AMD Ryzen platform has been with us for a few months now. Although motherboard BIOSes continue to be updated and improved while enthusiasts and overclockers also learn more about the subtle nuances involved with pushing Ryzen CPUs, there’s still plenty to learn. In fact when it comes to different CPU models and different motherboards from different vendors AMD Ryzen can be a challenge – all of which is the reason why Shawn Jennings from Overclockers.com (known to many of us on HWBOT as Johan45) has put together a comprehensive Ryzen Overclocking guide.

The guide contains of all the findings and data garnered from weeks and testing and reviewing, making it a really solid resource for anyone who really wants to improve their game with AMD Ryzen processors. Here’s a sample of the introduction from Shawn in which he outlines a few of the challenges that Ryzen overclocking can involve:

Overclocking AMD Ryzen in General

I’d like to start this by saying overclocking is quite unique to the system/CPU. Different motherboards, memory, and CPUs will yield different results. There really are no “plug and play” settings for all systems. This is a process that needs to be done slowly and methodically with a lot of testing along the way. This is really the only way to assure you have decent stability and won’t corrupt your operating system over time.

One observation I have made is the majority of Ryzen 7 CPUs will run at 3.8 GHz with 1.35 V or less and the CPU “binning” appears to be quite parallel to the model. Meaning the best chance of the high Core clocks would be with the 1800x then the 1700x and finally the 1700. Now that doesn’t mean there aren’t Ryzen 7 1700 CPUs that will easily do 4.0 GHz at 1.35 V because there are but the odds are not in your favor. Realistically, you should expect to see 3.8-3.9 GHz for 24/7 operation on a Ryzen 7 1700.

Catch the full AMD Ryzen Overclocking Guide from Overclockers.com here.