Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench
by mrb on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @04:26PM
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While AMD claim it can be overclocked to 4200 or 5133, it doesn't invalidate my claim that officially it is spec'd for DDR4-3200 according to the product page: https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-9-3950x
Note I am not playing down the 3950X's performance. It is overall a processor superior to Intel's counterparts in most aspects.
Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench
by extropy on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @05:31PM
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Because officially ddr4 is only up to 3200.
See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR4_SDRAM
Every ddr4 module beyond that is officially a 3200 module with overclock option. That's why you need to enable Extreme Memory Profile in your bios to use speeds beyond 3200.
Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench
by shmerl on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @04:35PM
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I wonder if G.Skill will release new RAM targeted for Zen 2. Their 3200 MHz FlareX works pretty well with Zen+.
Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench
by winkeltripel on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @07:07PM
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It's G.Skill. They'll release ~100 new SKUs for it, as long as they can get enough well-binned modules from samsung.
Re:AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the fastest processor on Geekbench
by ajross on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @04:33PM
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That's... literally the opposite of what "supports" means... It works with overclocked memory some of the time, but they don't promise that it will.
The point being that this is a tricked out rig, not an official reporting of the CPU's performance. And that makes the headline essentially a lie.
No, it supports "4200+ with ease, 5133 demonstrated".
From official slides https://www.anandtech.com/show/14525/amd-zen-2-microarchitec...