Friday, October 4th 2019
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AMD Ryzen CPUs to Get Plenty of Microcode Improvements
According to Planet 3DNow, owners of AMD's Ryzen CPUs will receive a new microcode update said to feature many performance fixes and improvements that bring additional features. Dubbed AGESA 1.0.0.4, the new microcode improvement should bring over 100 new features that don't just include bug fixes, but also additional features.
Leaked by MSI's "Insider Show" YouTube series host Eric Van Beurden, he revealed that new microcode will arrive next month after getting tested by motherboard manufacturers for stability and compatibility with existing models of motherboards. Unfortunately, Van Beurden didn't reveal anything specific about what features will be present with the new AGESA microcode update, however we can expect to see plenty of new additions, and possibly higher CPU performance that further firmware optimizations bring.
Source:
Planet 3DNow! via Tom's Hardware
Leaked by MSI's "Insider Show" YouTube series host Eric Van Beurden, he revealed that new microcode will arrive next month after getting tested by motherboard manufacturers for stability and compatibility with existing models of motherboards. Unfortunately, Van Beurden didn't reveal anything specific about what features will be present with the new AGESA microcode update, however we can expect to see plenty of new additions, and possibly higher CPU performance that further firmware optimizations bring.
52 Comments on AMD Ryzen CPUs to Get Plenty of Microcode Improvements
Kinda cool, just im still at if BIOS aint broke, dont fix it - kinda state of mind.
Wonder if its worth the risk.
Looking forward to next month:)
EDITBEFOREPOST:
...wait so if intels 10k series releases this month, and 3950x and new TR chips release next month...
Is it made to one up intels release? :D
me englys good be?
Either way, I don't believe even over 100 fixes, let alone 100 new features.
not first and not last time when big companies sit on tech :p
I really don't know if its wise for AMD to be all happy about microcode updates to Zen. They should just let the updates speak for themselves once they're released. Its not nice to keep having the idea your CPU is not performing optimally. Because that's inherently what these updates tell you. Agile release trains for hardware... yikes
Agesa is a part of the Bios motherboards are using. Or I didn't get you at all.
Or is it possible to update a CPU itself?
I know their GPUs are good, but it's the first and last motherboard I'm buying from MSI.
Just checked, Gigabyte website, the roughly equivalent X470 AORUS GAMING 5 has the 1.0.0.3 ABBA released on 2019/09/12, while MSI released BIOS version 7B79vAE which just mentions "Improve memory compatibility" but is still 1.0.0.3 AB :(
Correct me if I'm wrong, the BIOS description only says:
Also, maybe update your system specs. :D Or is this a second or third system of yours?
Regarding the "classic old time rig", I've always had AMD CPU + Nvidia GPU and now I'm back to that :) (Ryzen 3700X + GTX1080)