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5 – Quick Reference Guide

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PREFACE

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GUIDANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 This AMD Ryzen™ Processor, AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processor and AMD Ryzen™ Master Quick Reference Guide (“Guidance”) and the AMD Ryzen
Master application (“AMD Ryzen Master”) are provided subject to the following terms and conditions:
 The Guidance in no way modifies, alters or supersedes AMD’s officially published specifications for any AMD product (the “Specifications”).
 Operation of an AMD product outside of the Specifications or outside of factory settings, including but not limited to the conducting of overclocking
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WARNING

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within their associated specifications and factory settings. Operating your AMD processor outside of official AMD specifications or outside of factory
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and components thereon (e.g., memory)), system instabilities (e.g., data loss and corrupted images), reduction in system performance, shortened
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understands that operation of the product outside of AMD’s published specifications will void any AMD warranty and that overclocking of the processor
may impact its functionality and longevity.

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A NOTE ON RYZEN MASTER GENERAL USAGE

 AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper processors are designed for outstanding performance out-of-the-box,
on first use, with any Windows application, without AMD Ryzen Master

 AMD Ryzen Master is a tool for enthusiast users

‒ Who use the various controls to experiment with processor and system configurations
‒ Often outside of specified and warrantied range of operation
‒ Attempting to further optimize general performance or performance of a specific application or set of tasks
‒ Who accept the risk that some control settings may result in lower performance or instability and system crashes

 The Ryzen Master Game Mode profile is offered as a preconfigured group of settings
‒ Intended only for Ryzen Threadripper processors when running games
‒ Not intended for Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, and Ryzen 7 processors, as it will show no benefit on these models
‒ Only use Game Mode if the stock processor settings, also pre-configured as the ‘Creator Mode’ profile, produce less-
than-expected game performance
‒ If so, try ‘Game Mode’ and use the settings that delivers the highest performance in the game

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RYZEN MASTER USAGE TIPS

 AMD recommends the following Windows 10 Power Options settings when using Ryzen Master for any purpose
‒ High Performance power plan selected
‒ Uncheck “Turn on fast startup” under Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do > Shutdown Settings

 For a Ryzen Master configuration change that requires a restart or shutdown

‒ Ryzen Master will always tell you if a restart requires you to push the system power button and restart Ryzen Master
‒ If Ryzen Master causes the system to power off, you must restart using the power button, and then restart Ryzen Master after
booting to Windows.
‒ If Ryzen Master doesn’t prompt the user to power off the system, the system will restart without user intervention, and Ryzen
Master will restart itself in time; wait for it.
In this case, it may take on the order of 10 seconds for Ryzen Master to appear, depending on core and performance settings.

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 RYZEN MASTER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

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INSTALLING RYZEN MASTER
 The Ryzen Master application installer is available to download from AMD here
‒ Along with this Quick Reference Guide
 Ryzen Master will only install on a Windows 10 PC running an AMD Ryzen desktop processor
 If Ryzen Master will not install, it may not be enabled:
‒ In the case of a pre-built PC, the manufacturer has control over whether the PC is allowed to overclock. If the PC has been blocked from overclocking, Ryzen Master will advise
of such and will not install.
‒ Windows 10 Virtualization-Based Security must be disabled for Ryzen Master to function.
 During the installation process, a legal disclaimer and click-through license agreement must be accepted
‒ Ryzen Master allows the user to configure the processor beyond stock operating conditions which may result in system instability, loss of or corruption of data from open
applications, processor failure and system damage
‒ The user must accept these risks to proceed with the installation
 If Ryzen Master fails to uninstall or upgrade properly when a new version is being installed, use the Microsoft install/uninstall
troubleshooter to clean up the Ryzen Master elements so that Ryzen Master can be cleanly installed
‒ See Microsoft application installation troubleshooter
 On first use after installation, Ryzen Master uses the currentprocessor parameters to establish default reset parameters
‒ If the processor is first configured in BIOS to other than default parameters, these changes will be reflected in the Ryzen Master default settings
‒ If the processor is changed after Ryzen Master installation, please uninstall then re-install Ryzen Master to associate the new processor
‒ If a new system BIOS is installed, please uninstall then re-install Ryzen Master to link supporting BIOS elements
‒ These steps will assure that Ryzen Master is accessing the correct information for the new processor and new BIOS
 Ryzen Master checks for updates
‒ After installation, Ryzen Master checks for new updates every 15 days
‒ The user can check manually by starting the AMD AutoUpdate task through Windows Start > AMD AutoUpdate

