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AMD Ryzen 7000X3D is not overclockable, however will support for PBO 2 and the Curve Optimizer
Over the weekend, AMD made an error on their product pages, suggesting that the upcoming X3D CPUs could be overclocked. That is not entirely correct.
The product page for the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D had previously displayed an error stating that the processor was "Unlocked for Overclocking." However, the manufacturer quickly corrected this information and removed it from the product page. However, let's recap what the processor can do tweaking-wise. The three upcoming Ryzen 7000X3D processors, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, will not support manual overclocking of the Zen 4 processor cores. However, they will include the Precision Boost 2 and Curve Optimizer features, which were not supported by the previous Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor.
Next to DRAM overclocking, the Infinity Fabric is still tweakable via the BCLK and may be done manually or with pre-made EXPO profiles. In general, there is little room for further optimization with layered L3 cache on X3D CPUs.
AMD just posted the following:
"Ryzen 7000X3D Series processors are unlocked for memory and infinity fabric overclocking, just like Ryzen 5800X3D. New to the 7000X3D, we have also added PBO and Curve Optimizer capabilities - AMD"
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#6096490 Posted on: 01/25/2023 04:28 PM
There are very few work applications that benefit from all that extra cache.
The only people that should care about these 3DV cache parts are gamers.
Like i said it would have been nice if it was overclockable and performance would be on par with stock 7900 or 7950.
I care about both , nothing wrong with that.
There are very few work applications that benefit from all that extra cache.
The only people that should care about these 3DV cache parts are gamers.
Like i said it would have been nice if it was overclockable and performance would be on par with stock 7900 or 7950.
I care about both , nothing wrong with that.
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#6096493 Posted on: 01/25/2023 04:34 PM
Like i said it would have been nice if it was overclockable and performance would be on par with stock 7900 or 7950.
I care about both , nothing wrong with that.
I understand that, but using 3DV cache limits heat transfer out of the CPU. So we can't expect these CPUs to clock as high.
Still, the 7950X with one CCX with cache and another without it, might be the best of both worlds.
Like i said it would have been nice if it was overclockable and performance would be on par with stock 7900 or 7950.
I care about both , nothing wrong with that.
I understand that, but using 3DV cache limits heat transfer out of the CPU. So we can't expect these CPUs to clock as high.
Still, the 7950X with one CCX with cache and another without it, might be the best of both worlds.
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#6096495 Posted on: 01/25/2023 04:44 PM
I understand that, but using 3DV cache limits heat transfer out of the CPU. So we can't expect these CPUs to clock as high.
Still, the 7950X with one CCX with cache and another without it, might be the best of both worlds.
True , I had my doubts as well , but since it was mentioned on AMD's site, i got excited.
I understand that, but using 3DV cache limits heat transfer out of the CPU. So we can't expect these CPUs to clock as high.
Still, the 7950X with one CCX with cache and another without it, might be the best of both worlds.
True , I had my doubts as well , but since it was mentioned on AMD's site, i got excited.
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#6096511 Posted on: 01/25/2023 05:20 PM
Suffering from excitritis as well. Well, more than regular.
Still hanging on to a (r)aging Intel 2600k though. So perhaps I could wait just a little, little bit until the reviews come out. Done that for over 10 years now
or is it 11 or 12 
Suffering from excitritis as well. Well, more than regular.
Still hanging on to a (r)aging Intel 2600k though. So perhaps I could wait just a little, little bit until the reviews come out. Done that for over 10 years now
or is it 11 or 12
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The 5800x3d will go down as the crown jewel gaming cpu of the AM4 socket era.
If you use your pc for tasks other than primarily gaming the 5900x would be the better choice for the AM4.
If you want really fast and really hot then Intel is it.