pretty straightforward. Don’t worry if you’re not, though; we’re
going to give you the full rundown. Start by selecting manual
mode, then make sure that all the cores are linked by clicking
the icon on the right-hand side, so that all the cores are green.
(Check our annotation above if you’re not sure which icon we’re
talking about.) From there, you can either click and drag the
green slider bars to adjust the operating frequency, or click the
number and type it in directly.
Generally, it’s best to raise the frequency in increments of
0.1GHz between tests. If you know the maximum boost clock of
your processor, though, it’s a safe bet to start by stepping up the
frequency by half the difference between the base and boost
clocks. So, if your processor has a base clock of 3.7GHz and a
boost clock of 4.3GHz, you can cut out some of the testing and go
straight to 4.0GHz without too much concern of damaging your
processor. Once your chosen frequency is set, hit “Apply and
Test.” This may require a restart—allow the system to reboot,
and Ryzen Master will begin automatically after a few moments.
As we mentioned earlier, it’s best to run a more demanding
program than the Ryzen Master stress test, just to make sure
that the system will run. Chances are, you’ll experience a
crash here; don’t worry—that just means that you’ll need to
raise the voltage being supplied to the CPU. Do this in Ryzen
Master, first by 0.2V and then by 0.1V at a time, until the system
can withstand a sustained stress test at your overclocked
frequency without crashing.
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STABILIZING
Once you’ve got a stable overclock, keep stepping
it up by increments of 0.1GHz. When your system
crashes under stress, raise the voltage by a small
amount, then continue. Ryzen Master insists on auto-
adjusting the voltage to more precise amounts, but
don’t worry about this. Eventually, you will reach a stage
where operating the system under stress becomes
impossible, regardless of the voltage increase. At this
point, dial the frequency back by 0.1GHz, and find the
lowest voltage at which the system can be successfully
stress-tested at—that’s your stable overclock. All done!
>> Of course, there are more precise ways to
overclock. Your CPU—particularly one of the higher-end
3000-series Ryzen chips—will demonstrate that certain
cores operate at better speeds than others. Ryzen
Mas ter highlight s the f as ter core s , s o if you’re s tr uggling
to get a functioning overclock, focusing on individual
cores can potentially solve your issues. To do this, unlink
the cores so that all the icons are red, then clock up the
fastest cores, and raise the voltage where needed. The
performance difference may not be as noticeable, but
these faster cores can potentially be clocked higher than
the overall maximum attainable clock speed for the CPU
using all cores, which results in superior performance
in tasks that only use a single core.- CHOOSE YOUR MODE
You can select between modes here. All
profiles are set to “default” at first; no
overclocking whatsoever. - MAKE THE LINK
These icons indicate whether each CCD
and CCX (core groups) are linked. Green
is linked, red is unlinked. Linked cores
match each others’ frequency.
3. FIDDLE WITH THE FREQUENCY
This is the operating frequency of each
core, adjustable by the green bar. Cores
can be disabled by clicking the green box,
but we wouldn’t recommend this.
4. SPEED STARS
This icon represents which core is the
fastest: Yellow stars denote the fastest
core; gray is the fastest within that CCX.
5. AMP UP THE VOLTAGE
Voltage control should always be left
included. Tweak it upward in small
increments using the arrows.
6. FORGET THE MEMORY
Memory control is excluded, and set to
auto by default, and unless you know
what you’re doing, it’s best to leave it
that way.
A QUICK GUIDE TO THE RYZEN MASTER UI
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