Apu overclock: Overclocking our APUs to 4.0 GHz and Up

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To achieve the overclocks on our test setup, only a small selection of the settings were changed.

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Overclocking the CPU

Firstly, we adjust the CPU ratio. The APUs have a ‘base frequency’ of 100 MHz, and to get the final frequency, the CPU ratio acts like a multiplier (it is often called the CPU multiplier as well). For our testing, to show some underclocking as well as overclocking, we start with a CPU ratio of 30x on all cores. This gives us a floor frequency of 3.0 GHz to start with, and we get a stable voltage and work up from there. At 3.0 GHz, we adjust the CPU voltage to find the lowest setting that remains stable for our testing.

Now the CPU testing rises up like a staircase. If the CPU is stable, raise the ratio by one, and retest stability. If the system is not stable, then add +0.025 volts to the CPU, and retest. Repeat until stable. When stable, raise the ratio again. Repeat until the stress tests hit a thermal limit.

As a result, we get this nice graph when it comes to testing:

The last fail at the end was due to temperature — the Ryzen family of processors, due to the manufacturing process, seem to have a distinct hard limit on CPU frequency. This hard limit means that a lot of voltage is required just to move up one on the frequency ratio — we can see here that the jump from 39x to 40x required six more stops on the voltage curve. At this point, it would be prudent to select the 39x multiplier for more of a 24/7 daily system, which for the Ryzen 3 2200G is a reasonable core overclock, especially as we test will all CPU cores at this frequency.

Overclocking the Memory

The performance of the memory overclock is dependent on two things: the capability of the memory controller in the processor, and the capability of the memory itself. Either one can present a limit to overclocking, and it can be difficult to diagnose which on is a limit without testing with either a different memory kit or a different CPU.

The memory controllers of the Ryzen APUs are rated to DDR4-2933 out of the box, meaning that with verified memory, the system should happily run at this speed under ‘JEDEC’ sub-timings (JEDEC being the standard). Memory manufacturers sell memory faster than this, and the easiest way to ‘overclock’ the APU is by buying a memory kit that has a high speed. Users can then install the kit, and use the BIOS to apply the memory profile (because high speed kits are not enabled automatically). As long as the memory controller in the processor can handle the memory, all is well. However these high-speed memory kits are often very expensive.

Memory comes with two main parameters: frequency and sub-timings. For daily overclocking, DDR4 is quite reasonable in that most memory kits have roughly the same sub-timings, but differ more in frequency, and it is easier to adjust the frequency. Sub-timings are complicated, but AnandTech posted a big analysis on this in 2010. It is worth a read to get a more detailed look:

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For our memory overclocking, we are using G.Skill’s DDR4-3600 memory kit, with 17-18-18 sub-timings. For each of our processors in our stack that would do this out of the box, it would instantly giving a sizeable boost from the rated DDR4-2933 or from any cheap DDR4-2400 memory kit. Our G.Skill kit actually offers two different XMP profiles on-board, one with DDR4-3333 and the other at DDR4-3600, with the same latency timings.

For the DDR4 standard, three different memory voltages are defined. The regular voltage for most memory kits is 1.20 volts, while high-speed memory kits are given 1.35 volts. There are also low powered kits at 1.05 volts. Overclocking the memory is similar to that on the CPU — the memory ratio/multiplier can be adjusted in conjuction with the voltage. However unlike a CPU, thermal limits of the memory are not often the limiting factor, but the ability of the memory itself or the memory controller on the processor. This can be hard to determine — for most daily overclocks we recommend a safer voltage around 1.35-1.40 volts and to work within those means. Pushing too much voltage through the memory controller is not something that the processor can recover from as easily, like an unstable CPU overclock.

In our testing, due to a limitation on the integrated memory controller on our Ryzen 3 2200G ($99) samples, we would need to push voltages beyond levels considered safe at DDR4-3600, so we opted to go with the first profile with speeds of DDR4-3333. While all of the other settings in regards to memory were left untouched, the only one that was changed was the DRAM voltage, (called VDDIO voltage on the board we used). It was changed to match the specifications of the applied XMP profile, just to ensure the voltage remains stable during operation.

