when I do that my processor turns into a heater. If I leave Core Boost, XFR on Auto and set Overclock mode to Auto my Ryzen seems to run cooler. The processor is still managing the voltages to some extent in keeping the processor cooler while overclocked. As a result my Ryzen still is using XFR to ramp up to 4070Mhz while overclocked which is nice as every little hertz counts .

My Ryzen 1800X is no gem to run at 4.1Ghz 3200Mhz on all cores I had to set 1.45V with a high LLC, I would have slowly cooked my Ryzen to keep it fully stable with a high memory clock. 4.0Ghz requires 1.377 under load with a few spikes so if you are having trouble overclocking it, try turning those options back on. You can see below from the temps & voltages below are reasonable after running a large h264 1080p encode.

I've used Prime Blender, Cinebench and a lot of stress tests and benchmarks that the system would pass. But if I encoded a large 1080p h264 video it would crash on the 2nd pass if unstable. I wasted so much time running Prime tests for 24 hours, then for Handbrake to crash the system in less than 30 minutes.

PS. Below Cinebench snip of my Ryzen scores at 4.1Ghz 3200Mhz & 4.0Ghz 3466Mhz, when running at 4.0 3200Mhz I get a score of 1799 with my current memory timings. So this shows that running my RAM at above 3200Mhz doesn't make sense for me at least due to I needed SOC voltage of 1.2V to run 4 sticks at 3466Mhz with 14 CAS Latency, 2T & no gear down timings. For a difference of between 4-10 points on Cinebench but rising temps.

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Neoony
Level 9
Hmm
Iam running fine with my setup.


I can just say you can definitely do pstates over 4.0GHz
And I never have any sign of XFR running with my settings, nor any issues disabling it.
Also my clocks and voltages go nicely down, when CPU isnt used.

Yeah voltage seems quite high, but Iam pretty sure I get even higher voltages when on auto and same frequency. (it doesnt like any lower)
I honestly dont really mind, I just dont wanna get any much more closer to 1.5
(Its not exactly 24/7 Voltage, because Pstates)
Also watercooled and temps are fine. (around 65-68 max)
All stable.


BIOS 1701

BIOS settings:



Pstates:



Full settings.txt:
[2017/12/05 18:26:53]
Ai Overclock Tuner [D.O.C.P. Standard]
D.O.C.P. [D.O.C.P DDR4-3200 14-14-14-34-1.35V]
BCLK Frequency [100.0000]
BCLK_Divider [Auto]
Custom CPU Core Ratio [Auto]
> CPU Core Ratio [Auto]
Performance Bias [CB15]
Memory Frequency [DDR4-3200MHz]
Core Performance Boost [Disabled]
SMT Mode [Enabled]
EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled]
TPU [Keep Current Settings]
CPU Core Voltage [Offset mode]
CPU Offset Mode Sign [+]
- CPU Core Voltage Offset [0.08125]
CPU SOC Voltage [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [1.36000]
1.8V PLL Voltage [Auto]
1.05V SB Voltage [Auto]
Target TDP [Auto]
TRC_EOM [Auto]
TRTP_EOM [Auto]
TRRS_S_EOM [Auto]
TRRS_L_EOM [Auto]
TWTR_EOM [Auto]
TWTR_L_EOM [Auto]
TWCL_EOM [Auto]
TWR_EOM [Auto]
TFAW_EOM [Auto]
TRCT_EOM [Auto]
TREFI_EOM [Auto]
TRDRD_DD_EOM [Auto]
TRDRD_SD_EOM [Auto]
TRDRD_SC_EOM [Auto]
TRDRD_SCDLR_EOM [Auto]
TRDRD_SCL_EOM [Auto]
TWRWR_DD_EOM [Auto]
TWRWR_SD_EOM [Auto]
TWRWR_SC_EOM [Auto]
TWRWR_SCDLR_EOM [Auto]
TWRWR_SCL_EOM [Auto]
TWRRD_EOM [Auto]
TRDWR_EOM [Auto]
TWRRD_SCDLR_EOM [Auto]
Mem Over Clock Fail Count [3]
DRAM CAS# Latency [14]
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Read Delay [14]
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Write Delay [14]
DRAM RAS# PRE Time [14]
DRAM RAS# ACT Time [34]
Trc_SM [48]
TrrdS_SM [6]
TrrdL_SM [8]
Tfaw_SM [39]
TwtrS_SM [Auto]
TwtrL_SM [Auto]
Twr_SM [Auto]
Trcpage_SM [Auto]
TrdrdScl_SM [Auto]
TwrwrScl_SM [Auto]
Trfc_SM [560]
Trfc2_SM [416]
Trfc4_SM [256]
Tcwl_SM [Auto]
Trtp_SM [Auto]
Trdwr_SM [Auto]
Twrrd_SM [Auto]
TwrwrSc_SM [Auto]
TwrwrSd_SM [Auto]
TwrwrDd_SM [Auto]
TrdrdSc_SM [Auto]
TrdrdSd_SM [Auto]
TrdrdDd_SM [Auto]
Tcke_SM [Auto]
ProcODT_SM [Auto]
Cmd2T [Auto]
Gear Down Mode [Auto]
Power Down Enable [Auto]
RttNom [Auto]
RttWr [Auto]
RttPark [Auto]
MemAddrCmdSetup_SM [Auto]
MemCsOdtSetup_SM [Auto]
MemCkeSetup_SM [Auto]
MemCadBusClkDrvStren_SM [Auto]
MemCadBusAddrCmdDrvStren_SM [Auto]
MemCadBusCsOdtDrvStren_SM [Auto]
MemCadBusCkeDrvStren_SM [Auto]
VTTDDR Voltage [Auto]
VPP_MEM Voltage [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [Auto]
DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHB [Auto]
VDDP Voltage [Auto]
VDDP Standby Voltage [Auto]
1.8V Standby Voltage [Auto]
CPU 3.3v AUX [Auto]
2.5V SB Voltage [Auto]
DRAM R1 Tune [Auto]
DRAM R2 Tune [Auto]
DRAM R3 Tune [Auto]
DRAM R4 Tune [Auto]
PCIE Tune R1 [Auto]
PCIE Tune R2 [Auto]
PCIE Tune R3 [Auto]
PLL Tune R1 [Auto]
PLL reference voltage [Auto]
T Offset [Auto]
Sense MI Skew [Auto]
Sense MI Offset [Auto]
Promontory presence [Auto]
Clock Amplitude [Auto]
CPU Load-line Calibration [Level 2]
CPU Current Capability [110%]
CPU VRM Switching Frequency [Auto]
VRM Spread Spectrum [Auto]
CPU Power Duty Control [Extreme]
CPU Power Phase Control [Auto]
CPU Power Thermal Control [120]
VDDSOC Load-line Calibration [Level 2]
VDDSOC Current Capability [Auto]
VDDSOC Switching Frequency [Auto]
VDDSOC Phase Control [Auto]
DRAM Current Capability [100%]
DRAM Power Phase Control [Extreme]
DRAM Switching Frequency [Auto]
DRAM VBoot Voltage [1.36000]
Security Device Support [Enable]
TPM Device Selection [Discrete TPM]
Erase fTPM NV for factory reset [Enabled]
PSS Support [Enabled]
NX Mode [Enabled]
SVM Mode [Disabled]
SATA Port Enable [Enabled]
PT XHCI GEN1 [Auto]
PT XHCI GEN2 [Auto]
PT USB Equalization4 [Auto]
PT USB Redriver [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 0 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 1 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 2 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 3 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 4 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 5 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 6 [Auto]
PT PCIE PORT 7 [Auto]
Onboard PCIE LAN PXE ROM [Enabled]
AMD CRB EHCI Debug port switch [Disabled]
Onboard LED [Enabled]
Hyper kit Mode [Disabled]
SATA Port Enable [Enabled]
SATA Mode [AHCI]
SMART Self Test [Enabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
Hot Plug [Disabled]
ErP Ready [Disabled]
Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By PCI-E/PCI [Disabled]
Power On By RTC [Disabled]
Super I/O Clock Skew [Auto]
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
PCIEX4_3 Bandwidth [Auto]
