Before you even get started on overclocking you should make sure you've got your system up-to-date so it's got maximum performance. Get the latest BIOS... I'm not sure, but I think ASUS released bios' based on AGESA 1004B for it, the latest for Ryzen 3000 that fixes a lot of the problems with boosting. But then you need to also make sure you've updated to latest AMD X570 chipset drivers. Get them only from AMD web site. After that, make a few BIOS tweaks to make sure it's using the chip's boosting and idling/power conserving features right: You have to set the following in your BIOS, under "CPU Features" or "AMD_CBS": Global C-state Control = Enabled Power Supply Idle Control = Low Current Idle CPPC = Enabled CPPC Preferred Cores = Enabled AMD Cool'n'Quiet = Enabled PPC Adjustment = PState 0 That's not overclocking, it just makes the BIOS use the CPU correctly and enable it to work with Windows correctly to get the most out of it. Then, if you really want, go ahead and experiment with PBO overclocking. It does provide a little boost in some benchmarks, but not anything you'll notice. But the good thing about it is it is safe and leaves the system inherently stable no matter what you do. At the end of it, at least you'll know you've optimized it and that does provide a certain sense of satisfaction. Manual all-core overclocking is a major pain, actual decreases performance in most real world tasks and in those tasks it helps it's really quite minor and unnoticeable. Good luck. Answer from drea.drechsler on forums.tomshardware.com
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Before you even get started on overclocking you should make sure you've got your system up-to-date so it's got maximum performance. Get the latest BIOS... I'm not sure, but I think ASUS released bios' based on AGESA 1004B for it, the latest for Ryzen 3000 that fixes a lot of the problems with boosting. But then you need to also make sure you've updated to latest AMD X570 chipset drivers. Get them only from AMD web site. After that, make a few BIOS tweaks to make sure it's using the chip's boosting and idling/power conserving features right: You have to set the following in your BIOS, under "CPU Features" or "AMD_CBS": Global C-state Control = Enabled Power Supply Idle Control = Low Current Idle CPPC = Enabled CPPC Preferred Cores = Enabled AMD Cool'n'Quiet = Enabled PPC Adjustment = PState 0 That's not overclocking, it just makes the BIOS use the CPU correctly and enable it to work with Windows correctly to get the most out of it. Then, if you really want, go ahead and experiment with PBO overclocking. It does provide a little boost in some benchmarks, but not anything you'll notice. But the good thing about it is it is safe and leaves the system inherently stable no matter what you do. At the end of it, at least you'll know you've optimized it and that does provide a certain sense of satisfaction. Manual all-core overclocking is a major pain, actual decreases performance in most real world tasks and in those tasks it helps it's really quite minor and unnoticeable. Good luck.
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So, first thing first. Ryzen 3xxx series CPU's are not great OC'ers, and are already pretty maxed out. You would be much better off using Auto OC and PBO to push the CPU. It nearly always gives better results. Unless there is some reason you need an all core OC on the CPU, this is the best way to do it. Specially as you've never OC'ed before. Also, Ryzen Master, is not the best way to OC your system. The best way is through the bios. You should read/learn about what you want to do, and achieve. This is a great guide for beginners: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/cpu-overclocking-guide-and-tutorial-for-beginners.3347428/
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May 21, 2026 - Auto Overclock enables you to enhance the performance of your system's CPU and RAM without having to delve into the technical intricacies of manual overclocking adjustments. ... Accurate hardware status updates are vital, so AMD Ryzen Master has you covered with real-time monitoring of per-core clock rates, temperature and voltages including average and peak readings.
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r/overclocking on Reddit: Ryzen 7 3700X Manual OC using Ryzen Master
February 16, 2021 - which is all higher than using my PBO settings. Note that I did not set Scalar and left every thing else on Auto besides setting PBO limits · Is this above average? Is there something that I should try instead? Share ... Good to know thank you! ... All things overclocking go here.
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OC 3700x | Overclock.net
December 11, 2019 - Auto OC is the same as PBO, except it is supposed to use whatever offset you configure (up to +200Mhz). If you are using Ryzen Master, you have to activate the profile every time you reboot.
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r/AMDHelp on Reddit: Help with Auto OC on R7 3700X
April 5, 2020 -

So I recently upgraded my PC and the specs are as follow:

Aorus Elite x570 wifi

Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 2x8 DDR4 3600MHz

Ryzen 7 3700x

Red Devil Radeon RX 5700 XT

Samsung Evo 970 m.2 (Windows OS and game installed)

Samsung Evo 850 (PUBG installed)

WD HDD

EVGA G2 750W

I've read a lot of posts about OCing and how it's not entirely worth it (at least for gaming) and decided to use stock options. However, after doing a bit more research it seems that people suggest to enable PBO and use Auto OC from Ryzen Master so that single core games (which is what I mostly play) can benefit from this.

