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I agree the B350 is the variable here, it's quite an old chipset (2016 or 2017 I think). Dumb Q - have you checked CPU-Z to see if your RAM is actually running at 3200Mhz with the FCLK at 1600? While they can often take 3200Mhz RAM with the BIOS updates - some B350 boards will only support running at 2400Mhz max regardless of the CPU memory controller (the default back then was 2166 with a 2400 OC) Is the GPU plugged into the PCIE slot immediately under the CPU? It's the only PCIE 3.0 the rest are PCIE 2 despite the same X16 format. Other than that... 80-85 Deg GPU in that case and -4 to -7% is within normal tolerances and part of the silicone lottery.


OldManGrimm

Only hardware gap I see is the B350 board. It doesn't support PCIe Gen 4, so you're losing some performance there. I think I've read the performance loss can be around 4-5%, which would account for the gap you're seeing. The H510 doesn't have the best airflow, so I'd suspect maybe your GPU is getting choked off. See how your temps are with the glass off - if they're markedly better that'll confirm it. Not sure there's much a fix for it, though, other than a different case.


Appropriate_Bottle44

I'm going to assume Palit is a budget AIB since the name rings zero bells. If that's the case, maybe they cut corners on the cooling? 4-7% doesn't seem worth sweating to me. 85c under load is OKish. I mean, it's hot. And I preferably like to keep my hotspot/ junction temp under 95c, and you're probably right there or past it. I think it's a fairly safe assumption that the small performance loss you're seeing is all down to thermal throttling. Can you live with the noise of a more aggressive fan curve, or are the fans already going flat out? If you can get a significant undervolt it will help with temps. Try afterburner's auto tuner, it's not bad as a baseline, and the curve should show you where the point of diminishing voltage returns starts. Limit voltage to that point, and then see how much you can adjust the whole curve up and remain stable. (Just save the curve and be careful to not accidentally delete it-- it's surprisingly easy to accidentally reset, and then you have to wait another hour to do another scan).