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 RYZEN MASTER VERSION 1.5
NEW FEATURE REVIEW

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WELCOME TO AMD RYZEN MASTER 1.5
SUPPORTING AMD RYZEN AND AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER DESKTOP PROCESSORS

 Ryzen Master 1.5 adds support for AMD

Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2970WX and
2920X CPUs
‒ See the RM1.3 Quick Reference Guide for
the basics
 New Features in version 1.5:
‒ Profile export and import
‒ Dynamic Local Mode
‒ Specifically for AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™
WX Series processors
‒ automatically improves performance in
select applications
‒ Toggle control for user experimentation
‒ All memory controls in one Group
‒ Keyboard entry of any field
‒ Auto-update configuration through
Settings page

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RYZEN MASTER FEATURE SUPPORT FOR RYZEN PROCESSORS
 Ryzen Master 1.5 supports all Ryzen processors, but not all features are available for all processors:
Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper Ryzen with Radeon Vega Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper
Feature 2000-Series Processors Graphics Processors 1000-Series Processors
All cores same speed, cores speed
Core speed overclocking All cores at same speed All cores at same speed
per CCX, and per-core speeds
Precision Boost Overdrive Yes No No
Core performance indicators Yes No No
In user-defined pairs,
and full CCX disable Ryzen 3/5/7: In core pairs
Core disabling In pairs
(core symmetry across die required Ryzen Threadripper: In core quads
for Ryzen Threadripper)

Control Mode Auto/Manual switching Yes No No

Integrated GPU overclocking No (no GPU) Yes No (no GPU)
Stability stress test Yes (Cores & Memory) No No
Yes
Power and current monitoring (EDC monitoring not available for Yes No
Ryzen Threadripper 2000-Series)

Dynamic Local Mode service and Ryzen Only for Ryzen Threadripper
No No
Master toggle control 2990WX and 2970WX

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PROFILE EXPORT

 User’s may wish to save profiles to

load later
 Each profile tab offers export of
‒ Specific or all profiles
‒ User-specified or all parameters
‒ With a field for describing the profiles
 The exported file is encrypted to
discourage tampering
 Use the Export button to complete
the profile export
 Use the Done button to return to the
profile

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PROFILE IMPORT

 A profile file can be loaded for

the user to Apply
 After selecting the profile file to
load, the user can select which
parameters to load
 Use the Import button to load
the saved profile’s parameters
and insert them into the
current profile
 Use the Done button to return
to the profile
 The user must still click ‘Apply’
for the imported profile to take
effect

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AMD DYNAMIC LOCAL MODE (DLM)
ONLY AVAILABLE ON RYZEN THREADRIPPER 2990WX AND 2970WX PROCESSORS

 The Dynamic Local Mode feature is a Windows service

‒ Installed and activated with the installation of Ryzen Master 1.5 only to the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and 2970WX processors
‒ This service can be turned on and off through Ryzen Master profile controls in the Additional Control group
‒ Do NOT start or stop this service through the Task Manager/Services interface. If you do, reboot the system.

 DLM dynamically associates the threads scheduled for an application with cores of die directly attached to memory to reduce memory latency, improving
performance
 Recommended operation should be with DLM on. Ryzen Master allows the user to experiment with different settings to optimize performance for
applications that have not yet been profiled
 Note that the DLM setting active in Ryzen Master will persist after both the Ryzen Master Current view Reset and a soft or hard reboot
Control turning
DLM on or off

Windows service activated at first

Ryzen Master installation

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CONSOLIDATED MEMORY CONTROL GROUP

 All Ryzen Master settings that control system memory performance are now in a single Memory Control
group, including memory clock, memory timings, module voltage (MEM VDDIO) and processor memory
controller voltage (VDDCR SOC)
 When the Memory Control group is active, any change to any group parameter requires a reboot and all
parameters are applied, not just the ones that have changed. This insures that the BIOS-level memory
training uses all profile Memory Control parameters in the re-training attempt.

