Monday, April 15th 2024
MSI First with Motherboard BIOS that Supports Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Processors
In yet another clear sign that we could see some action from AMD on the next-gen desktop processor front this Computex, motherboard maker MSI released its first beta UEFI firmware update that packs an AGESA microcode that reportedly supports the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" processors. The "7D74v1D2 beta" firmware update for the MSI MPG B650 Carbon Wi-Fi motherboard encapsulates AGESA ComboPI 1.1.7.0 patch-A, with the description that it supports a "next-gen CPU," a reference to the Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge."
A successor to the Ryzen 7000 Raphael, the Ryzen 9000 Granite Ridge introduces the new "Zen 5" microarchitecture to the desktop platform, with CPU core counts remaining up to 16-core/32-thread. The new microarchitecture is expected to introduce generational increase in IPC, as well as improve performance of certain exotic workloads such as AVX-512. The processors are said to be launching alongside the new AMD 800-series motherboard chipset. If AMD is using Computex as a platform to showcase these processors, it's likely we might see the first of these motherboards as well.
Sources:
HXL (Twitter), VideoCardz
A successor to the Ryzen 7000 Raphael, the Ryzen 9000 Granite Ridge introduces the new "Zen 5" microarchitecture to the desktop platform, with CPU core counts remaining up to 16-core/32-thread. The new microarchitecture is expected to introduce generational increase in IPC, as well as improve performance of certain exotic workloads such as AVX-512. The processors are said to be launching alongside the new AMD 800-series motherboard chipset. If AMD is using Computex as a platform to showcase these processors, it's likely we might see the first of these motherboards as well.
34 Comments on MSI First with Motherboard BIOS that Supports Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Processors
I think that guy who wants to build a 10 year PC is gonna find that parts become obsolete what feels much quicker than before.
Maybe ASRock is also good, the others no - asus, gigabyte...
My MSI experiences:
- MSI does not proper test bioses before releasing so you need to open a support ticket to get it fixed
- MSI ignores requests to restore bios functionality to the orginal way of working like how it worked in earlier bios releases
- MSI ignores feedback of proper placement of a bios option. Why put "VGA Card Detection" setting under "Onboard LAN Configuration"?
- MSI does not proper test faulty motherboard and send it back unfixed while another MSI motherboard doesn't have the issue.....
I have been quite a MSI fanboy for a long time but due the screw ups with my MSI motherboards (yes multiple motherboards), I decide to avoid them for at least one or two generations.The $1.25 they save on using more copper or aluminum must make them hundreds of dollars per year while costing them thousands in lost revenue.
Their BIOS options have also always reminded me of badly translated dictionary in a blender work.
www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+9+5900X&id=3870
www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?id=5036&cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+7700X
Better skip AM5 for now.
I will upgrade when the Athlon series or Ryzen 3 series become faster than my current setup.
www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7700-non-x/22.html
The "TDP" which they state is an arbitrary number from their labs under their own labs loads... :rolleyes:
The real TDP is the max power draw. PPT limit or something similar?
230 watts for the Ryzen 9 7950X.
This beta BIOS (and it's next successor or two) will be superceded even before the first engineering samples are unofficially smuggled out of AMD by a leaker. Correct, and it's worse than that; For the CPU to consume 100W, your motherboard VRMs need to consume about 110W of power, and your PSU will pull 120W from the wall socket to deliver that 110W of power. All of that is heat, unless it's being converted into light (and smoke, noise, horrible smells, and of course tears).