Gaming Benchmarks
3DMark 10
In our first gaming benchmark, we see similar results across all test platforms as more of the system’s subsystems and hardware beyond the motherboard is tested. However, we see the second-highest result of 11,542 3D Marks at stock speeds. As you’ll see, overclocking usually hurts Ryzen’s gaming performance, the overclocked result fell to 11,409 3D Marks.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is rather unusual as it tends to benefit from higher core counts more than most games. The orange bars represent overclocked results and the lighter colored ones the stock values. As you can see, the MSI X570-A PRO achieved better results in each case when overclocked. I don’t think this is universally true, but it’s true in the X570-A PRO’s case. I suspect this is due to boost behavior on this board.
At 4K, the results are much closer as the tests become more GPU limited. In these tests, we see almost identical results from stock and overclocked configurations. The results are quite close to other X570 based systems, showcasing the limitations of the GPU. This tells us that everything is working properly on the CPU and motherboard front.
Hitman 2
Once again, we see the X570-A PRO do better overclocked in a case where higher boost clocks should allow for better results in gaming at stock speeds.
The reverse is what we see at 4K with Hitman 2. The X570-A PRO is generally faster at stock speeds in more GPU limited scenarios.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Overclocking again helps the MSI X570-A PRO in the Ghost Recon Breakpoint benchmarks. However, the minimum FPS was the same in both cases.
In the more GPU limited scenario, we see the stock clocks finally achieve better results than the slower clocks provided in an all-core overclock scenario. Albeit, by the smallest of possible margins. We are talking about only 1-3FPS of difference in such cases, but stock clocks were always better here.