AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D can't be overclocked, oops yes it can

AMD's new Ryzen 7 5800X3D is in the hands of a select few before the world's first CPU with 3D V-Cache reaches the retail market next week, and until now we thought that overclocking had been blocked... but it seems that it might not be the case.

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The new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor has 8 cores and 16 threads of Zen 3-based CPU power, with the CPU clocks hitting 3.4GHz base and up to 4.5GHz boost, with 32MB of 2D cache joined by some nifty 64MB of AMD 3D V-Cache. We have a TDP of 105W and an MSRP of $449 (the same as the Ryzen 7 5800X non-3D V-Cache processor).

The 4.5GHz boost CPU clock has been pushed up to 4.82GHz by Pieter @ SKATTERBENCHER, with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D installed in the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme motherboard. CPU voltage was at 1.306V, with a 45.5 multiplier and a BCLK of 105.99MHz. Pieter used the ASUS Voltage Suspension technology on the motherboard, and will explain it in an upcoming video.

• Read more: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU tested in games, beats the Core i9-12900K
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• Read more: AMD confirms: our new Ryzen 7 5800X3D can't be overclocked
• Read more: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor costs $449, launches on April 20

AMD had reportedly locked the overclocking functions of its Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor, but it seems that the chip can be overclocked... we'll see more about it in the coming hours as reviews of the CPU begin to go live.