Overclocking the Graphics

When it comes to gaming, the GPU frequency is likely to matter the most, As with the other two parts of the processor, the main goal here is frequency and voltage. Overclocking the GPU is a little different for frequency, as the options allow for a 1 MHz granularity, rather than dealing with ratios or multipliers. It comes down to pushing the frequency, adjusting the voltage, finding the stability point, and repeating. In this case we usually raise the GPU voltage by 50 MHz each time, then dialling the overclock back when we hit a hard limit.

I managed to push the integrated Vega cores on our Ryzen 3 2200G sample to 1360 MHz, with a maximum recommended SoC/GPU voltage of 1.25V. Coming from a 1100 MHz turbo frequency, this is almost a 25% overclock. Other overclocks have been reported to hit higher, some even reaching 1450MHz in some cases. The limiting factors in integrated graphics usually come down to the capabilities of the chip and the power delivery mechanism: some motherboards are not geared towards integrated graphics, due to the regular Ryzen processors not having any, and as such built more towards discrete graphics solutions.

Note — As with all overclocking on the Ryzen 2000 series APUs, we would recommend the processes to be done individually with stress and stability testing done at each stage, etc. CPU overclock, stability test, RAM overclock, stability test, graphics overclock, stability test and so forth. This way allows for a process of elimination to be carried out if one of the overclocks fails during stability testing, although this isn’t an exact science, it is more than likely that the last changed setting is the one that needs adjusting in relation to the component you’re currently overclocking.

Some Results from CPU Overclocking

For each of our CPUs, we used the method listed up top to see the limits in CPU frequency. One of the concerns with readers that follow the tech press quite closely is that for launch day reviews the CPU manufacturer might send out ‘golden samples’ — processors that overclock very well. The danger here is that they might not be representative of what a user will get, and the journalist might give the product a favorable review when the retail situation is actually quite different.

Most manufacturers that sample the press, either CPU, motherboard, DRAM, power supplies, do some level of internal testing on samples before sending them out. There is no point shipping a 1200W power supply around the world that is dead on arrival, for instance. Every time we get an MSI motherboard, it comes with a certificate of pre-testing: someone in the PR team has put in a chip, run a few basic 3DMark tests, and given it a tick. That makes common sense — it saves time and money for all concerned.

The issue comes with pre-launch hardware. Normally a section of the tech press (not all, and how many depends on the company involved) get access to the hardware in advance. Sometimes, in order to be timely with articles, these are engineering samples and not full retail products. Big companies are likely to test these samples before leaving in more ways than one: if they know that 80% of the products can overclock to a certain frequency, they are going to make sure that none of the other 20% are sent out: the goal of the PR is to put the product in the best possible light. It is up to the tech press and the journalist to determine how much weighting they should give to a single, solitary overclock score (in our view, not much if any). If a journalist is raving about overclock performance from testing one processor, something should fire up a red flag. But is that the fault of the manufacturer that sampled, or the journalist?

Obviously the best way to solve this is to get a retail sample. Some tech press who don’t get samples will buy it and then test, although that misses the boat on ‘day one’ reviews (some media don’t care much about day one reviews). As stated above, sending out untested retail samples, even if they were available to the PR team early, might not be the best way for the PR team to ‘showcase’ the product, especially if it ends up DoA. There will be some testing, and we cannot get away from it.

So for this article, we decided to have our small run of processors. We have two that came from AMD before the launch, and obtained two after the launch in sealed retail boxes. There was a small difference, but not a big one by any means.

Launch Samples

Both CPUs were tested in the MSI B350I Pro AC.

Both of our luanch samples hit 4.0 GHz, although the Ryzen 3 2200G required a lot more voltage to get there. The Ryzen 5 2400G also had lower power consumption across the board, and lower temperatures, despite having two threads per core. This shows that it was the better binned chip from AMD.

Retail Samples

Both CPUs were tested in the MSI B350I Pro AC.

The retail sample of the Ryzen 5 2400G hit an extra +100 MHz over our launch sample, however it is worth noting that above 3.9 GHz the POV-Ray scores were staying around the same, showing that there may have been some thermal limits in play. The 2200G still only managed 4.0 GHz, but at a much lower voltage than our review sample.

