What Are The Best Settings for an AMD Ryzen CPU?

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How do you optimize and tune an AMD AM5 based Ryzen CPU to extract max performance? In this video we are going to find out. In the “It’s Not Rocket Science” series, we’ve been helping you troubleshoot and optimize your system to keep your PC running like a pro. It’s not rocket science and as you will see throughout this series, it really is Lego. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affiliate Links: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - https://amzn.to/4dAVpyE AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D - https://amzn.to/45TvS1O AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - https://amzn.to/3YOXHmW Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero - https://amzn.to/4kGl2QX Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition - https://amzn.to/4kCGjM1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: What Are The Best Settings for an AMD Ryzen CPU? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - Video Focus: What Are The Best Settings for an AMD Ryzen CPU? 00:57 - Test Setup & Components 01:40 - Tuning & Optimization Guide 02:26 - Step 1: CPU Baseline 03:00 - Step 2: Memory Tuning 04:29 - AMD AM5 Ryzen CPU Core Clocks 05:24 - Optimizing AM5 Ryzen CPU Core Clocks 06:47 - Optimum Memory Clock Settings 08:14 - Should You Modify Your Memory Timings? 10:02 - Impact on Performance 11:06 - Step 3: CPU Undervolt 13:12 - How To Test The Stability of Your Undervolt 14:11 - Can You Undervolt Your CPU In Windows? 15:16 - How Do You Check If Your Undervolt Has Been Applied? 15:42 - Is Your Undervolt Really Stable? 17:03 - What Is The Performance Impact? 17:35 - Step 4: CPU Overclock 18:31 - Increase the Power Limits 19:13 - Increase the Boost Clocks 20:23 - Step 5: Windows Settings 21:36 - Stability Testing 22:28 - Bonus: Fix Windows File Corruption 22:46 - Tuning & Optimization Tweak Summary 23:27 - What’s The Performance Impact? 23:57 - What About Gaming Performance? 25:14 - Wrap-Up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching this video in the " It’s Not Rocket Science” how-to series. If you enjoyed today's video please hit the like button and subscribe, and if you would like to support the channel please also consider joining our new membership program, which offers some awesome perks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackbird PC Tech Links: Website: https://blackbirdpc.tech/ Store: https://blackbirdpctech.store/ Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwpOG-l1nYHtX2alMFdLFQ/join Twitter: https://x.com/Blackbird_PC Community: https://www.skool.com/blackbird-pc-tech-4230/about?ref=67e6a7048d9540fe87cbdf1b69bd47f3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMD AM5 Test Platform: Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero - https://amzn.to/4kGl2QX RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-8000 CL36 - https://amzn.to/45wMa0m GPU: Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition - https://amzn.to/4kCGjM1 CPU Cooler: Asus ROG RYUO III 360mm AIO - https://amzn.to/3FqnT1B Storage: 4TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD - https://amzn.to/4kLsZVe PSU: Corsair HX1200i Platinum 1200W - https://amzn.to/43n93Cf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning & Optimization Tools: Cinebench R24 - https://www.maxon.net/en/downloads/cinebench-2024-downloads?srsltid=AfmBOoqWATluvJaYRJDLqnIMpjwsc1kGgG5nWKkgK4hhWb4R9RfC68c3 3DMark - https://www.3dmark.com/ Karhu - https://www.karhusoftware.com/ramtest/#introduction OCCT - https://www.ocbase.com/ AIDA64 - https://www.aida64.com/ Ryzen Master - https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/ryzen-master.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------