Working with CTR

Working with CTR 

As you understood from the previous chapters, the hardware for testing will not be simple. I will be testing on ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (UEFI 3204 with AGESA 1.2.0.0). Complementing this tandem is a  Ryzen 9 5900X processor. As cooling was used, MORA + water block from TechN. The power supply is ROG Thor 1200W Platinum. Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 3600C16 RAM. Before we start with the tuning, we need to assess the potential of our processor. To do that, go to the TUNER page and press the DIAGNOSTIC button. Fortunately, we don't have to tune anything.

During the diagnostic process for processors based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture, a report of the current Curve Optimizer settings will be available. For cores 1 - 6 (CCD#1), the settings range from 10 to 15. But for CCD#2, these values are much lower. This suggests that CCD#2 does not have much-overclocking potential. It also suggests that AMD defaults to this great architectural feature that makes all processors based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture more energy efficient. In most cases, manual intervention by the user will only make the results worse.  Why? Because users have no access to information about FIT and other metrics of core fault tolerance. After a while, the diagnostic mode will detect the weakest thread and provide the user with information about sample quality and recommended settings for the P1, P2, and undervolting profile. 

In my case, Ryzen 9 5900X processor was not a select processor, and its category is conditional gold, which often crosses the silver category. I want to remark; the category can vary depending on several factors: DRAM stability, AGESA version, UEFI settings, processor temperature, or VRM temperature. This means that it is possible that when you run the second diagnostic, you will get bronze or gold instead of silver. Don't panic; this is normal; remember what I wrote in the previous sentence. Once we are familiar with the diagnostic results, we can start tuning. In most cases, it is enough to press just one button - TUNE. If you are an experienced user, nothing stops you from adjusting the starting values to your liking. The tuning process can be very long, in the order of 20-40 minutes, so be patient and popcorn :)

During the tuning process, the user will see different messages in the log, so don't be scared or look for the answer "how to fix a bad CPU core."

CTR will inform the current state of the process, the key values and provide recommendations, improving the result or stability in the future.  There is no need to rush to the forum since the security system is always watching the process, and it will take action if something happens. You can also ignore these comments.