Monday, March 13th 2017
AMD Says The Windows Thread Scheduler is "operating properly" for Ryzen.
In a blog post that is sure to stun many users expecting a "thread scheduler patch" in modern Windows versions for AMD Zen-based CPUs, AMD has apparently investigated the reports of thread scheduling issues and found that "the Windows 10 thread scheduler is operating properly for "Zen," and we do not presently believe there is an issue with the scheduler adversely utilizing the logical and physical configurations of the architecture."
So, if you were expecting a Windows 10 or maybe even 7 patch to address some performance concerns, don't hold your breath. The company notes that they tested both Windows 10 and Windows 7 and they "do not believe there is an issue with scheduling differences between the two versions of Windows." In other words, 7 is already ok as far as scheduling, no patch required.
The company does still recommend users utilize the "High Performance" plan in their Windows setup for best performance, claiming the software management of CPU speed interferes with Ryzen's native management. There may be an update forthcoming for the Windows "Balanced" plan to fix how it operates with Ryzen, but there will not be a scheduler update planned as of now.
Source:
AMD
So, if you were expecting a Windows 10 or maybe even 7 patch to address some performance concerns, don't hold your breath. The company notes that they tested both Windows 10 and Windows 7 and they "do not believe there is an issue with scheduling differences between the two versions of Windows." In other words, 7 is already ok as far as scheduling, no patch required.
60 Comments on AMD Says The Windows Thread Scheduler is "operating properly" for Ryzen.
The games do run perfectly fine. Who needs 200FPS anyway, just so your having an advantage in CS:GO?
It's a good chip that does both in between, both 3d / modelling / web / video and games.
Zen2+ will fix these issues.
Here, a nice i7 vs Ryzen game comparison: www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-vs-intel-kaby-lake-gaming,4977.html
I dont play most of those games anyway, and if i do i'd give a crap ass to play above 75hz since my WQHD screen is'nt able to produce more hertz.
If anything, Intel is over priced for it's feature set. Are twice as many PCIe lanes really deserving of twice the price?
Same applies for A64 A64 X2 and finally Nehalem.
It's almost 10 years since nehalem, it's about time we got more cores again...
But the Windows scheduler recognizes additional cores and normally uses main cores so it uses two CCXes. That can be inefficient.