Tuesday, August 27th 2024
AMD Ryzen Branch Prediction Optimizations Now Available to Windows 11 23H2
AMD announced that its Ryzen processor branch prediction optimization that provide gaming performance uplifts, is now available for Windows 11 23H2, through an optional update. This update applies to AMD Ryzen processors based on the "Zen 3," "Zen 4," and "Zen 5" microarchitectures, and essentially yields the kind of performance you get in the real Administrator account, on regular Windows accounts, especially non-local (online) accounts. Users should look for "Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5041587)" in Windows Update, which should begin showing up as an optional update. This update requires a system restart to apply.
With this update in place, gaming performance uplifts between Windows 11 23H2 and 24H2 should be identical. "We wanted to let you know that the branch prediction optimization found in Windows 11 24H2 has now been backported to Windows 11 23H2. Users will need to look for KB5041587 under Windows update > Advanced options > Optional updates. We expect the performance uplift to be very similar between 24H2 and 23H2 with KB5041587 installed," AMD said in a statement to Wccftech.
Source:
Wccftech
With this update in place, gaming performance uplifts between Windows 11 23H2 and 24H2 should be identical. "We wanted to let you know that the branch prediction optimization found in Windows 11 24H2 has now been backported to Windows 11 23H2. Users will need to look for KB5041587 under Windows update > Advanced options > Optional updates. We expect the performance uplift to be very similar between 24H2 and 23H2 with KB5041587 installed," AMD said in a statement to Wccftech.
131 Comments on AMD Ryzen Branch Prediction Optimizations Now Available to Windows 11 23H2
The decreased performance could have been run to run variance as each test was only run once.
Ideally for benchmarking it's a good idea do at least 3 runs for each test and then combine the numbers to eliminate outliers.
One test could have been underperforming for god knows what but if 3 tests are underperforming post-patch then that's a pattern.
The post-patch tests also lasted about 18-25 seconds longer.
Here are the frametime for both tests that should give a better idea of smoothness instead of just looking at the framerates:
Too many distros. Hundreds too many. There are maybe 20 popular, active distros and even if you boil it down to the most fundamental 3 branches using the Linux kernel, those three branches (SUSE/RH/Debian) don't just use the vanilla kernel. You literally download a precompiled binary application that matches your particular branch of Linux, or compile it yourself for the distro you're using. That's not user-friendly, it's not beginner-friendly, and it sure as hell can't be described as anything other than a fragmented mess.
Individual Linux distros like Arch or Ubuntu are decent, but the whole ecosystem isn't a cohesive, clean, easy-to-understand experience for most people. Torvalds was 100% right when he called it a fragmented mess.
For Gigabyte boards at least it's located in:
Tweaker >Advanced CPU Settings > SVM Mode
Disabling this obviously also disables CPU virtualization so bye-bye trying to run VM's.
I just watched this video, and someone in the comments pointed out that CPU and GPU temperatures increased by 5º and 2º, respectively. It seems there's a tradeoff to consider:
Also this update is available for it: www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5041587%2Bx64
Win me were objectively one of the worst version of Windows:
And thanks for microsoft recent work, win 11 is also on a good way to get this reputation.
People have forgotten what a mess Win10 was when it released.
The article does not list it but Win10 had one of the worst updates in recent memory where it deleted user data.
it's a bit comical coming from people complaining about Win11, that had a much smoother launch.
Win 10 is marginally better than the 11, and personally I waited 5 years before I downgraded my Win 7 to win10, only because of it's EOL.
If M$ did not kill the Win 7, the win 10 +11 base would be smaller than the 7 userbase.
I rest my case.
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Do I love it? Yes.
Is the Arch desktop mode a familiar, cohesive, compatible, and unified experience? Not even a little bit.
Do you really have any difficulties with it? Because I think that totally disqualifies you for any serious discussion about the matter. Also the fact that you seem to be googling the stuff we are talking about with each post.
some tests, 5800x3d included. +9.26% starfield 1080p