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KEYBOARD ENTRY FOR CORE SPEEDS AND VOLTAGE

 Fields containing values can now be entered by

keyboard
 Note that voltage and frequency values are limited
to increments that the processor will set to when
Applying a value entered
 The Ryzen Master Current View will reflect the
actual setting
 To see the actual setting in a profile, use the Copy
Current command of the profile

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LEGACY COMPATIBILITY MODE LIMITED TO >8 CORES FOR ANY PROCESSOR

 The Legacy Compatibility Mode (LCM) feature has been restricted to processors of more than 8 cores
‒ where the feature may improve performance of some legacy applications
‒ subject to user experimentation per application
 For processors of 8 cores or less, LCM is deactivated and displayed as “NA”
‒ The Game Mode profile remains useful even with LCM deactivated
‒ Use the profile to tune other parameters for your favorite game
‒ Hint: Overclocking memory is your best, first step to improving
legacy and modern game performance for any processor

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CHECKING FOR RYZEN MASTER UPDATES

These features have been added to

check for updates manually and to
set the update-check interval

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 RYZEN MASTER VERSION 1.4
FEATURE REVIEW

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WELCOME TO AMD RYZEN MASTER 1.4
SUPPORTING AMD RYZEN AND AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER DESKTOP PROCESSORS

 Ryzen Master 1.4 adds new features to

Ryzen Master 1.3
‒ See the Version 1.3 Quick Reference Guide
for the basics
 New to Ryzen Master 1.4 for Ryzen &
Ryzen Threadripper 2000-Series
‒ Precision Boost Overdrive feature (PBO)
‒ Allows the CPU to use the full power
headroom of the motherboard
‒ Performance results scale with premium
cooling and low ambient temperature
‒ Real-time power monitoring
‒ Motherboard power resources for PPT and
TDC reported as a % of the current limit
‒ Board maximum limit displayed for manual
PBO optimization
‒ Fastest and second-fastest cores identified
‒ Expanded to cover each die of the Ryzen
3/5/7 and Threadripper processors
‒ Improved user interface for per-CCX
and per-core clock control

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RYZEN MASTER FEATURE SUPPORT FOR RYZEN PROCESSORS
 Ryzen Master 1.4 supports all Ryzen desktop processors, but not all features are available for all processors:
Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper Ryzen with Radeon Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper
Feature 2000-Series Vega Graphics 1000-Series
All cores same speed, cores speed
Core speed overclocking All cores at same speed All cores at same speed
per CCX, and per-core speeds
Precision Boost Overdrive Yes No No
Core performance indicators Yes No No
In user-defined pairs,
and full CCX disable Ryzen: In pairs
Core disabling In pairs
(core symmetry across die required Ryzen Threadripper: In quads
for Ryzen Threadripper)

Control Mode Auto/Manual switching Yes No No

Integrated GPU overclocking No (no GPU) Yes No (no GPU)
Stability stress test Yes (Cores & Memory) No No
Yes
Power and current monitoring (EDC monitoring not available for Yes No
Ryzen Threadripper 2000-Series)

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INTERFACE VIEWS  Profiles for user-defined configurations
‒ Editing parameters, running stress tests
 Current view ‒ ‘Creator Mode’ and ‘Game Mode’ partially pre-
‒ The dashboard of the current configuration configured for those application types
‒ With performance monitoring ‒ Profiles 1 & 2 fully configurable
‒ Not for changing configuration – Use a profile ‒ Click profile tab to change the name

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PRECISION BOOST OVERDRIVE (PBO)

• Precision Boost Overdrive allows the processor to

automatically use the full power headroom of the
motherboard above warranted CPU limits,
potentially increasing maximum and average core
speed.
• This feature works best with premium cooling and
a cool ambient environment

• These manual PBO values are applied when PBO is selected, allowing the user
to override the default values up to the board’s maximum limits.
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PRECISION BOOST OVERDRIVE AT BOARD LIMITS

• PBO values set by user to board limits

take effect using the ‘Apply’ button

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CURRENT VIEW – POWER MONITORING

CPU consumption of socket power

at stock or PBO setting limit. Turns CPU consumption of power supply
yellow at 90%, red at 95%. CPU consumption of power supply thermally- electrically-constrained current delivery
PBO maximum limit displayed for constrained current delivery capacity at stock or capacity. PBO maximum limit displayed for
reference. PBO setting. Turns yellow at 90%, red at 95%. reference.
PBO maximum limit displayed for reference. EDC reporting not supported on Ryzen
Threadripper 2000-Series

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CORE PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL INDICATORS

• Core performance indicators provided for each 8-core group

• The core with the potential for the highest overclocking
speeds will be indicated.
• Gold star is fastest overall
• Gray and gold stars are fastest per CCX
• Gray dots are second-fastest per CCX

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PER-CCX CONTROL OF CORE SPEEDS

• All Cores button (green) enables all

cores to match the speed changes
as you adjust a single core
• When off (red), each core is
adjusted individually

• The CCX button allows setting the

speeds of the CCX’s cores together
(green) or individually (red).

