Question Can my RAM frequency be higher than my CPU frequency when XMP is enabled, and, is this MOBO specific?

[BeeseChurgerMan]

I know this has been asked in various ways before, but I am having an ongoing issue of about 6 months in length that I'd like to diagnose and solve.

Aorus B760 Elite AX
I7-12700kf Unlocked @4.7ghz
TeamGroup TCreate DDR5 Expert 6000mhz
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 12GB OC
ToughPower GX3 850w

LG 27650-B 144hz monitor with g-sync compatibility.

Used for gaming exclusively. I don't have any background applications running (Signal RGB, Armory Crate, MSI Afterburner, etc.)

Now that that's out of the way I'd like to elaborate. In my BIOS the RAM frequency on the left side says the name of my RAM and 4800mts. My CPU is operating at around 4.7Ghz. I currently have XMP 1 enabled at 6000mts and when in BIOS the active clock reading for my CPU is ~4.7ghz and RAM ~6000mts. Is this how it's supposed to read or am I pushing my MOBO too much??

To go further into WHY I'm even fussing with frequencies, I built a new rig earlier this year and have experienced so many problems. The OS not loading and stuck in BIOS without keyboard functionality, Bios resetting to defaults on a loop, Games stuttering and brightness flickering,

Games run fine except for a very unique issue in every single game: When I hover over a chest or body with multiple items, or even an item with a large description my screen stutters. In God of War Ragnarök its whenever I open a chest. In Balder's Gate 3 it's when I move my mouse over an item with a long description or a box with items in it. In Skyrim and Fallout 4 its whenever I look at a dead body or closed container. My screen stutters but audio stays normal. I can recreate this over and over again at will.

Is this or could this be a RAM issue? Or does it have anything to do with XMP? Can I fix this or is it just something I have to love with? If upgrading a component or swapping it out is an option, I am all for it. I just want to know what's causing this issue before I spend more money on my build.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

To go further into WHY I'm even fussing with frequencies, I built a new rig earlier this year and have experienced so many problems. The OS not loading and stuck in BIOS without keyboard functionality, Bios resetting to defaults on a loop, Games stuttering and brightness flickering,
This would lead me to think you're having an OS, motherboard, driver or PSU issue or all of them stacking on top of each other.

What is your motherboard's BIOS version? How old is the PSU in your build? You forgot to mention the make and model of your case. How are you cooling the processor? In retrospect if I were you, I'd have picked out a Z series chipset since you have an unlocked processor. As it stands the only thing you can overclock is the ram, not the processor.

 

[BeeseChurgerMan]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

To go further into WHY I'm even fussing with frequencies, I built a new rig earlier this year and have experienced so many problems. The OS not loading and stuck in BIOS without keyboard functionality, Bios resetting to defaults on a loop, Games stuttering and brightness flickering,
This would lead me to think you're having an OS, motherboard, driver or PSU issue or all of them stacking on top of each other.

What is your motherboard's BIOS version? How old is the PSU in your build? You forgot to mention the make and model of your case. How are you cooling the processor? In retrospect if I were you, I'd have picked out a Z series chipset since you have an unlocked processor. As it stands the only thing you can overclock is the ram, not the processor.

Hey thanks for the reply. Let me clear some stuff up:

Every component is less than 6 months old. I’m using a Musetek K2 case and just updated my BIOS to F11 from F9. This solved a power draw issue that cause XMP to make my system get caught in a boot loop kind of.

My processor is cooled using a Thermaltake TH240 AIO. Temps stay well below max under load. My CPU rarely exceeds 70c and my GPU stays around 50c with spikes around 65c.

I don’t do anything to my CPU clock speed. It defaulted to just under 4700mhz. Although the product stated it was a 4.8ghz OC (not sure if this is relevant). Would upgrading to a Z motherboard maybe help with the constant stutter?