i think i figured out my issue....
Note to all...
put a piece of tape to cover the bottom socket hole on any Asus board... eliminates the risk of vaseline getting into the socket..
otherwise you will end up getting a nasty cb...
I didnt realize it when benching for the HyperX contest and retested today..Lets just say I was bangīng my head alot for this and it would drive me nuts....
My chip had a cb that would go anywhere from -115 to -75...during the contest...
Tested today.. the chip cb's at -132...
Hope this helps someone else....