AMD Ryzen 4000 Series "Vermeer" CPUs to be Compatible with B450 Motherboards

[TheinsanegamerN]

The thing is, B450 boards can handle the 3950X.

Ryzen 9 3950X on Good and Bad B450 Motherboards

As we anticipated when we reviewed AMD's new flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, rather than testing it on the very high-end Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme, we want...

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They've also tested 3900X (which consumes more power than a 3950X) on B350:

Let's Test This: Ryzen 9 3900X on a B350 Motherboard

Surely you've read our 3rd-gen Ryzen review by now. While testing the new CPUs we posed the question, how well will these processors work on a really...

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People assume because it's a mid range board that it can't handle high end parts but they forget that AMD CPUs are rather energy efficient.

Chipset =/ VRM.

The gigabyte B450 pro wifi overheats when trying to push a 2700 on OC, and exhibited instability with multiple configurations due to heat. The b450 chipset is capable of using any 3000 series CPU, that doesnt mean that the motherboards they are soldered to can handle them (I mean seriously this is PC building 101, everyone should know this). Also, how are you figuring that a 12 core CPU is pulling more power then a 16 core fro the same generation?

 

[evernessince]

Chipset =/ VRM.

No one here said Chipset = VRM.

I simply pointed out videos in which B450 and B350 boards were tested on high end CPUs and did exceptionally well.

The gigabyte B450 pro wifi overheats when trying to push a 2700 on OC

1. We were talking about 3000 series CPUs, not 2000
2. We were talking stock, not OC

If the best you got is purposefully misinterpreting other's posts by pretending they said Chipset =/ VRM and by cherry picking, either you are willfully ignorant or blatantly trolling.

I suggest you re-read my previous post, you clearly did not get the jist of it.

 

[Tomorrow]

Heh, my 3600 in my X570 Aorus Master begs to differ there, bud. Nothing wrong with us 3600 peasants wanting to adopt X570 boards for our builds. Was my board pricey? Hell yes. Do I regret buying it? Hell no. Because this way, should I ever feel the need for "moar CPU powah!" and decide to buy a 1st R9 for cheaps (well, cheaper) I can and won't have to worry about whether my board can handle it or not.

Yep i get it. I own the same board but with a 3800X and planned upgrade to 4950X when it comes out. If it's the last AM4 gen then i might as well go all out.
Also i do see point in upgrading from 3000 to 4000. 10-15% single core ipc uplift. More in multicore. Unified L3 cache and in my case double the core and threads. If i was using 3950X already then i would be less inclined to upgrade.

 

[evernessince]

Yep i get it. I own the same board but with a 3800X and planned upgrade to 4950X when it comes out. If it's the last AM4 gen then i might as well go all out.
Also i do see point in upgrading from 3000 to 4000. 10-15% single core ipc uplift. More in multicore. Unified L3 cache and in my case double the core and threads. If i was using 3950X already then i would be less inclined to upgrade.

Depends what you do with your PC I suppose. I use my main rig for work and play so every second really counts. Zen 2 way only a 15% performance uplift but I noticed an immediate difference is smoothness. Programs just opened and everything looked buttery smooth on my 144 Hz monitor. I did not notice that kind of a difference with Zen 1 and 1+.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

the majority of B450 boards are more than capable to power the R5 3600 all the way to a R9 3950X (on stock settings) without issues, as long there's airflow for the VRMs. Obviously a well-built (and expensive AF) X570 boards with beefy coolers, overkill VRM stages, chokes & whatnot is needed if you're planning to OC the 3950X all-year while ensuring stability.

 

[droopyRO]

My Tomahawk Max is ready
It can handle an overclocked 2700X to 4.3Ghz, with about 82ºC on the VRM in Prime95 small FFT. But i wish it had an additional m.2 slot though.

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

if the Tomahawk MAX B450 is capable of handling the 2700X with all-core OC, it will handle the 3950X just fine on stock settings. (also it runs a little cooler than the 3900X).

 

[Adam Krazispeed]

They should work on X370 and B350 also, that was the promise. That is why I bought my X370. AM4 is AM4, the chipset should not matter.

eactly, as the main I/O is in the cpu its self, the CPU has IMC/SATA/PCI-e ect. onm the CPU cores(1000/2000 Series & the I/O die on 3000 Series

eactly, as the main I/O is in the cpu its self, the CPU has IMC/SATA/PCI-e ect. onm the CPU cores(1000/2000 Series & the I/O die on 3000 Series

except APUs

 

[king of swag187]

Lol to the guys that spent hundreds of dollars for X570, whereas B450 is just as good.

Worse VRM's, worse I/O, worse expansion, no PCIE 4.0, etc