Ryzen 9 9900X Overclock - Lifting the CPU Bottleneck

[NeoX]

I made a little overclock test of my CPU and damn, when you lose that CPU bottleneck, the frames jump up like crazy. Lets start the with the vanilla performance numbers and data:

The System:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Motherboard: Asus Prime X670E Pro Wifi – BV:3201
RAM: Corsair Vengence 64GB @ CL34 6000MT/s MCLK = UCLK
GPU: AMD Sapphire RX6900XT Nitro+ SE
NVMe: WD Black N850X
OS: Windows 11 Pro 64bit 24H2
Resolution: 1080P

The benchmark tests:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uricga09EA

The Results:
Average Frames Native Maximum Settings Raytracing = 80,85fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Maximum Settings Raytracing = 162,54fps
Average Frames Native Maximum Settings NO Raytracing = 89,58fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Maximum Settings NO Raytracing = 174,4fps

Average Frames Native Medium Settings Raytracing = 92,81fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Medium Settings Raytracing = 191,02fps
Average Frames Native Medium Settings NO Raytracing = 99,7fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Medium Settings NO Raytracing = 199,32fps

Average Frames Native Minimum Settings Raytracing = 99,13fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Minimum Settings Raytracing = 197,97fps
Average Frames Native Minimum Settings NO Raytracing = 103,85fps
Average Frames FSR/Gen Minimum Settings NO Raytracing = 211,72fps


Now lets pay attention to one very specific test:
Configuration: 1080P - Native(No FSR/Gen) - High Raytracing - Maximum Settings

With these CPU performance numbers:

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Standard:
Base Clock: 4400 MHz
All Core max clock: 5200 MHz
PBO: 5650 MHz

The Result:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3425952316
81 fps average

Now lets see what we can achive if we overclock the CPU quite massively to make sure the GPU is always loaded 99-100%:

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Overclocked:
Base Clock: 4700 MHz
All Core max clock: 5500 MHz
PBO: 6000 MHz

The Result:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3426202214
102 fps average

20 fps uplift just by more CPU power! Nothing else changed, only massive overclock.

So i guess if we want to improve Performance in the future, there will be only a CPU-Core upgrade if we are not GPU-VRAM bottlenecked by the Resolution we Play on.

Also, NO! It does NOT run stable. I had to Restart my System and the Benchmark like 6 times before i had a complete run. After reseting back to vanilla CPU Clock numbers, everything was stable and not crashing anymore. Not sure if the crashes were Benchmark related or to System stability Overall (did only crash at or in the middle of the Benchmark, never outside).

This is something i wanted to test and share, to see how impactfull the CPU Bottleneck is (and to have something for these who still refuse to accept it). Bad performance? Check your CPU 1st.

[kohlrak]

For some reason the steam reply thing is broken and i keep getting notifications for this topic...

[NeoX]

kohlrak の投稿を引用：

For some reason the steam reply thing is broken and i keep getting notifications for this topic...

How? you were the last one. Maybe my post fixes it for you.

[kohlrak]

NeoX の投稿を引用：

kohlrak の投稿を引用：

For some reason the steam reply thing is broken and i keep getting notifications for this topic...

How? you were the last one. Maybe my post fixes it for you.

I don't know. It was also failing to respond when people were responding to me, too. I'd get notifications several days later. Then with this thread i'd get notifications since that previous post like every day.

[Dae]

Another treasure of a milk aged thread bumped, what even was this anyway? "I made a little overclock test of my CPU aNd dAmN, wHeN YoU lOsE ThAt CpU bOtTlEnECk" lol, you never lost the CPU bottleneck, no current hardware can get around the engine being used outside of what it was designed for. Simply turning the camera too fast - in an action oriented game - flubs up the framerate.

[NeoX]

Dae の投稿を引用：

Another treasure of a milk aged thread bumped, what even was this anyway? "I made a little overclock test of my CPU aNd dAmN, wHeN YoU lOsE ThAt CpU bOtTlEnECk" lol, you never lost the CPU bottleneck, no current hardware can get around the engine being used outside of what it was designed for. Simply turning the camera too fast - in an action oriented game - flubs up the framerate.

Damn i wish steam would allow to block troll-posters like you, who do not even own the game, from posting BS. Anyone else who can read the 1st post and notice the 20fps improvement the OC experiemnet did bring, understands the reason for this thread.

[RotGoblin]

NeoX の投稿を引用：

Dae の投稿を引用：

Another treasure of a milk aged thread bumped, what even was this anyway? "I made a little overclock test of my CPU aNd dAmN, wHeN YoU lOsE ThAt CpU bOtTlEnECk" lol, you never lost the CPU bottleneck, no current hardware can get around the engine being used outside of what it was designed for. Simply turning the camera too fast - in an action oriented game - flubs up the framerate.

Damn i wish steam would allow to block troll-posters like you, who do not even own the game, from posting BS. Anyone else who can read the 1st post and notice the 20fps improvement the OC experiemnet did bring, understands the reason for this thread.

Yup, steam forums not having a proper block feature will always be its biggest downfall for me.

[Elric of Swoleniboné]

Yeah because frying your CPU to cope with dogsh!t game optimization is SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

[RotGoblin]

Elric of Swoleniboné の投稿を引用：

Yeah because frying your CPU to cope with dogsh!t game optimization is SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

You're apparently unaware that SAFELY overclocking can be done without increasing damage to your processor, and in many cases can actually extend the life of your processor.

I've had a few processors that I've been able to overclock and notably undervolt, running faster, cooler and with lower power draw than stock.

[NeoX]

Little side Info:

Seems like you now get a free copy of Monster Hunter Wilds, if you buy an AMD CPU or GPU of the last 2 generations.

CPU:
AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen™ 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen™ 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700

GPU:
AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon™ RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT

Source: https://www.asus.com/microsite/gamebundle-amd/
https://videocardz.com/pixel/amd-announces-ryzen-9000-7000-and-radeon-7000-monster-hunter-wilds-game-bundle
Timeframe: Feb. 25 – April. 26, 2025

The selection of hardware you get it with makes sense, since these are the hardware products you need to properly run the game (or equal level of performance).