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RYZEN THREADRIPPER GAME MODE PROFILE

• The ‘Game Mode’ profile (intended

exclusively for Threadripper
processors) pre-configures a limit of 8
active cores for legacy games that may
run better under a limited-core
resource.

• The normal Control Modes remain accessible for the user,

including Manual mode for manual core overclocking.
• Memory overclocking is also available.

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 RYZEN MASTER VERSION 1.3
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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HOVER THE MOUSE OVER A CONTROL TO GET TOOL TIPS FOR IN-LINE HELP

Example
Set the CPU core
voltage

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 OVERVIEW AND OPERATION

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CURRENT VIEW – PERFORMANCE MONITORING

Die temperature Peak frequency of CPU consumption of CPU consumption of CPU consumption of Platform Thermal
fastest core socket power power supply power supply Control temperature
thermally-constrained electrically- limit, above which the
current delivery constrained current core speed will be
capacity delivery capacity greatly reduced until
the die temperature
falls below this limit

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GETTING AROUND THE PROFILES INTERFACE
Actions

Processor gauges

Control
Overclocking controls
Groups

Tabs for viewing and setting conditions Profile functions

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PROFILE USAGE DETAILS
 The left edge green buttons determine whether the control group is
considered for changes when Applied
‒ Selected (green): Apply group on Apply
‒ De-selected (gray): Ignore group on Apply
‒ This can be useful when you have multiple changes across
groups but wish to apply them one group at a time to test for effect

 Changes to the following parameters require a restart:

‒ Cores disabled, SMT, any Memory Voltage Control group value,
any Memory Control value

 Ryzen Master presents the most commonly-applied and significant

memory over-clocking parameters
‒ Support of memory overclocking from Ryzen Master depends on
motherboard BIOS enablement
‒ Parameters that are not active indicate the BIOS does not
support them at the application level
‒ The BIOS also controls how many memory training attempts are made with
 After selecting Manual Control Mode and setting the speed of all or some
the overclocked settings before a default is used
CPU cores
 Influence of Windows Power Options/Power Plans ‒ always set or confirm the core voltage THEN Apply
‒ In High Performance mode, cores will run at the top, overclocked power-state ‒ A core voltage too low for the frequency requested will be instable
speed they are set for
This mode is key for the Copy Current function to capture the top speeds  For Ryzen processors with graphics, the GFX Voltage is referenced to the
‒ In Balanced mode, cores will modulate between the top, overclocked speed SOC Voltage
and the lower-speed power states. ‒ The GFX Voltage can be raised above the SOC Voltage without reset
Using Copy Current in this mode may result in sampling lower power-state speeds.
‒ If the GFX Voltage is lowered below the SOC Voltage, the GFX Voltage will be
automatically set to the SOC Voltage
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‒ If SOC Voltage is raised, a restart will then reset GFX Voltage to the new SOC Voltage
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PROFILE ACTIONS

The most important This button This button

Action control: The Applies the discards
‘Apply’ button applies the profile and changes to the Opens the
profile’s settings to the initiates the profile of focus application
processor and reports stress tests as since the Settings page
the status of the Apply configured in saved version
below. the Settings of the profile

Four profiles provide user configurations to edit, Saves the profile of Resets the profile to the Copies the current
save and apply now or later focus. Does not processor’s condition conditions to the profile
• Profiles 1 & 2 are general purpose. Apply the profile. when Ryzen Master was of focus. This is a very
• Creator Mode enables all cores and stock If you switch to installed. This will useful feature when
processor configuration another view without include BIOS-level starting with the settings
• Game Mode reduces cores by half and constrains saving your profile settings that were active of another profile that has
memory access such that some legacy games work, the profile at install that Ryzen been applied as a starting
may perform better. This profile is typically reverts to the last Master also controls. point to create the new
useful only to AMD Ryzen Threadripper saved version when Does not Apply the profile. Does not Apply
processors. you return. profile. the profile.

