
The non-X chips, like the AMD Ryzen 5 3600, have a bit more, but still have diminishing returns compared to some of the older Ryzen chips, like the 10 series. AMD's Precision Boost will make sure you aren't leaving any performance on the table. Many of AMD's newest chips, like the Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 3700X are great processors but don't have a ton of overclocking headroom, so there's probably little benefit to pushing them further. (Oh, and this will void your warranty, just in case you were wondering.) In most cases, your computer will automatically shut down to prevent this from happening, but it's best to be cautious and go slowly. If you aren't careful, you could degrade your CPU’s lifespan or damage it permanently. While overclocking is fairly easy these days, it comes with a small amount of risk.

Ryzen changed that, providing plenty of CPU cores with solid performance for a great all-around CPU-and you can push that CPU a little farther than its out-of-the-box speed with a bit of overclocking.
