3700x-eco-vs-normal AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core testing with a MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) v1.0 (1.B2 BIOS) and MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB on Solus 4.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. Eco Mode 45W: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) v1.0 (1.B2 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-08W + 250GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4001GB Western Digital WD40EZRZ-00G, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1303/2000MHz), Audio: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio, Monitor: 24G1WG4, Network: Intel I211 + Intel-AC 9260 OS: Solus 4.0, Kernel: 5.3.10-134.current (x86_64), Desktop: Budgie, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.3.0-rc3 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Normal 65W: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core @ 3.60GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) v1.0 (1.B2 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EZEX-08W + 250GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4001GB Western Digital WD40EZRZ-00G, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590 8GB (1303/2000MHz), Audio: AMD Ellesmere HDMI Audio, Monitor: 24G1WG4, Network: Intel I211 + Intel-AC 9260 OS: Solus 4.0, Kernel: 5.3.10-134.current (x86_64), Desktop: Budgie, Display Server: X Server 1.20.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.3.0-rc3 (LLVM 9.0.0), Compiler: GCC 9.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP CFD Solver Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 22.46 |========================================================= Normal 65W ... 22.26 |======================================================== Rodinia 2.4 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3736 MAX: 4393 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3893 MAX: 4388 Rodinia 2.4 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 33.6 AVG: 52.0 MAX: 57.9 Normal 65W ... MIN: 36.8 AVG: 60.6 MAX: 64.4 Rodinia 2.4 Test: OpenMP LavaMD Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 31.78 |========================================================= Normal 65W ... 29.11 |==================================================== Rodinia 2.4 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3546 MAX: 4400 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2199 AVG: 3811 MAX: 4370 Rodinia 2.4 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36 AVG: 56 MAX: 68 Normal 65W ... MIN: 39 AVG: 72 MAX: 78 NAMD 2.13b1 ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms days/ns < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 2.30691 |======================================================= Normal 65W ... 2.11464 |================================================== NAMD 2.13b1 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3632 MAX: 4289 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2201 AVG: 3963 MAX: 4345 NAMD 2.13b1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36 AVG: 56 MAX: 57 Normal 65W ... MIN: 51 AVG: 74 MAX: 77 Stockfish 9 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 24805146 |================================================== Normal 65W ... 27016325 |====================================================== Stockfish 9 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3587 MAX: 4339 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3915 MAX: 4000 Stockfish 9 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 37.1 AVG: 53.3 MAX: 59.8 Normal 65W ... MIN: 50.0 AVG: 68.8 MAX: 70.3 x264 2018-09-25 H.264 Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 90.05 |===================================================== Normal 65W ... 96.74 |========================================================= x264 2018-09-25 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3315 MAX: 4331 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3639 MAX: 4275 x264 2018-09-25 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 37.5 AVG: 56.5 MAX: 65.5 Normal 65W ... MIN: 44.8 AVG: 68.7 MAX: 76.5 x265 3.0 H.265 1080p Video Encoding Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 41.51 |====================================================== Normal 65W ... 43.85 |========================================================= x265 3.0 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3702 MAX: 4399 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2199 AVG: 3693 MAX: 4223 x265 3.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36 AVG: 57 MAX: 65 Normal 65W ... MIN: 46 AVG: 71 MAX: 77 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 52872 |======================================================= Normal 65W ... 54927 |========================================================= 7-Zip Compression 16.02 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3745 MAX: 4360 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3973 MAX: 4394 7-Zip Compression 16.02 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36.5 AVG: 54.6 MAX: 64.0 Normal 65W ... MIN: 49.1 AVG: 68.2 MAX: 71.3 Blender 2.79a Blend File: Barbershop - Compute: CPU-Only Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 1063.06 |======================================================= Normal 65W ... 