PCIEX16_1 Mode [GEN 3]
PCIEX8_2 Mode [Auto]
PCIEX4_3 Mode [Auto]
M.2 Link Mode [GEN 3]
SB Link Mode [Auto]
Asmedia USB 3.1 Controller [Enabled]
RGB LED lighting [Enabled]
In sleep, hibernate and soft off states [Off]
Intel LAN Controller [Enabled]
Intel LAN OPROM [Disabled]
USB Type C Power Switch for USB3.1_E1 [Auto]
USB Type C Power Switch for USB3.1_EC2 [Auto]
Network Stack [Disabled]
Debug Port Table [Disabled]
Debug Port Table 2 [Disabled]
Device [TOSHIBA DT01ACA200]
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
XHCI Hand-off [Enabled]
USB Mass Storage Driver Support [Enabled]
SanDisk [Auto]
USB3.1_E1 [Auto]
USB3_1 [Enabled]
USB3_2 [Enabled]
USB3_3 [Enabled]
USB3_4 [Enabled]
USB3_5 [Auto]
USB3_6 [Auto]
USB3_7 [Auto]
USB3_8 [Auto]
USB3_9 [Auto]
USB3_10 [Auto]
USB2_11 [Auto]
USB2_12 [Auto]
USB2_13 [Auto]
USB2_14 [Auto]
USB_15 [Auto]
USB_16 [Auto]
CPU Temperature [Monitor]
MotherBoard Temperature [Monitor]
VRM Temperature [Monitor]
PCH Temperature [Monitor]
T_Sensor1 Temperature [Monitor]
CPU Fan Speed [Monitor]
Chassis Fan 1 Speed [Monitor]
Chassis Fan 2 Speed [Monitor]
Chassis Fan 3 Speed [Monitor]
W_PUMP+ Speed [Monitor]
CPU Optional Fan Speed [Monitor]
AIO_PUMP Speed [Monitor]
W_FLOW Speed [Monitor]
W_IN Temperature [Monitor]
W_OUT Temperature [Monitor]
CPU Core Voltage [Monitor]
3.3V Voltage [Monitor]
5V Voltage [Monitor]
12V Voltage [Monitor]
CPU Q-Fan Control [PWM Mode]
CPU Fan Smoothing Up/Down Time [0 sec]
CPU Fan Speed Lower Limit [Ignore]
CPU Fan Profile [Manual]
CPU Upper Temperature [60]
CPU Fan Max. Duty Cycle (%) [100]
CPU Middle Temperature [55]
CPU Fan Middle. Duty Cycle (%) [50]
CPU Lower Temperature [50]
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W_PUMP+ Control [Disabled]
Chassis Fan 1 Q-Fan Control [PWM Mode]
Chassis Fan 1 Q-Fan Source [CPU]
Chassis Fan 1 Smoothing Up/Down Time [0 sec]
Chassis Fan 1 Speed Low Limit [Ignore]
Chassis Fan 1 Profile [Manual]
Chassis Fan 1 Upper Temperature [60]
Chassis Fan 1 Max. Duty Cycle (%) [100]
Chassis Fan 1 Middle Temperature [55]
Chassis Fan 1 Middle. Duty Cycle (%) [50]
Chassis Fan 1 Lower Temperature [50]
Chassis Fan 1 Min. Duty Cycle (%) [28]
Chassis Fan 2 Q-Fan Control [PWM Mode]
Chassis Fan 2 Q-Fan Source [CPU]
Chassis Fan 2 Smoothing Up/Down Time [0 sec]
Chassis Fan 2 Speed Low Limit [Ignore]
Chassis Fan 2 Profile [Manual]
Chassis Fan 2 Upper Temperature [60]
Chassis Fan 2 Max. Duty Cycle (%) [100]
Chassis Fan 2 Middle Temperature [55]
Chassis Fan 2 Middle. Duty Cycle (%) [50]
Chassis Fan 2 Lower Temperature [50]
Chassis Fan 2 Min. Duty Cycle (%) [5]
Chassis Fan 3 Q-Fan Control [PWM Mode]
Chassis Fan 3 Q-Fan Source [CPU]
Chassis Fan 3 Smoothing Up/Down Time [0 sec]
Chassis Fan 3 Speed Low Limit [Ignore]
Chassis Fan 3 Profile [Manual]
Chassis Fan 3 Upper Temperature [60]
Chassis Fan 3 Max. Duty Cycle (%) [100]
Chassis Fan 3 Middle Temperature [55]
Chassis Fan 3 Middle. Duty Cycle (%) [50]
Chassis Fan 3 Lower Temperature [50]
Chassis Fan 3 Min. Duty Cycle (%) [10]
OnChip SATA Channel [Auto]
OnChip SATA Type [AHCI]
USB3_1 [Enabled]
USB3_2 [Enabled]
USB3_3 [Enabled]
USB3_4 [Enabled]
IR Config [RX & TX0 Only]
SdForce18 Enable [Disabled]
SD Mode configuration [AMDA]
Uart 0 Enable [Enabled]
Uart 1 Enable [Enabled]
I2C 0 Enable [Enabled]
I2C 1 Enable [Enabled]
I2C 2 Enable [Disabled]
I2C 3 Enable [Disabled]
GPIO Devices Support [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 0 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 1 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 2 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 3 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 4 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 5 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 6 [Auto]
ESATA Port On Port 7 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 0 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 1 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 2 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 3 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 4 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 5 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 6 [Auto]
SATA Power On Port 7 [Auto]
