stock AMD Ryzen 5 8600G testing with a ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS) and ASUS AMD Phoenix1 on Arch Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. 1st: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 cpu governor performace: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 cpu governor performace 2nd: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 PBO 5x: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.01GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 PBO +200hrz +30 curve: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.26GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 PBO +200hrz -30 curve: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.26GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 SoC/Uncore OC + UCLK=MCLK: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.26GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 SoC/Uncore OC + UCLK=MCLK 2nd: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.26GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 Manual CCX 51x CoreV 1.4: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.07GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 Manual CCX 51x CoreV 1.3: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 8600G @ 5.07GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS (2613 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14e8, Memory: 30GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 1TB + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-08U + 2000GB Western Digital WD20SPZX-00U, Graphics: ASUS AMD Phoenix1, Audio: AMD Rembrandt Radeon HD Audio, Monitor: ZOWIE RL LCD + LG TV, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE OS: Arch Linux, Kernel: 6.10.0-arch1-2 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.3.1, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, Compiler: GCC 14.1.1 20240720 + Clang 18.1.8, File-System: btrfs, Screen Resolution: 4920x2160 C-Ray 2.0 Resolution: 1080p - Rays Per Pixel: 16 Seconds < Lower Is Better 1st ........................... 79.57 |==================================== cpu governor performace ....... 79.81 |==================================== cpu governor performace 2nd ... 79.64 |==================================== PBO 5x ........................ 79.74 |==================================== PBO +200hrz +30 curve ......... 87.57 |======================================== PBO +200hrz -30 curve ......... 76.40 |=================================== SoC/Uncore OC + UCLK=MCLK ..... 76.47 |=================================== SoC/Uncore OC + UCLK=MCLK 2nd . 76.21 |=================================== Manual CCX 51x CoreV 1.3 ...... 75.85 |===================================