Calibrating physics engine performance for Ark 2 on Ryzen 9700X?
When building massive bases with tons of dinosaurs around, the CPU physics load spikes, causing these micro-stutters that kill the immersion. Despite the high single-core boost on the Ryzen 7 9700X, the inter-core communication latency during physics collisions was hovering around 85-92ns. I tried cranking up the processor power preference in Windows, but the CPU hit 90℃ and throttled immediately—a reckless move that taught me to be more careful. I eventually enabled PBO in the BIOS and set the Curve Optimizer to a -20 offset, while locking my RAM at 6000MHz with EXPO enabled. AIDA64 showed memory latency dropping to 62-68ns, and the physics fluidity improved noticeably. I did experience two random reboots during low-load idling after the negative offset, so I dialed it back to -15 for a rock-solid system. CPU temps now sit between 65-74℃. Using the in-game performance analyzer, I've confirmed the physics lag is gone, and memory temps are steady at 58-63℃.