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The world is in turmoil, but slowly improving. Can we say the same about integrated graphics? If you’re invested enough in tech to be getting fed these articles in your news feed, then you probably know that an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) is a special CPU with bulked-up integrated graphics. APUs have earned a bit of a bad rep in the past, though, so if you’re anything like me, your face auto-cringes a little bit, and you’d honestly rather just not be involved in any conversation about APUs. Well, now AMD would like to have a word because its latest integrated graphics are not only very capable, they’re also highly overclockable.

I was given the opportunity to test the integrated Vega 8 graphics on LN2, and I jumped at the chance to try something different that no one has done yet. You can’t just google how to OC these iGPUs (now you can!), and I like just that type of challenge.

The Ryzen 7 5700G, Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 3 5300G are here, and they’re AMD’s answer to systems that maybe don’t need to game at 4K at the highest settings, or systems that need some decent compute power to smoothly navigate Windows with a side of light gaming. You can read more about that in our reviews of the Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G. 

But, what if we overclocked the daylights out of the Ryzen 7 5700G, progressing from a standard liquid cooler all the way to liquid nitrogen (LN2)? Could they give us more than they are supposed to? In fact, with some effort, I was able to take the 2000 MHz GPU and push it to 2500 MHz on AIO cooling and all the way to 2900 MHz on LN2. I also set a few overclocking world records along the way. Here’s how I did it. 

Overclocking the Vega 8 integrated graphics (iGPU) core frequency is pretty straightforward: Increase the voltage, increase the clocks, and decrease the temperature. SOC voltage, which also helps with overclocking the system memory, will be the main one to focus on. The vGPU voltage is also supplied by SOC voltage, so it’s best to keep it a little bit under your SOC volts. The max scaling I saw for the iGPU core was right around 1.37-1.39V. This was enough to run FireStrike at 2425 MHz, a +20% gain in frequency! 

We tapped the GPU core frequency out at 2425 MHz, so let’s push the fabric and memory clocks to unlock some additional gains. I lump these two settings together because you really want to keep them synced for the best performance. This rule applies to all current Ryzen chips, but is doubly important for APUs. AMD calls this “coupled mode,” which you can see with Ryzen Master if you don’t trust your motherboard BIOS. 

Basically, the optimal setting is to keep your fabric speeds (FCLK) at exactly half the speed of the memory – for instance, a 2000 MHz fabric paired with 4000 MHz memory. Also, ‘even’ fabric multipliers seem to yield better efficiency than ‘odd’ multipliers. For example, 2000, 2200, and 2400 MHz are your best bet for fabric clocks. In the best-case scenario, you’ll want to stick to those two hard and fast rules; use coupled memory and fabric, and use an ‘even’ ratio on the fabric.

The SOC is already adjusted to 1.37V-ish to overclock the graphics core, and this is the same voltage we should use to push the fabric and memory controller. Most Ryzen 5000G chips will max out fabric clocks between 2300-2500 MHz on AIO cooling, which means you can push your memory as high as DDR4-4600/5000 and still stay in coupled mode. If you have a decent set of B-die Samsung or a high-frequency Micron or SK hynix kit, the first step is to apply the XMP timings that are guaranteed to work. If you have a 4500 MHz kit of memory, this works fantastic. Set the XMP, then just lower the memory frequency to twice the fabric frequency (I.e., fabric at 2000 MHz, memory at 4000 MHz, etc. ). This routine still works if you have a lower MHz XMP kit like my GSKILL NEO 3800C14, but you may need to increase the memory voltage (vDIMM) a bit over stock. In my case, the NEO runs 4800 at C14 with the XMP timings and a little bit of extra vDIMM. This rules out memory timings causing errors. 

On AIO cooling, I targeted a 2400 MHz fabric with 4800 MHz memory, and although it could train the memory and enter the OS, it wasn’t stable enough to finish the 3DMark FireStrike benchmark. I had to settle for a 2367 MHz fabric and 4733 MHz memory. The fabric clocks on these APUs are just astoundingly high compared to their non-G brothers, though. For instance, the best Ryzen 7 5800X I’ve tested pretty much tapped out at 2000 MHz. 