So I went on to enable PBO and use Auto OC and I can see my processor going up to 4.2~4.4 GHz. However, my problem is with Ryzen Master. I know that Ryzen Master was originally intended to just try out your OCing settings and then put them in the BIOS, which is what I would love to do in my case. I don't want to keep restarting my computer after booting it up to apply Auto OC profile on Ryzen Master. As someone who has very basic knowledge on OCing, could anyone be able to help on what settings I'm supposed to move in the BIOS to make it the Auto OC profile that's on Ryzen Master?

Any help is appreciated, and thank you!

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r/Amd on Reddit: AMD Ryzen 3700X 4.575 Ghz All Core Overclock at 1.4 Volts
January 4, 2020 -

Details are here: https://valid.x86.fr/ccz6si

Overclock workflow was:

  1. Open Ryzen Master and create a new Max OC profile.

  2. Include and Set control mode to Manual for CPU.

  3. Include and set Cores Section to mirror speeds of core 0. Speed set to 4.4 Ghz initially.

  4. Include and set Voltage Control to 1.4 V initially.

  5. Press apply and test.

  6. If test passes, perform a CPU-Z benchmark to confirm there are actual gains.

  7. Repeat with 25 Mhz CPU OC increment. As soon as a test fails, increase voltage by 0.025 V.

Note: I understand this is a very basic way to test. But today I was just curious to see what OC I can hit with some form of stability. I will be performing more extensive stability tests later. The final OC was stress tested on CPU-Z for 30+ minutes with no issues though. This is the first time I OC the desktop.

---------------------------------------------------------- Important Question ----------------------------------------------------------

What are the expected temperatures for this CPU running the CPU-Z stress test at 4.4 Ghz OC @ 1.4v for 15 minutes? My cooling setup is a MasterCooler MasterLiquid 240L and all benchmarks/stress tests are done with fans running at 100%. Any contributions to this question will be greatly appreciated since I'm not sure if the 240L is performing as it should.

Here are my results so far with running CPU-Z stress test at different voltages and frequencies for 30+ minutes, room temp at ~ 60 °F:

  • 4.4 Ghz at 1.4 V: 73 °C

  • 4.575 Ghz at 1.4 V: 76 °C

  • 4.2 Ghz at 1.4 V: 71 °C

  • 4.2 Ghz at 1.2V: 57 °C - For those who don't want to run their CPU at 1.4 V (even though its still operating within spec).

  • Precision Overboost enabled from Ryzen Master, 4.150 Ghz at 1.37 V: 70 °C (I kinda expected it to be better than a manual overclock, but it's not, more than likely due to some underlying reasons regarding stability).

Build:

  • CPU: Ryzen 3700X

  • GPU: XFX AMD RX 5700 (flashing to XT BIOS soon)

  • RAM: G.Skill Trident RGB 16 GB - 3200 Mhz (Still need to tighten the timings on this RAM)

  • PSU: Seasonic Focus Gold 850FX

  • Case: CoolerMaster H500

  • Cooling: MasterLiquid 240L

  • Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B450-F

  • Less than one month old.

Fun fact: With a manual OC at 4.4 Ghz and 1.4 V, I ran a Prime 95 torture test. Instantly hit 94 °C and 150 W of CPU power, freaked out, but let it run for a few more seconds out of curiosity to see if the cooler can sustain the temp. It slowly rose and hit 95 °C within seconds. Never used Prime 95 before and would have fried my CPU if I was unsuspecting and wasn't watching the temp and power readings.