988.14 |=================================================== Blender 2.79a CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3688 MAX: 4405 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2202 AVG: 4005 MAX: 4397 Blender 2.79a CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36.8 AVG: 54.6 MAX: 65.8 Normal 65W ... MIN: 44.8 AVG: 71.3 MAX: 73.4 asmFish 2018-07-23 1024 Hash Memory, 26 Depth Nodes/second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 25731238 |=================================================== Normal 65W ... 27038843 |====================================================== asmFish 2018-07-23 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3659 MAX: 3876 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3976 MAX: 4369 asmFish 2018-07-23 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 49.0 AVG: 54.4 MAX: 64.0 Normal 65W ... MIN: 45.8 AVG: 70.6 MAX: 71.5 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 68.29 |========================================================= Normal 65W ... 63.51 |===================================================== Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3639 MAX: 4379 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3898 MAX: 4363 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.18 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 54.3 MAX: 73.4 Normal 65W ... MIN: 49.6 AVG: 66.1 MAX: 70.0 Timed GCC Compilation 8.2 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 610.05 |======================================================== Normal 65W ... 512.04 |=============================================== Timed GCC Compilation 8.2 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3716 MAX: 4400 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3909 MAX: 4407 Timed GCC Compilation 8.2 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 42.5 AVG: 55.3 MAX: 66.6 Normal 65W ... MIN: 40.6 AVG: 63.7 MAX: 74.1 Radiance Benchmark 5.0 Test: Serial Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 553.47 |======================================================== Normal 65W ... 550.05 |======================================================== Radiance Benchmark 5.0 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 4286 MAX: 4357 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 4307 MAX: 4380 Radiance Benchmark 5.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36.1 AVG: 62.3 MAX: 63.1 Normal 65W ... MIN: 37.4 AVG: 63.3 MAX: 64.0 Radiance Benchmark 5.0 Test: SMP Parallel Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 174.96 |======================================================== Normal 65W ... 170.80 |======================================================= Radiance Benchmark 5.0 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 4178 MAX: 4379 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 4175 MAX: 4384 Radiance Benchmark 5.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 35.4 AVG: 64.5 MAX: 68.3 Normal 65W ... MIN: 36.1 AVG: 64.2 MAX: 68.6 OpenSSL 1.1.1 RSA 4096-bit Performance Signs Per Second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 2238.90 |=================================================== Normal 65W ... 2405.77 |======================================================= OpenSSL 1.1.1 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3577 MAX: 3872 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3846 MAX: 4156 OpenSSL 1.1.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36.6 AVG: 54.9 MAX: 57.5 Normal 65W ... MIN: 39.6 AVG: 69.0 MAX: 72.9 ctx_clock Context Switch Time Clocks < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 252 |=========================================================== Normal 65W ... 252 |=========================================================== ctx_clock CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 2758 MAX: 4392 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2199 AVG: 2535 MAX: 4377 ctx_clock CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 36.6 AVG: 45.5 MAX: 52.0 Normal 65W ... MIN: 41.4 AVG: 47.2 MAX: 51.6 Sysbench 2018-07-28 Test: CPU Events Per Second > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 17875.32 |====================================================== Normal 65W ... 17771.69 |====================================================== Sysbench 2018-07-28 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3637 MAX: 4300 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3659 MAX: 4250 Sysbench 2018-07-28 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 35.3 AVG: 48.3 MAX: 52.0 Normal 65W ... MIN: 35.1 AVG: 48.2 MAX: 51.5 POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 Trace Time Seconds < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . 48.72 |========================================================= Normal 65W ... 44.63 |==================================================== POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Megahertz > Higher Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2201 AVG: 3541 MAX: 4404 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2200 AVG: 3825 MAX: 4340 POV-Ray 3.7.0.7 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 35.8 AVG: 55.8 MAX: 67.3 Normal 65W ... MIN: 35.5 AVG: 69.2 MAX: 72.9 CPU Peak Freq (Highest CPU Core Frequency) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Megahertz Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 2200 AVG: 3687 MAX: 4405 Normal 65W ... MIN: 2199 AVG: 3910 MAX: 4407 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Eco Mode 45W . MIN: 34 AVG: 56 MAX: 73 Normal 65W ... MIN: 35 AVG: 67 MAX: 78