AMD will launch its new Ryzen 7 5800X3D chip on April 20, but some users have already had the chance to test the chip, and especially to overclock it, despite the security measures put in place by the manufacturer.
AMD recently unveiled a powerful new chip, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It is the first to use 3D V-cache technology, which promises to deliver massive performance improvements in gaming-related workloads. According to the first tests, the chip manages to beat the best Intel processors in play, including the Core i7-12900KS.
However, the addition of this technology comes at a price: it makes the chip more vulnerable when its frequency increases, which had forced AMD to disable overclocking options for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Indeed, 3D V-Cache technology uses a battery with a voltage of 1.35V, compared to 1.5-1.6V for traditional processors. Thereby, any overclocking could theoretically seriously damage the processorbut that hasn’t stopped some users from circumventing AMD’s limitations to push the chip to its limits.
MSI overclocks the Ryzen 7 5800X3D to 5.15GHz
MSI Team Overclocker TSAIK Successfully Pushed AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU beyond 5.0 GHz, a first for the new AMD chip. As a reminder, another user had already revealed that he had succeeded in overclocking the processor to 4.8 GHz, but the 5.0 GHz bar had so far not been crossed.
To achieve this feat, TSAIK used an MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE motherboard and pushed the benchmark clocks to 113.01 MHz with a 45.5x multiplier. This boosted the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D to a clock rate of 5.141 GHz.
For now, it is difficult to say what the consequences of such an overclocking will be on the chip from AMD. However, it looks like AMD is currently considering rolling back its measures that prevent the Ryzen 7 5800X3D from being overclocked. Indeed, the OC3D site reported on Twitter thatAMD is reportedly working on a form of overclocking for the chip. It is not known if users will be able to manually play with the frequencies, or if it will be necessary to go through predefined options on software such as Ryzen Master.
As far as we are aware, AMD is working to enable a form of overclocking on this chip. We will look into this if/when the time comes.
— OC3D (@OC3D) April 16, 2022