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Overclocking the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X: What you get and what you lose? - Digital Citizen
October 2, 2025 - I just used ryzen master, with a voltage of 1,425 i reached 4,350mhz on all cores and it was stable. However it became pretty hot in some cases. I’m goint to purchase a liquid cooler because of the noise of the fan and semmi high temperatures. So i don’t have to worry about that. ... hello i do have a amd ryzen 3700x and i have it overclocked to 42.25Ghz in the bios on all cores im using a Thermaltake 240mm AIO Cinebench scores where pretty well of 4960cb score in Cinebench R20 however stock scores where 4899cb temperatures where in 60s and 70s not any higher then that.
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[SOLVED] - Help with AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Overclocking | Tom's Hardware Forum
June 22, 2020 - I started out learning by playing with Ryzen master software. I only played around with the boost and auto overclock tabs, but didn't notice much of a difference. For reference, I have a Ryzen 7 3700X cpu, a Gigabyte B450M DS3H motherboard, 16 Gigs of GSkill ripjaws DDR4 3000 RAM, a RTX 2060, ...
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OC guide for 3700x? | Overclock.net
I tried setting both PBO and auto OC settings in BIOS, and I wasn't happy with the results. When I decided to try a manual OC, I did it through Ryzen Master. It's not the "preferred" method, but it works with my setup. Up until I got this build I would never recommend a "software overclock" either.
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Ryzen 7 overclocking the 3700X - Evil's Personal Palace - HisEvilness - Paul Ripmeester
December 11, 2020 - The main take away is that with the Ryzen 7 3700X the voltage wall is around 4.4 GHz. Important to note here again that more than 1.35 voltage is on the limit for Zen 2 daily use and more then 1.3v is not advised by AMD. And PBO 2.0 almost does a better job then manually overclocking with the AMD 3000 series. ... VDDCR @ 1.087v. ... SOC LLC Auto...
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OVERCLOCKING is NOT DEAD! Ryzen 3700X MAXIMUM Gaming Performance - YouTube
OVERCLOCKING is NOT DEAD! Ryzen 3700X MAXIMUM Gaming Performance. Today I test the Zen2 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU both Stock AND Max Overclock to see the perform...
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How To Overclock AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Without Instant-Reboot Upon Load? | Overclock.net
January 28, 2022 - There's no much point in overclocking it conventional way but if you do best case scenario is up to 4.4GHz all core and that requires high voltage and precise cooling. ... @MishelLngelo Thanks for the reply buddy.
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Ryzen 7 3700x Overclocking - CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory - Linus Tech Tips
December 21, 2021 - I want to overclock my CPU (ryzen 7 3700x), and I have never done it before. Should I use my BIOS settings (it's a B550, so overclocking is supported), or Ryzen master? And did anyone else done it before? What would be the stable clock and max voltage? And my cooling is a SilentumPC Fortis 3. It ...
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Tom's Hardware
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Overclocking and Ryzen Master - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X Review: Zen 2 and 7nm Unleashed - Tom's Hardware | Tom's Hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Ryzen 7 3700X Review: Zen 2 and 7nm Unleashed
Our resident overclocking expert Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch has also spent time with early Ryzen 3000 samples and was unable to break the 4.1 GHz barrier without sub-ambient cooling. In either case, the combination of PBO and AutoOC yielded improvements in some applications, but wasn't as impressive with the Ryzen 7 3700X ... First 7nm CPUs bring the power.
Rating: 4 ​
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r/overclocking on Reddit: Ryzen 7 3700x Safe OC
May 23, 2022 -

By safe OC, I mean I don't want to push it to the limits. I want it to run cool, stable, and get good clock speeds. I have a katana 5 tower cooler "cheap not very good. But I assume it's better than stock one."

Should I bother changing the clock speed and voltage or just let them stay at stock speeds?
MOBO "MSI B450-A Pro Max" again, nothing fancy here.

Is it possible to clock it to 4.4 GHZ and stay safe with what I currently have? Or should I fix it to something like 4.2 or 4.0 and give, I don't know low voltage that can handle that and stay cool at the same time?

you might already noticed that I'm not very good at oc'ing and stuff. but any help is appreciated. I currently have 1600x which was running 90+ degrees on stock settings. That's why I fixed that CPU's clock speed to 3.6 with a low voltage, and I'm basically getting more or less the same performance but my CPU is staying nice and cool at 50-60 degrees at max. This is what I'm after.