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SETTINGS CONTROL BEHAVIOR OF SOME FEATURES
Master toggle for Speed, Temperature and
Histogram functions

Toggle for sampling core frequencies

Toggle for sampling die temperature
Toggle for displaying histogram on Current view.
Enabling histogram display can present a small
but noticeable load on the processor cores.
Parameter sample rate: higher
FOR EXTREME AND EXPERT USE ONLY:
Disabling PROHOT causes the processor to ignore
the temperature of the board’s voltage regulators
and assumes the user is monitoring and cooling
the regulators separately, typically for extreme
overclocking record-setting only.
When off, parameter sampling continues but the
histogram display is suspended. When enabled,
the accumulated histogram history is presented.
This limits the load Ryzen Master puts on the
Time that each of CPU, GPU and Memory stress processors while still capturing processor
tests take when Applied in a Profile. Total time information to view.
depends on Stress Test Type selected.

Selection of which Stress Tests to execute when

Applied in a Profile.

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 BASIC OVERCLOCKING

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RYZEN MASTER – UNDERSTANDING PROCESSOR POWER DOMAINS

CPU Power Domain SOC Power Domain

CPU Voltage setting SOC Voltage setting

CPU APU GFX Voltage

Memory setting
VDDCR CPU Power W Cores VDDCR SOC Power W
TDC (CPU) % of max Controller Graphics TDC (SOC) % of max
EDC (CPU) % of max Core speed control EDC (SOC) % of max
Core Disable control Memory Clock control APU GFX Clock control
SMT control Board memory VDDIO &
VTT settings

 The CPU Voltage setting determines how far the CPU Cores  The SOC Voltage setting drives the overclocking potential for the memory controller
frequency can be driven to a point of instability and, if an APU, for the Graphics (GFX)
‒ The APU GFX Voltage is derived from the SOC Voltage and determines how far the GFX
 Ryzen Master now reports CPU-domain-sampled values for
frequency can be driven to the point of instability
‒ CPU Power in Watts
‒ CPU Thermal Design Current (TDP) as a % of board capacity  Ryzen Master now reports SOC domain sampled values for
‒ CPU Electrical Design Current (EDC) as a % of board capacity ‒ SOC Power in Watts
‒ SOC Thermal Design Current (TDP) as a % of board capacity
‒ SOC Electrical Design Current (EDC) as a % of board capacity

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BASIC OVERCLOCKING FOR ALL RYZEN PROCESSORS

• Toggle cores to disable or enable them

• Drag sliders or use +/- to adjust core speeds

• Core voltage must be set with manually-

overclocked core speeds

• Select Manual mode to set speeds and voltage

or return to stock Auto control

• Set memory module voltage

• Set processor memory controller voltage

• Set memory module speed and key memory

overclocking parameters

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 CHANGES, RESTARTS AND SHUTDOWNS CONFIGURATION & OVERCLOCKING
These Ryzen Master require this system change PERSISTENCE THROUGH RESTARTS AND
configuration
x changes and user action. SHUTDOWNS
• Control Mode to Manual
No restart or shutdown
• Core speed, core voltage, State after reboot to Windows
required, activated on Apply
per-core speed
Active cores, Control Mode &
• From Manual to Auto
mode Type of reboot SMT setting OC frequency
• Disabling any cores Ryzen Master
• Disabling Simultaneous Per profile Applied Per profile Applied
restart
Multithreading Ryzen Master-initiated restart,
• Disabling or Enabling no user action required Ryzen Master Stock. Please re-
Per profile Applied
Memory Access Mode or shutdown apply the profile.
Legacy Compatibility Mode User-initiated At the
• Any Memory Voltage or Windows Restart configuration when Stock
Memory Control change Shutdown Shutdown
Ryzen Master-initiated Reload BIOS
• Enabling all cores Stock Stock
shutdown then defaults & restart
• Enabling Simultaneous
User-initiated power-on and
Multithreading
re-start Ryzen Master

