Pushing for Speed

With testing out of the way, I endeavored to see if these sticks have any headroom. For Intel, I kept the same procedure I have been using, leaving all settings at their XMP defaults and then increasing the frequency until the system loses stability.


I was able to achieve 4000 MHz out of this kit with all other XMP settings at their default. Like many recent kits, pushing past that proved difficult. Raising voltages did not yield better results (highest tested: DRAM: 1.5 V, VCCSA: 1.35 V, and VCCIO: 1.3 V).


For AMD overclocking, I generally like to dig a little deeper. First, I followed the same procedure as with Intel to find the maximum-possible frequency with XMP timings. Next, I normally set the frequency to 3600 MHz before using DRAM Calculator for Ryzen to optimize timings. If the "Fast" preset is not viable, start with the "safe" settings and try to at least get the primary timings as close to the "Fast" preset as possible. I would then normally bench each setting with AIDA64 to showcase what kind of benefits you can expect from each, while including the default (non-XMP) settings as a base reference point.


I was once again able to squeeze 4000 MHz out of the HP V8 3600 MHz on my MEG X570 ACE with the XMP default timings. For timings, the "Safe" preset for Hynix CJR was the best I could achieve.


There are minimal gains to be made with tuning the HP V8 for Ryzen.