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Download Prime95 and HWiNFO64. Go into your bios and enable Precision Boost Overdrive, leave every other CPU setting on auto. This will essentially remove all power limits from your CPU, allowing us to see what voltage we can use. Open up Prime95 and HWiNFO64, and within Prime95 click: Custom -> “Min FFT size” = 128 and “Max FFT size” = 128, make sure “Run FFTs in place” is selected. Within HWiNFO64, view the sensor that reads CPU Core Voltage (SVI2). MAKE SURE IT IS THE SVI2 SENSOR AS THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE SENSOR. Allow Prime95 to run for 5-10 minutes, and whatever the lowest value the SVI2 sensor reads is your fit voltage. Now you might be asking: what is fit voltage? Fit voltage is the maximum safe voltage that your CPU can run 24/7 without any degradation. Most Zen 2 processors tend to have a fit voltage of anywhere from 1.25v to 1.32v. Now that you have your fit voltage, go into your bios, disable Precision Boost Overdrive, and set your voltage to that value, and in the box that reads CPU multiple type 42.00x. This means that your CPU will be running at 4.2 GHz. It’s read as a multiple because your motherboard’s BCLK clock speed is 100 MHz, and BCLK clock speed * CPU multiplier = CPU speed (i.e. 100 MHz * 42.00 = 4200 MHz, or 4.2 GHz). If this boots, open HWiNFO and check the SVI2 voltage sensor and your CPU speed. If everything has the correct value, then open Prime95 and run a Small FFT test (maximum power/heat/CPU stress). While this is running, check HWiNFO to make sure the temperature doesn’t get too high (I would say anywhere from 75C-85C is ok). If the test runs for an hour straight without crashing, then it should be stable. If it doesn’t (it probably should as 4.2 GHz isn’t too high of a value for a 3600), then decrease the multiplier to around 41.50x. If it does pass the test, then you can go higher if you like. Try going in smaller increments, such as 42.50x. You can keep going until it crashes, then just decrease the value to the previously known maximum. If you would like an example for a Ryzen 5 3600 overclock, I’m running at 1.28v at 4.4 GHz.
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Doing some testing rn , safely ran a 43.0 1.30v while playing warzone for 3 hrs didn’t go above 54°c . 44.0 1.40v @85°c ran a cinebench and passed , if I had a dual or triple cooler I’m sure that’s very sustainable. Dropping voltage right now 44.0 1.395v @83° is the best I could do.
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r/Amd on Reddit: How to overclock Ryzen 3700X.
October 2, 2020 -

Hi everyone. Built a new PC, please feel free to check out specs below and comment. My question is this...

Should i overclock using auto-overclock on Ryzen Master or should i do it manually?

If you think i should do it manually, should i do it on the software or set it up on the BIOS in the ASUS motherboard?

Please know that i have ZERO experience/knowledge on proper overclocking which is why i am currently using the auto-overclocking feature in Ryzen Master. Thanks!

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r/Amd on Reddit: Ryzen Master Overclocking r7 3700x
September 27, 2020 -

Just wondering if if im going the right direction Build specs below. Been playing around overclocking, learning as I go with lots of trial and error. So far best results ive gotten in cinebench. Posted settings i have in Ryzen Master. Mainly for gaming and streaming from the same system.

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x

GPU: MSI Mech OC AMD 5700xt

Ram: Corsair vengeance pro 3200 2 x16gb..32gb total Yes rgb lol

Motherboard: ROG B-550 non wifi

Power: Corsair RM750 gold +

NZXT z63 AIO for CPU

CASE: NZXT H510 Elite.

2 STICKERS: for those extra cuda ram processor speeds.

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How to Overclock Your CPU: Get the Most GHz from Your Processor
May 6, 2023 - You can override those settings either manually or with AMD's PBO. You can access this feature via either the BIOS or Ryzen Master software when you overclock in Windows 10 or Windows 11.
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How to Overclock Your AMD Ryzen CPU | PCMag
August 26, 2020 - OCCT: Ask five overclockers what tools they use, and you'll get five different answers. I prefer OCCT, since it contains multiple stress tests within one program, as well as a host of monitoring features to help keep an eye on those CPU temperatures. AMD's own Ryzen Master and HWiNFO are arguably better at monitoring temperature readings, and have a lot of other useful stats, but OCCT should be good enough if you’re just starting out and aren't pushing your CPU to its absolute limit.