I don't see why the base block would be the factor for that. The Ryzen cpus overclock on its own, it should be the turbo clock and PBO that shows how well they

I don't see why the base block would be the factor for that. The Ryzen cpus overclock on its own, it should be the turbo clock and PBO that shows how well they overclock. I just linked in another comment to an article that explains that while the 3800X does overclock better, it's a minimal difference, right in line with their turbo clock specs.