Overclocking

The ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming II showed decent headroom for overclocking. I was able to achieve 4.425 GHz at 1.35 V core voltage. The nature of Ryzen 3000 processors has not changed since X570 launched, so I would not recommend manual CPU overclocks for most applications.


Starting with the B550 launch, I am also conducting a memory timing test; this is a pass/fail test where I load the DRAM Calculator "fast" preset for my Trident Z Neo kit (Samsung B-die). A board receives a pass if it can run through three loops of MemTest64 with no errors. Partial credit will be given to a board that can get into Windows, but fails MemTest64. This CPU and memory combo with exactly these sticks can run without errors at these settings, as validated by my MSI X570 ACE motherboard.


The ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming II did well for high frequency overclocking, reaching 4000 MHz stable at XMP timings and voltages on my Trident Z Neo kit.

For the timings test, the ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F Gaming II was not able to boot into Windows.