Overclocking The Ryzen 3 1200 processor
What about the Ryzen 3 1200?
So, we popped in the 1200 to see what it would do. The 1200 is a non-X model and should be the lesser binned version with lower XFR ranges. For overclocking however, XFR will disable itself once you pass the highest Turbo.
The results? 100% similar to the 1300X... also 4000 MHz and here we used the stock AMD cooler.
Overclocking and tweaking then. Always invest in good hardware by the way (MOBO/PSU/Memory/Cooling), the cheaper motherboards often are not well tuned for enthusiast overclocking. Also get yourself a good power supply and proper processor cooling. Overclocking with a more core processor (doesn't matter if that is Intel or AMD) is far more difficult than you expect it to be. You could apply a fixed voltage, but we do recommend a voltage offset (start with +200Mv)
What we did
- Enable 4000 MHz (40 Multiplier)
- Apply 1.40V to the CPU (increase offsets to +240)
- Enable XMP on our memory kit (3200 MHz Cl14)
Ryzen likes fast memory, so with this dual-channel (single rank) setup we really can recommend higher frequency memory like the 2933 and 3200 MHz kits used.
Here is an example of the Ryzen 3 1200 at 4000 MHz @ all cores. Here the stock cooler seems to run fine in the ~65 Degrees C range overclocked.
We have been able to sustain a stable 4.0 GHz on all cores. Memory wise we had 3200 MHz CL14 stable. Ergo, the performance is the same as the 1300X at 4 GHz :-)
