AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User's Guide
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AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide for AMD Ryzen™ and Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processors Publication # 55931 Revision: 1.20 Issue Date: February 2018 Advanced Micro Devices © 2017, 2018 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is for informational purposes only, and is subject to change without notice. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document, it may contain technical inaccuracies, omissions and typographical errors, and AMD is under no obligation to update or otherwise correct this information. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document, and assumes no liability of any kind, including the implied warranties of non- infringement, merchantability or fitness for particular purposes, with respect to the operation or use of AMD hardware, software or other products described herein. 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PCIe is a registered trademark of PCI-Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG). 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide Contents Revision History ............................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Guidance Terms and Conditions ............................................................................ 8 Chapter 2 Supported Products and Operating Systems ...................................................... 11 Chapter 3 Introduction to AMD Ryzen™ Processor Overclocking .................................... 12 Chapter 4 AMD Ryzen™ Processor Overclocking Summary ............................................. 13 4.1 AMD Ryzen™ Processor Normal Operation .................................................................. 13 4.2 AMD Ryzen™ Processor Overclocking Mode ............................................................... 14 4.3 CPU Overclocking Enablement ....................................................................................... 14 Chapter 5 AMD Ryzen™ Master Application ...................................................................... 16 5.1 The Ryzen™ Master User Interface Overview ............................................................... 17 5.2 Settings ............................................................................................................................. 18 5.3 Profiles ............................................................................................................................. 20 5.3.1 Creator Mode Pre-Configured Profile ..................................................................... 26 5.3.2 Game Mode Pre-Configured Profile ........................................................................ 27 5.4 CPU Performance and Temperature Histogram .............................................................. 28 5.5 Disabling Cores ................................................................................................................ 29 Chapter 6 CPU Core Configuration ....................................................................................... 31 Chapter 7 Important Information .......................................................................................... 32 7.1 AMD Ryzen™ Master Automatic Update ...................................................................... 32 ® 7.2 Windows Power Options ............................................................................................... 32 7.3 AMD Ryzen™ Master Processor Resource Consumption .............................................. 32 7.4 Changing Processor or BIOS ........................................................................................... 33 7.5 Recovering from Uninstall/Install issues ......................................................................... 33 Chapter 8 Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................. 34 Chapter 9 AMD Ryzen™ Master Application Features History ........................................ 36 Chapter 10 AMD Ryzen™ Master 1.2 Addendum ................................................................. 37 10.1 Introducing Ryzen Master 1.2 ......................................................................................... 37 10.2 Understanding Processor Power Domains ....................................................................... 37 10.2.1 CPU Power Domain ................................................................................................. 38 10.2.2 SOC Power Domain ................................................................................................. 38 Contents 3 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 10.3 Current View Dashboard ................................................................................................. 39 10.4 APU Graphics Overclocking Control .............................................................................. 41 10.5 Feature support variations ................................................................................................ 43 10.5.1 Legacy Compatibility Mode and Memory Access Mode ........................................ 43 Chapter 11 Ryzen™ Master 1.2 Feature Support .................................................................. 45 4 Contents 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1. AMD Ryzen™ Master Warning and Warranty Disclaimer Message .............................. 16 Figure 2. Ryzen™ Master User Interface ........................................................................................ 17 Figure 3. Settings ............................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 4. Profiles .............................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 5. System Restart Pop-up Message ...................................................................................... 25 Figure 6. Creator Mode Profile ........................................................................................................ 26 Figure 7. Game Mode Profile .......................................................................................................... 27 Figure 8. AMD Ryzen™ Master Histogram .................................................................................... 28 Figure 9. System Restart Pop-up Message ...................................................................................... 29 Figure 10. Core Enablement Pop-up Message ................................................................................. 30 ® Figure 11. Windows Power Options Configuration ...................................................................... 30 Figure 12. Processor Power Domains .............................................................................................. 37 Figure 13. Current View Dashboard ................................................................................................ 39 Figure 14. APU Graphics Overclocking Control ............................................................................. 41 Figure 15. Feature Support Variations ............................................................................................. 43 List of Figures 5 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 List of Tables Table 1. Glossary of Terms .............................................................................................................. 34 Table 2. AMD Ryzen™ Master Application Features History ....................................................... 36 Table 3. Feature Differentiation by Processor ................................................................................. 45 6 List of Tables 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide Revision History Date Revision Description February 2018 1.20 Aligned with the availability of Socket AM4 Ryzen APUs and Ryzen Master 1.2 August 2017 1.10 Aligned with the availability of Ryzen Threadripper processors and AMD Ryzen Master 1.1.0. March 2017 1.01 Second Release. Aligned with availability of Ryzen 5 processors and AMD Ryzen Master 1.0.1. March 2017 1.00 Initial release with availability of Ryzen 7 processors and AMD Ryzen Master 1.0. Revision History 7 AMD Ryzen™ Master Overclocking User’s Guide 55931 Rev. 1.20 February 2018 Chapter 1 Guidance Terms and Conditions This AMD Ryzen™ Processor, AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processor and AMD Ryzen™ Master User Guide (“Guidance”) and the AMD Ryzen Master application (“AMD Ryzen Master”) are provided subject to the following terms and conditions: • The Guidance in no