Osprey
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Gamers nexus got a 4.6 GHz overclock on the 5950X, so depending on the use case it probably won't be worth OCing, same as 3rd gen ryzen and the newer Intel's. They pretty much push them to the limit at factory settings.
If that's the base clock, that's a jump of 1.2 GHz over the base 3.4 GHz. If, instead, that's the turbo boost clock, then that's not an overclock at all because that chip boosts to 4.9 GHz. Anandtech even measured 5 GHz in their review:
AMD Zen 3 Ryzen Deep Dive Review: 5950X, 5900X, 5800X and 5600X Tested
BTW, it's nice to see that that review and most other reviews of the Ryzen 5000 series basically confirm that AMD delivered everything that they promised. There weren't any inflated claims or performance figures, which is a really refreshing thing to see from a marketing department. It's also, hopefully, a sign that AMD isn't exaggerating about how good the Radeon 6000 series of GPUs is, either.
Also, just like 3rd gen ryzen, the chiplet design makes it so that the lowest end ryzen performs basically the same per core for gaming, so if it's not a heavily optimized game, there's not much point in getting anything other than 5600
Yeah, that's why I almost bought a 4-core 3300X a couple of months ago. In games, it's just as fast as the 3600. It makes me think that we may see AMD release a 4-core 5300X that's as fast as the 5600X in most games sometime next year, but priced in the sweet spot of $150-200 that the more budget-conscious AMD fans love.
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