Since we're doing the userbenchmark thing I guess I'll post mine. Usually I like to run at 4.1ghz just because voltage is way lower (as in <1.25v) and temps are awesome, while performance is still literally like 95% there. 4.2ghz is more like my best daily max. I just like the fact that games max ~50C for me right now
Though if I didn't care about temperatures, I could go up to 4.25 comfortably and at least get some real boost for the extra heat... ...but then heavier stress tests are starting to take me over 80C and games are running me as high as 70C. "Safe" sure - and proven stable, but that's a lot of heat to be pumping into a small room with my PC right next to me, specially with my RAM config needing a little extra CPU vcore on top. Ridiculously high wattage and current levels = lots of heat. Not worth it for something I generally won't notice anyway. I've already got a nice room heater - the RX 580, heh.
Gotta say I'm loving the 970 evo as my first nvme SSD. Load times for Fallout 4 are normal now! Seeing the benchmarks is an extra level of satisfaction, too. Not to mention slick boot times and the general smoothness running more data-intensive programs. People say it's not worth it going from SATA SSD to nvme... ...I disagree. Maybe for some people it's not - my 860 evo rules and I've always been quite happy with it, but the 970 has been a pretty obvious step up for the things I use it for. And for what the 970's go for now it's almost a no-brainer if you're already planning to shell-out for a quality SSD.
The 3600/CL17 b-die from g.skill is great ram, btw. Sometimes you'll catch it for 20-30 bucks cheaper than its 3200/CL14 counterpart (RGB stuff, anyway,) but it'll run that same 3200/CL14 with really nice subtimings easily. I think I'm at a DRAM voltage of 1.37 and SOC of something like .98v. And honestly I think the DRAM voltage is only what it is because of something with the training voltage on my mobo. That, or being stuck with an old version of AGESA. I haven't tried messing with it since this board finally got the latest non pinnacle pi.
UserBenchmarks: Game 90%, Desk 139%, Work 118%
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 -
101.4%
GPU:
AMD RX 580 -
81.3%
SSD:
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB -
281.2%
SSD:
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB -
127.3%
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB -
98.1%
RAM:
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB -
122.8%
MBD:
Asus ROG STRIX X370-F GAMING
According to this, I am a technical master! Hot damn! Honestly guys, if that's what this benchmark determines me to be, I majorly question its reliability as a benchmark. It's almost patronizing, how far off that is from reality
I think I put together a great little budget rig for my audio production needs and 1080p/60 gaming and all - it runs like a dream and I'm proud of what I can get from it, but "technical master" sounds really silly to me. All of their little tiers are ridiculous... they're engineered to make you feel good and make the results seem to mean more than they do. "Nuclear Submarine" is not what I think of when I think "Ryzen 2600/RX 580 gaming rig" lol. Their grading system needs a little tweaking, hah.