SATA Port 0 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 1 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 2 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 3 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 4 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 5 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 6 MODE [Auto]
SATA Port 7 MODE [Auto]
SATA Hot-Removable Support [Auto]
SATA 6 AHCI Support [Auto]
Int. Clk Differential Spread [Auto]
SATA MAXGEN2 CAP OPTION [Auto]
SATA CLK Mode Option [Auto]
Aggressive Link PM Capability [Auto]
Port Multiplier Capability [Auto]
SATA Ports Auto Clock Control [Auto]
SATA Partial State Capability [Auto]
SATA FIS Based Switching [Auto]
SATA Command Completion Coalescing Support [Auto]
SATA Slumber State Capability [Auto]
SATA MSI Capability Support [Auto]
SATA Target Support 8 Devices [Auto]
Generic Mode [Auto]
SATA AHCI Enclosure [Auto]
SATA SGPIO 0 [Disabled]
SATA SGPIO 1 [Disabled]
SATA PHY PLL [Auto]
AC/DC Change Message Delivery [Disabled]
TimerTick Tracking [Auto]
Clock Interrupt Tag [Enabled]
EHCI Traffic Handling [Disabled]
Fusion Message C Multi-Core [Disabled]
Fusion Message C State [Disabled]
SPI Read Mode [Auto]
SPI 100MHz Support [Auto]
SPI Normal Speed [Auto]
SPI Fast Read Speed [Auto]
SPI Burst Write [Auto]
I2C 0 D3 Support [Auto]
I2C 1 D3 Support [Auto]
I2C 2 D3 Support [Auto]
I2C 3 D3 Support [Auto]
UART 0 D3 Support [Auto]
UART 1 D3 Support [Auto]
SATA D3 Support [Auto]
EHCI D3 Support [Auto]
XHCI D3 Support [Auto]
SD D3 Support [Auto]
S0I3 [Auto]
Chipset Power Saving Features [Enabled]
SB Clock Spread Spectrum [Auto]
SB Clock Spread Spectrum Option [-0.375%]
HPET In SB [Auto]
MsiDis in HPET [Auto]
_OSC For PCI0 [Auto]
USB Phy Power Down [Auto]
PCIB_CLK_Stop Override [0]
USB MSI Option [Auto]
LPC MSI Option [Auto]
PCIBridge MSI Option [Auto]
AB MSI Option [Auto]
SB C1E Support [Auto]
SB Hardware Reduced Support [Auto]
GPP Serial Debug Bus Enable [Auto]
IOMMU [Auto]
Remote Display Feature [Auto]
Gnb Hd Audio [Auto]
PSPP Policy [Auto]
Memory Clock [Auto]
Bank Interleaving [Enabled]
Channel Interleaving [Enabled]
Memory Clear [Disabled]
Fast Boot [Enabled]
Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot]
Boot Logo Display [Disabled]
POST Report [3 sec]
Boot up NumLock State [Enabled]
Wait For 'F1' If Error [Enabled]
Option ROM Messages [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
Setup Mode [Advanced Mode]
Launch CSM [Enabled]
Boot Device Control [UEFI and Legacy OPROM]
Boot from Network Devices [Legacy only]
Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy only]
Boot from PCI-E Expansion Devices [Legacy only]
OS Type [Other OS]
Setup Animator [Enabled]
Load from Profile [5]
Profile Name [4/3200 PstateZ]
Save to Profile [5]
CPU Core Voltage [Auto]
VDDSOC Voltage [Auto]
1.8V PLL Voltage [Auto]
BCLK Frequency [Auto]
CPU Ratio [Auto]
Bus Interface [PCIEX16/X8_1]


oh...and cinebench (multi left..single right):

@ Neoony,

I found that while using Pstates that my Ryzen would generally heat up more due to the voltage offset as I believe it applies to every Pstate not just the custom ones. I supposed you could alter all the other Pstates to take care of the voltage offset at lower speeds though. I must admit most of the guides I've seen only say to alter Pstate 0 and leave the rest. But after seeing your screenshot you would need to lower all the other Pstates voltages to remove the voltage offset at lower speeds.

Looking at your screenshots my and your v-core and other voltages seem to run about the same as I've now bumped up to 4.05GHz, just done it two different ways. I will have a go using your settings at the weekend and see how it goes.

Thanks for the very detailed response.

Also, its kinda weird that although my VCORE voltage often stays at 0.9V, it mostly drops down to 0.5V in the end.
(Clocks down to 2021MHz)

But good point, I actually never thought the voltage offset might also apply on the other pstates 😄

I know I had some issues when I only did the Pstate0 on Custom and others on auto, but that was on some older bioses and I didnt touch that since.

(also use Ryzen power plan in windows Power, I read it might be important for pstates)

EDIT:
Also I read many guides and each one says something different.
Its very useful to read many of them and try the different things they say, and see what works best for you.