[SOLVED] Did PCMark 10 overclock my CPU during test?

[nmvx]

I'm really confused here. Also I searched if anyone encountered similar problem but couldn't find anything.

I'm using AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor. It is brand new and I haven't overclocked it. HWinfo shows that its base frequency is 3200, and its turbo frequency is 3700:

Recently I ran a test on PCMark 10 Demo version and got this surprising result that turbo frequency during test reached 3800?

1) Is this normal?

2) Is there any way I can lock my CPU so that no program can overclock it past 3700?

Thanks.

 

[logainofhades]

Why would you want to lock it? Free performance is a good thing. The max turbo speed should be 3600mhz.

 

[TJ Hooker]

The max turbo speed should be 3600mhz.

Max turbo is 3.6, but XFR can add +100 MHz.

Maybe the frequency listed by PCMark is a glitch, or maybe your CPU actually did get to 3.8 GHz. Either way, as long as you're not having any other issues I don't see any reason to be worried about it.

 

[drea.drechsler]

Adding to TJHooker's answer: if it IS managing a boost to 3.8Ghz it's only doing it under a light bursty load for brief intervals and probably pretty rarely. That means it won't put much of a load on the VRM, won't generate a lot of heat and won't consume a lot of power.

If anything, that your system can do it probably suggests it's well suited and optimized for the processor you have in it!