I was given the opportunity to test the integrated Vega 8 graphics on LN2, and I jumped at the chance to try something different that no one has done yet. You can’t just google how to OC these iGPUs (now you can!), and I like just that type of challenge. I tested three Ryzen 7 5700G chips with standard water cooling (AIO), and their graphics clocks ranged from 2425 MHz to 2500 MHz. I took the highest-binned one and slapped my copper LN2 pot on it, and got to work.The world is in turmoil, but slowly improving. Can we say the same about integrated graphics? If you’re invested enough in tech to be getting fed these articles in your news feed, then you probably know that an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) is a special CPU with bulked-up integrated graphics. APUs have earned a bit of a bad rep in the past, though, so if you’re anything like me, your face auto-cringes a little bit, and you’d honestly rather just not be involved in any conversation about APUs. Well, now AMD would like to have a word because its latest integrated graphics are not only very capable, they’re also highly overclockable.

I was given the opportunity to test the integrated Vega 8 graphics on LN2, and I jumped at the chance to try something different that no one has done yet. You can’t just google how to OC these iGPUs (now you can!), and I like just that type of challenge.

The Ryzen 7 5700G, Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 3 5300G are here, and they’re AMD’s answer to systems that maybe don’t need to game at 4K at the highest settings, or systems that need some decent compute power to smoothly navigate Windows with a side of light gaming. You can read more about that in our reviews of the Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G. 

But, what if we overclocked the daylights out of the Ryzen 7 5700G, progressing from a standard liquid cooler all the way to liquid nitrogen (LN2)? Could they give us more than they are supposed to? In fact, with some effort, I was able to take the 2000 MHz GPU and push it to 2500 MHz on AIO cooling and all the way to 2900 MHz on LN2. I also set a few overclocking world records along the way. Here’s how I did it. 

Overclocking the Vega 8 integrated graphics (iGPU) core frequency is pretty straightforward: Increase the voltage, increase the clocks, and decrease the temperature. SOC voltage, which also helps with overclocking the system memory, will be the main one to focus on. The vGPU voltage is also supplied by SOC voltage, so it’s best to keep it a little bit under your SOC volts. The max scaling I saw for the iGPU core was right around 1.37-1.39V. This was enough to run FireStrike at 2425 MHz, a +20% gain in frequency! 

We tapped the GPU core frequency out at 2425 MHz, so let’s push the fabric and memory clocks to unlock some additional gains. I lump these two settings together because you really want to keep them synced for the best performance. This rule applies to all current Ryzen chips, but is doubly important for APUs. AMD calls this “coupled mode,” which you can see with Ryzen Master if you don’t trust your motherboard BIOS. 

Basically, the optimal setting is to keep your fabric speeds (FCLK) at exactly half the speed of the memory – for instance, a 2000 MHz fabric paired with 4000 MHz memory. Also, ‘even’ fabric multipliers seem to yield better efficiency than ‘odd’ multipliers. For example, 2000, 2200, and 2400 MHz are your best bet for fabric clocks. In the best-case scenario, you’ll want to stick to those two hard and fast rules; use coupled memory and fabric, and use an ‘even’ ratio on the fabric.

The SOC is already adjusted to 1.37V-ish to overclock the graphics core, and this is the same voltage we should use to push the fabric and memory controller. Most Ryzen 5000G chips will max out fabric clocks between 2300-2500 MHz on AIO cooling, which means you can push your memory as high as DDR4-4600/5000 and still stay in coupled mode. If you have a decent set of B-die Samsung or a high-frequency Micron or SK hynix kit, the first step is to apply the XMP timings that are guaranteed to work. If you have a 4500 MHz kit of memory, this works fantastic. Set the XMP, then just lower the memory frequency to twice the fabric frequency (I.e., fabric at 2000 MHz, memory at 4000 MHz, etc.). This routine still works if you have a lower MHz XMP kit like my GSKILL NEO 3800C14, but you may need to increase the memory voltage (vDIMM) a bit over stock. In my case, the NEO runs 4800 at C14 with the XMP timings and a little bit of extra vDIMM. This rules out memory timings causing errors. 

On AIO cooling, I targeted a 2400 MHz fabric with 4800 MHz memory, and although it could train the memory and enter the OS, it wasn’t stable enough to finish the 3DMark FireStrike benchmark. I had to settle for a 2367 MHz fabric and 4733 MHz memory. The fabric clocks on these APUs are just astoundingly high compared to their non-G brothers, though. For instance, the best Ryzen 7 5800X I’ve tested pretty much tapped out at 2000 MHz. 

