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New Firmware for AMD Socket AM5 platforms
If you have an AMD Socket AM5 motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 600 series chipset, or you have one of the new AMD 870X motherboards, you will benefit from the new BIOS firmware spin named AGESA PI 1.2.0.2. to help squeeze more performance out of the AMD Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors; and Core-to-Core latency improvements for Ryzen 9 9000-series desktop processors.
Help Boost Your Performance with new, Warrantied 105W cTDP for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X
With a stock Thermal Design Power (TDP) of a low 65 Watts, our vision for the AMD Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors was all about efficient performance. But we hear that some of you will always crave more power and more speed. Well, guess what? With the new 1.2.0.2 BIOS update, you can run your AMD Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors at 105W TDP without voiding your warranty for doing so. Just enable the 105W cTDP in the BIOS, and you're good to go! These processors have been validated at 105W since their release, so you won't be pushing them beyond their design limits. This boost is especially beneficial for multithreaded workloads, but you might see some gains in less-threaded apps too. Remember, with great power comes great responsibility: make sure you have an appropriate cooling solution to handle the higher thermal limit that 105W brings to the table.
Core-to-Core Latency Improvements
. This was mainly due to a corner case benchmark where it takes two transactions to both read, and write, when information is shared across cores on different parts of an AMD Ryzen 9 9000 Series processor. However, we've been working on optimizing this since the launch of the 9000 series. In the new 1.2.0.2 BIOS update, we've managed to cut the number of transactions in half for this use case, which is designed to help reduce core-to-core latency in multi-CCD models. While this won’t make a notable different in the vast majority of applications, users may see some improvement in latency-sensitive, heavily threaded games that don't trigger core parking.
New AMD X870/X870E Motherboards
The next wave of AMD Socket AM5 motherboards is here, starting with the X870 and X870E. Both feature full-speed PCIe® Gen 5 support for graphics and NVMe storage at the same time, and that’s more important than ever now that we are on the cusp of a new generation of graphics cards, and both have been created taking lessons learned from the 600-series motherboards in market, so they feature USB4 as standard, and have been optimized for overclockability. GD-106
DDR5-8000 EXPO Support
We're also excited to announce support for higher-clocked enthusiast-class memory. With the help of motherboard and memory manufacturers, we've enabled DDR5-8000 EXPO support. This higher clock speed is the point where the 1:2 memory ratio may begin to cross over for a positive result, and that can be reflected in some latency-sensitive games While DDR5-8000 isn't for everyone, it's a great option for enthusiasts and overclockers who want to push their systems to the limit. (Shout out to AMD’s enthusiast memory team - Bill Alverson and Joseph Portillo-Wightman – who made EXPO DDR5-8000 a reality)
So, there you have it! Some fantastic updates to make your Ryzen experience even better.
Happy computing, and check back for more updates!
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September 2024 AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor Updates
New Firmware for AMD Socket AM5 platforms If you have an AMD Socket AM5 motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 600 series chipset, or you have one of the new AMD 870X motherboards, you will benefit from the new BIOS firmware spin named AGESA PI 1.2.0.2. to help squeeze more performance out of the AMD...
