https://www.3dmark.com/compare/spy/55767476/spy/55349000
Ive recently built a new 9800x3d + 4090 system, its under a huge watercooling loop with 1120mm of radiator space, cooling is not an issue.
I have +200 offset on 9800x3d so it hits 5400mhz+ easy and -30 voltage curve PBO
4090 sits stable at 3195mhz core and 23604mhz memory. I feel this is a solid overclock but i am scoring far far lower than most other time spy scores, even if i have higher clocks?
Ram Gskill trident z 32gb (2x16gb) – 6000mhz clock, infinity fabric in sync at 2000mhz and memory controller at 3000mhz
I am on latest GPU drivers, Vsync isnt on, I have a recent AMD AGESA and motherboard bios (gigabyte x870e Pro), no other programs are open while benchmarking. The windows 11 install is reasonably new..
What is holding my scores back? it doesnt make sense…
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VRAM in the second is higher (on all 3dmark bench vram oc make most of the difference). Driver is not the same and cpu clock is higher
try -20/-10 on all core too see if it helps maybe its unstable lower mem oc on gpu and test also and if your aiming for higher scores make sure u have a high power limit bios for gpu if u can get 1
Same combo, 9800x3d on air and Dell 4090: https://www.3dmark.com/spy/54442795
Looses in graphics, but makes up in CPU score.
You’d need to tune rest of the system. Fclk at 2200, memory at 6200-6600 with tight timings (1t, gdm off), force rebar on 3dmark, kill all the processes and run 3dmark in high priority on a cool day.
GPU have far less things to wiggle. Try XOC 666 Bios, it will boost scores despite clocks staying the same (i assume clock stretching in GPU).
Upd: nvm, see you already have xoc bios
Your VRAM clocks lower and the other CPU ran 15°C cooler, likely direct DIE, causing better sustained clocks.