For a while I just ran stock, after a painful experience with per-core tuning on my 5950x a few years ago (Every single one of the 16 cores needed a different offset and some could take 0 only). Surprisingly, this 9950x3D was a breeze to tune.
- PBO – motherboard limits
- CCD0: -30 across all cores'
- CCD1: -15 on preferred cores (8–9), -25 on the rest (10–15)
I think the score is limited by the cooler performance at this point. The NH-D15 G2 (7mm offset) is great for an air cooler, but all core workloads like cinebench will eventually thermally throttle.
Build Summary
- Ryzen 9 9950X3D (CO: 0–7 @ -30, 8–9 @ -15, 10–15 @ -25)
- MSI X670E MPG Carbon WiFi (7D70v1Q)
- Noctua NH-D15 G2 (7mm offset)
- Aorus Elite 9070 XT (Kryosheet + Upsiren U6 Pro)
- 64GB G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL30 (Buildzoid-tuned)
- NVMe: 980 Pro 2TB, 990 Pro 2TB, SN850X 8TB
- SATA: MX500 2TB, 870 Evo 2TB + 4TB
- Corsair RM1000x | Fractal Arc Midi (modded)
- 6x Noctua fans (5x A14, 1x A12x15)