Ryzen running at 3504MHz

[hishque]

Hello. I recently found out the my CPU (Ryzen 1500X) has been running at either 3504 or 3503MHz, always different when i turn on my pc. This started happening when my cousin went on my pc and overclocked it to 3800Mhz, perfectly knowing I have the stock cooler and with little thermal paste on it. I just want to know if it's normal, as ever since then my pc has been running sluggish, even after upgrading to a 1070ti. Someone please tell me whether this is normal. Thank you.

 

[sickaid]

Reset your motherboard to its default settings.The amount of thermal paste is not the prob unless its ALOT.Oh and tell your cousin to f..off.

 

[adris3ddev]

@sickaid I bet you meant not enough, not a lot. Having a lot of thermal paste in most cases makes no difference, unless it's conductive and gets to some pins, wires, lanes or either is non-conductive, spills into socket and manages to tight into space between pin and it's slot, disconnecting them. And both cases are indeed rare...

 

[hishque]

Ok, after resetting my motherboard it's running at 3500MHz and it's much more stable. Thanks dude!