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CONTROLS FOR RYZEN PROCESSORS WITH RADEON VEGA GRAPHICS

 Graphics Clock control

 GFX Voltage control
‒ Referenced from SOC Voltage

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CURRENT VIEW AT IDLE …AND WITH A HEAVY CPU LOAD

 Current View of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G  Under heavy core load, still under stock automation control
‒ Stock configuration, no processor overclocking ‒ Note higher CPU current, power, peak core speed, CPU Voltage,
‒ But with Memory overclocking to DDR4-2933 and temperature
‒ At idle ‒ Note lower GFX Clock, not needed for a heavy core load
‒ And thus lower SOC power and current

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CURRENT VIEW AT IDLE …AND WITH A HEAVY GRAPHICS LOAD

 Current View of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G  Under heavy graphics load, some core load, still under
‒ Stock configuration, no processor overclocking stock automation control
‒ But with Memory overclocking to DDR4-2933 ‒ Note higher SOC current, power, and GFX clock
‒ At idle ‒ Note lower CPU power, not needed for a heavy graphics
load

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OVERCLOCKING EXAMPLE

 With user Profile 1  Applying Profile 1 requires a restart

‒ CPU voltage and speed raised ‒ Note update of all settings
‒ SOC Voltage and GFX Voltage raised
‒ GFX Clock speed raised and Memory Clock set for
DDR4-2933 speed
‒ Memory voltages and parameters set

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 ADVANCED OVERCLOCKING

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CORE PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL INDICATORS

Core Complex Core Complex

• Available only on Ryzen 2000-Series processors

• The core with the potential for the highest overclocking
speeds will be indicated.
• Gold star is fastest overall
• Gray star is fastest per CCX
• Gray dots are second-fastest per CCX
• When a user is optimizing maximum performance for a
workload that uses fewer than all cores, the core speed
indicator can be used
- for choosing which cores to set to higher speeds.
- for choosing which cores to disable.

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PER-CORE SPEED CONTROL FOR EACH CORE COMPLEX

Core Complex Core Complex

• Other cores can be set lower and will snap on Apply to a fractional
• Available only on Ryzen 2000-Series Processors relationship with the fastest core in the complex. Those fractions are 80%,
• The fastest core setting in the core complex sets the 66%, 57%, 50%, and 44% with a range of 1 (fastest) : 1/2.25 (slowest).
top speed reference. • After Apply, use the Copy Current function to reflect the actual speed
• Any combination of cores in the complex can be set relationship between cores.
to the fastest speed of the complex. • If a different core is raised above the current top speed reference core, after
• The top speeds can be different across the core Apply, the other cores will snap to the new fractional relationship set by the
complexes. raised core.
• Use the All Cores control to easily set all cores to • If the current top speed reference core is lowered below the next fastest
the same speed. core, that next fastest core becomes the new reference. After Apply, the
other cores will adjust to the new fractional relationship.

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CORE DISABLE SELECTION WITHIN CORE COMPLEX

Core Complex Core Complex

• Available only on Ryzen 2000-Series Processors

• Cores can now be individually and specifically disabled, with some constraints:
- An equal number of cores must be disabled between active core complexes.
- If all cores in a core complex are disabled, that core complex is no longer active, thus the remaining
active core complex can have any number of cores disabled.
- At least one active core and one active core complex must remain across the core resources.
• Attempting to disable and Apply an imbalanced configuration will display an error message restating the
balanced requirement.
• Before a different core configuration can be created, all cores must first be enabled and Applied, then a
new configuration can be set and Applied.

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ISOLATING A SINGLE CORE

Core Complex Core Complex

• One active core in one active complex.

• No active cores in inactive complex.

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 RYZEN MASTER INTERFACE VIEWS BY PREVIOUSLY
RELEASED PROCESSORS FOR FEATURE REFERENCE

• RYZEN WITH RADEON VEGA GRAPHICS

• RYZEN 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
• RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS

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RYZEN WITH RADEON VEGA GRAPHICS PROCESSORS
CURRENT VIEW

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RYZEN WITH RADEON VEGA GRAPHICS PROCESSORS
PROFILES VIEW

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RYZEN WITH RADEON VEGA GRAPHICS PROCESSORS
SETTINGS VIEW

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RYZEN 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
CURRENT VIEW

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RYZEN 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
PROFILES VIEW

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RYZEN 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
SETTINGS VIEW

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RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
CURRENT VIEW

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RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
PROFILES VIEW

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RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1000-SERIES PROCESSORS
SETTINGS VIEW

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