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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Overclocked AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Beats Intel Core i7-7700K in Geekbench

By Zhiye Liu published

The first benchmarks for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3100 CPUs have surfaced.

AMD Ryzen Overclocking Guide: Get More from Your CPU

By Jacob Terkelsen published

Whether you’re using a first-gen AMD Ryzen CPU or the latest Ryzen 3000 series, follow these steps to speed it up.

AMD Threadripper 3990X: How I set 10 Overclocking Records

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

I took this 64-core beast all the way up to 5.7 GHz from its stock speed of 4.3 GHz.

Overclocker Uses LN2-Breathing Dragon, AMD Ryzen to Challenge Records

By Scharon Harding published

An overclocker dreams of soaring into first place ranking for CInebench with a 3D-printed dragon head and AMD CPU.

Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X's 64 Cores Overclocked to 5.5 GHz in World Record

By Zhiye Liu published

Professional overclockers have dropped a number of world records around the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, including pushing its 64 cores to 5.5 GHz.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 CPU

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Support Arrives on 1USmus Overclocking DRAM Calculator

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

If you're into overclocking memory and are on an AMD platform, 1USmus' DRAM Calculator tool is really helpful.

32-Core Overclock: How I Pushed the Threadripper 3970X 1 GHz Over Its Limit

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

I take the Cinebench world record with the Threadripper 3970X

Overclocker Sets Two X265 Benchmark World Records With Intel Celeron CPU

By Scharon Harding published

Christopher “Mythical Tech” Adkins used an Intel Celeron G470-powered system to set new world records for the X265 benchmark at both 4K and 1080p.

Windows 7 Is Dead. But not for Professional Overclockers

By Scharon Harding published

Professional overclockers say they'll keep benchmarking with Windows 7 even though it reached end-of-life this week.

Inside Intel's Secret Overclocking Lab: The Tools and Team Pushing CPUs to New Limits

By Paul Alcorn published

We get an exclusive tour of the facility where Intel pushes chips to their absolute limit.

X299 Taichi CLX

Overclocker Gets 1TB of RAM Running on X299 Motherboard Limited to 256GB

By Zhiye Liu published

Overclocker Nick Shih filled ASRock's X299 Taichi CLX workstation-grade motherboard with 1TB of memory when the motherboard only officially supports up to 256GB.

AMD Ryzen 3000

Silicon Lottery Overclocks Most AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Samples to 4.1 GHz

By Zhiye Liu published

Silicon Lottery binned AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPUs, and 56% were capable of hitting a 4.1 GHz clock speed on all 16 cores.

6.9 GHz on All 8 Cores: How I Set a World Record with a Hand-Picked Core i9-9900KS

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

This specially-binned chip got as quick as 6.95 GHz on all of its cores or over 7-GHz on a single core.

Gigabyte Shares AMD Ryzen 3000 Per CCX Overclocking Beta

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

A beta BIOS to improve overclocking on AMD Ryzen 3000-series CPUs has arrived for the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard.

Crucial Claims 6,024 MHz DDR4 RAM Overclock Record on AMD Hardware

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

Overclocking team used AMD Ryzen 5 3600X to overclock Crucial's 8GB Ballistix Elite DIMMs.

Even at -180 Degrees, Ryzen 3000 May Not Hit Boost Clock Speeds

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

If you want to hit the advertised boost clock on your third-gen Ryzen chip, great cooling could not be enough.

Corsair Launches World’s First DDR4-4866 Kit

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Plus a DDR4-4700 RGB version. Fat over-voltage, it makes the clockin’ world go ‘round.

Toppc Blows Past DDR4-6000 on Trident-Z Royal DDR4-4800

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Thrilling those who don’t care about latency or dual-channel mode.

Ticked Off: Clock Bug Leads to False Ryzen Benchmark Scores

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

A persistent bug in Windows 10 means that 3rd Gen Ryzen chips could give inaccurately high or low test scores.

Ryzen Above: Best Memory Settings for AMD's 3000 CPUs, Tested

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Is Ryzen 3000 optimized for DDR4-3200? What if we want more? We examine everything from frequency to rank count to nail down optimal settings.

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