I was given the opportunity to test the integrated Vega 8 graphics on LN2, and I jumped at the chance to try something different that no one has done yet. You can’t just google how to OC these iGPUs (now you can!), and I like just that type of challenge. I tested three Ryzen 7 5700G chips with standard water cooling (AIO), and their graphics clocks ranged from 2425 MHz to 2500 MHz. I took the highest-binned one and slapped my copper LN2 pot on it, and got to work.

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I decided to use two different tests on LN2 from the list over at hwbot.org, which also has a substantial database to compare scores. I chose GPUPI, which is the standard for compute performance, and 3DMark Fire Strike for the gaming tests. I went with Fire Strike because it’s demanding without being a slideshow. The benchmarks stays in the 20-50 fps range, and there’s also a substantial amount of benchmark data to compare to other systems. 

The name of the game for these to overclock is to get the temps right. I started at -45C and checked where the limit would be, using the same voltages that maxed my clocks on AIO cooling. The iGPU hit a solid 2700 MHz, which is 200 MHz higher than I achieved with the AIO, just by lowering the temperature and increasing the multiplier.

Next I found the cold bug to be around -120C, which is where the mouse and other I/O would start stuttering, etc. The iGPU managed 2850 MHz while remaining right next to that cold bug temperature! That’s an 850 MHz overclock over stock, and 350 MHz higher than with AIO cooling. I am currently working on ways to improve the cold bug further, and I would assume that with similar scaling that 3000 MHz should be possible at around -150C to -180C.

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GPUPI, which is not an easy bench but just more stressful to different parts of the GPU than Fire Strike, ran at 2900 MHz! Both of these scores are IGPU world records by far, the competition isn’t even in the same ballpark. But to be fair, that’s like saying you have the world’s fastest rocket ship. There is zero competition here, and it shows.

TLDR

• Can you game on it in a pinch, or if you are waiting to pay non scalped prices on a GPU? Absolutely, depending on the game, this is totally fine at 720-1080p. Even before overclocking.
• Pushing the graphics core clocks is not the best way to push the performance on these chips; the fabric and memory are where it’s at. Judging by the overclocking gains, I’m confident in saying the iGPU would be 10-20% faster if this were a DDR5 platform. I expect big things in the future.
• If you’re a noob, XMP memory can play a huge role in performance as opposed to the impact of XMP in a normal daily computer.
• Memory allocated size is irrelevant to performance; you’re better off leaving it set to ‘Auto.’ Assigning 512MB of dedicated memory provides the same performance as 4GB of dedicated memory. I observed that the APU will use as much memory as its needs, and the dedicated amount is only beneficial if you run into a minimum spec snag in a game, etc.

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While most of my APU experience was rainbows and butterflies, there were a couple snags and things I would like to see added. I would like to see AMD open up the graphics driver like they do for their discrete GPUs. There are entire tabs missing – most notably, the tuning tab. Don’t force us to use Ryzen Master, which is great for the CPU side of things but rather limited for iGPU settings.

Secondly, and this is not just aimed at AMD but everyone; give us the option to turn the power savings features off. If I want my graphics card or processor to use more power all the time, then let me. Let me disable all boosts and have my frequency if I want. I know this is possible on 69000 XT discrete GPUs from AMD by using MPT and disabling deep sleep. The APU does not seem to have a standard bios ROM, obviously, so this doesn’t work. I would like the option to leave it at 2000 MHz core, without any dynamic clocking. In fact, it might smooth some Windows transitions and little hiccups with video playback.

AMD’s APU game remains on point with a clear head-and-shoulders lead over the competition. The iGPU’s hunger for memory bandwidth and fabric speed goes to show you that AMD will have a real competitor once again when they move to DDR5. And, oh yeah, they overclock like hell!

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Former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Volodymyr Sivkovich will be tried in absentia for dispersing students on the Maidan. This was reported on the website of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).

“Based on the materials of the State Bureau of Investigation, an indictment against the former deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine for organizing the dispersal of the “student Maidan” was sent to the court,” the report says.

