Review on Unleash High-Performance with AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Processor & Wraith Spire Cooler by Soo Chang ᠌

1) It follows from the plus: no overclocking potential. 4.2 GHz across all cores is the maximum for most gems with adequate voltage. After this threshold, every 50 MHz are given with great difficulty and a strong voltage surge, and therefore a large TDP. 2) Many people complain about overheating. Unfortunately, yes, the situation with the heat sink is difficult. The fact is that the CCD crystal (all computing units, cache, etc. are located there, see photo) has a very small area: 72 mm² versus 151 mm² for the Core i7 8700, besides, the Ryzen CCD is located in the upper left part of the processor. Because of this, it is not easy to remove heat from such a small area, and besides, when the crystal is not in the central part, to put it mildly. Therefore, it is better to buy a CO with a dissipated TDP ~ twice the declared one (Gammax 300 will do just fine).