User Guide

AMD Ryzen Processor Overclocking User’s Guide
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Introduction to AMD Ryzen Processor Overclocking
Chapter 3 Introduction to AMD Ryzen Processor
Overclocking
Systems based on the AMD Ryzen processor may be tuned to deliver added system performance.
The AMD Ryzen family of processors offer an exciting amount of performance tuning options,
including potential overclocking headroom. Note that each processor and motherboard is
different, and may result in lower or no overclocking margin. Examples of processor
configurations, cores and frequencies described herein are examples only and do not necessarily
reflect commercially available products or overclocking range.
AMD Ryzen Master gives users advanced, real-time control of system performance. More details
on how to use the AMD Ryzen Master application are included in the “AMD Ryzen Master
Application” section of this guide.
The purpose of this document is to provide detailed information on the various performance
tuning knobs that are present in systems using the AMD Ryzen processor based on AMD’s Zen
processor core.
Figure 1: AMD Ryzen Processor