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Bureau employees established that Sivkovich, who previously worked in the USSR State Security Committee, «on the instructions of his curators» went to work in the state authorities of Ukraine and by the Independence Day of Ukraine in August 2013 he received the rank of Major General of the Reserve. “Three months later, with his direct participation, the organization of the beating of participants in one of the first youth protests for the European integration course of our state took place,” the State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. Now, Sivkovich “is one of the leaders of the anti-Ukrainian movement created by the Russian special services” and, “having escaped, is hiding in Russia,” the agency claims.

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The actions of the accused are qualified under Part 3 of Art. 27 (complicity in a crime as an organizer), art. 340 (illegal obstruction of the organization or holding of meetings, rallies, marches and demonstrations), Part 2 of Art. 365 (abuse of power or official authority by a law enforcement officer with the use of violence or the threat of violence) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The court arrested Sivkovich in absentia.

The State Bureau of Investigation added that in the case of the dispersal of the rally on the night of 29As of November 30, 15 law enforcement officers were brought to criminal responsibility, including two deputy heads of the public security department of the capital’s police, a company commander and 12 Berkut police officers under the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In total, in 2022, 23 indictments against 59 people were sent to the court.

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Against the background of the war and falling living standards, the Presidential Administration of Russia (AP) decided to increase the amount of “positive” news in the media and social networks. Three sources close to the Presidential Administration told Meduza about this. “There is an acceleration of the positive,” one of them explains.

According to him, it works like this. The administrations of the Russian regions collect information about examples of «import substitution, the opening of new industries, the emergence of new goods» in their territories, and the media controlled by the authorities publish «news» about this.

“People are worried about rising prices, a possible shortage of goods. Someone already saw empty shelves. They read the news about the departure of Western companies. This also makes me worry. People think: “But how will we be without things and products familiar to everyday life?” We need to reassure them — and show that the authorities are coping with everything and a lot is already being done. That everything will be all right,” says Meduza’s interlocutor close to the AP.

He emphasizes that this is a tactic familiar to the Russian authorities. Both in crisis and in relatively prosperous times, the authorities prefer to immerse Russians in the «information favored regime». “As soon as a person has thoughts about problems, he is immediately told that these problems are being solved,” he comments.

“Positivity is accelerating” now mainly through traditional and Internet media, and not in public or telegram channels. “In VKontakte, the audience is young — they are not up to this topic. In Telegram, the audience is politicized: it is either oppositional and cannot be reassured by that, or ultra-loyal. There is no need to reassure her either, she is looking for such information herself, ”explains one of Meduza’s sources.

This type of story is easy to find on TV news. For example, in the final program «Vremya» on Channel One (April 14), the story about the meeting on the oil and gas market, which was held by Vladimir Putin, was optimistically titled «Let’s handle it.» And the story about import substitution is «Our Chance». “There is a desire and opportunity to work, and the authorities encourage initiatives and business people in every possible way. Many of them saw the tough sanctions as a historical chance,” said the host of the program, Ekaterina Andreeva, presenting the story.

The story itself tells about “large-scale plans” for the production of cosmetics at a household chemical plant in Volgograd and attempts (successful, of course) to replace the public catering that left Russia on the example of Kirov: “They have suspended work, and these [local companies] are increasing volumes. There are burgers, and rolls, and shawarma.”

On the Russia 1 channel, viewers are told about the same thing. For example, about the fact that “Dagestan can feed the whole of Russia with lamb”, and about “the influx of personnel into the radio-electronic industry”.

A similar picture in pro-government Russian tabloids. “Beware, prices are going down,” one of the headlines of Komsomolskaya Pravda assures. True, from the material it turns out that prices have decreased only for certain goods — for example, eggplant and kiwi. And at the end of the text, there is a list of products that have risen in price.

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In Moscow, the authorities are also trying to “disperse the positive,” two sources close to the mayor’s office told Meduza. One of the interlocutors called it the “Spring media project”, which is designed to prevent “a strong decline in social well-being”. “This is a departure from the military agenda to the side, spring in the city, a thaw. The mayor is really doing this,” he says. Moscow City Hall spokeswoman Gulnara Penkova did not answer Meduza’s questions.

Another Meduza interlocutor points out that the direction of “positive news” in the capital is slightly different than at the federal level: comfortable as before.