Very much about overclocking in most fora. To me it looks like way to shorten the life of the CPU. One field I believe Ryzen must be much better in is
cache design. Look at this comparison:
http://users.atw.hu/instlatx64/AuthenticAMD0600F12_K15_Zambezi8C_NewMemLat.txt
Best Page_Random Tests
M32768 Mem 62.955 nsec 227.406 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.562 s) ------
M32768 L1D 1.111 nsec 4.014 clks (MemSize: 16 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32768 L2 10.775 nsec 38.921 clks (MemSize: 1984 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.010 s) ------
M32768 L3 29.591 nsec 106.887 clks (MemSize: 10240 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 163840 B:2097152 RT: 10.239 s) ------
Best Linear_Forward Tests
M32769 Mem 18.001 nsec 65.022 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.268 s) ------
M32769 L1D 1.109 nsec 4.006 clks (MemSize: 16 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.002 s) ------
M32769 L2 5.637 nsec 20.363 clks (MemSize: 1984 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.002 s) ------
M32769 L3 9.665 nsec 34.910 clks (MemSize: 10240 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 163840 B:2097152 RT: 10.033 s) ------
Best Linear_Backward Tests
M32770 Mem 21.540 nsec 77.807 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.119 s) ------
M32770 L1D 1.109 nsec 4.006 clks (MemSize: 16 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.002 s) ------
M32770 L2 5.641 nsec 20.376 clks (MemSize: 1984 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.008 s) ------
M32770 L3 10.762 nsec 38.872 clks (MemSize: 10240 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 163840 B:2097152 RT: 10.043 s) ------
Best Random_Full Tests
M32771 Mem 74.718 nsec 269.894 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.028 s) ------
M32771 L1D 1.255 nsec 4.532 clks (MemSize: 16 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32771 L2 10.794 nsec 38.990 clks (MemSize: 1984 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.005 s) ------
M32771 L3 38.710 nsec 139.829 clks (MemSize: 10240 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 163840 B:2097152 RT: 10.148 s) ------
http://users.atw.hu/instlatx64/GenuineIntel00306C3_Haswell_NewMemLat.txt
Best Page_Random Tests
M32768 Mem 56.081 nsec 190.621 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.350 s) ------
M32768 L1D 1.186 nsec 4.030 clks (MemSize: 32 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32768 L2 3.549 nsec 12.062 clks (MemSize: 256 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.002 s) ------
M32768 L3 12.809 nsec 43.538 clks (MemSize: 4096 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 65536 B:2097152 RT: 10.047 s) ------
Best Linear_Forward Tests
M32769 Mem 15.423 nsec 52.425 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.092 s) ------
M32769 L1D 1.214 nsec 4.125 clks (MemSize: 32 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32769 L2 3.520 nsec 11.965 clks (MemSize: 256 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.003 s) ------
M32769 L3 3.638 nsec 12.366 clks (MemSize: 4096 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 65536 B:2097152 RT: 10.010 s) ------
Best Linear_Backward Tests
M32770 Mem 19.127 nsec 65.013 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.269 s) ------
M32770 L1D 1.212 nsec 4.118 clks (MemSize: 32 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32770 L2 3.530 nsec 11.998 clks (MemSize: 256 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32770 L3 3.637 nsec 12.361 clks (MemSize: 4096 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 65536 B:2097152 RT: 10.006 s) ------
Best Random_Full Tests
M32771 Mem 60.721 nsec 206.393 clks (MemSize: 32768 KiB Stride: 128 Movs: 64 Reps: 262144 B:2097152 RT: 10.187 s) ------
M32771 L1D 1.214 nsec 4.125 clks (MemSize: 32 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.001 s) ------
M32771 L2 3.548 nsec 12.060 clks (MemSize: 256 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 32768 B:2097152 RT: 10.000 s) ------
M32771 L3 12.912 nsec 43.889 clks (MemSize: 4096 KiB Stride: 64 Movs: 64 Reps: 65536 B:2097152 RT: 10.019 s) ------