AGESA 1.2.0.A update

Sitkam · May 30, 2023

How things are going after AGESA 1.2.0.A update?

I own a b450 tomahawk max, my oc ram profile was working good without issues with agesa 1.2.0.7 and after 1.2.0.A update, a mess with my RAM OC. Tried several configs that worked in agesa 1.2.0.7
but no luck at all. so I flashed back 1.2.0.7 and all running good now again.

HD64G · May 30, 2023

I don't know what might have changed. Not having pushed the RAM oc to its limit at previous UEFI versions and the same settings are stable on the latest 1.2.0.A for days now using the same board as yours. Different CPU & RAM sticks though and settings for sure.

Sitkam · May 30, 2023

HD64G said:
I don't know what might have changed. Not having pushed the RAM oc to its limit at previous UEFI versions and the same settings are stable on the latest 1.2.0.A for days now using the same board as yours. Different CPU & RAM sticks though and settings for sure.

I see, but I'm not even using any CO config. My CPU is at stock settings. I don't understand. Thanks a lot for your feedback

VulkanBros · May 30, 2023

Mine f***** up as well - got it stable at 3666 MHz.....odd with that BIOS update

3x0 · May 30, 2023

AFAIK AGESA 120A removed the EDC voltage cap which was introduced ages ago.

Sitkam · May 30, 2023

VulkanBros said:
Mine f***** up as well - got it stable at 3666 MHz.....odd with that BIOS update

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I see. Listen, your FCLK and MCLK both aren't synchronized... And VDDP at 1.097 isn't dangerous?

3x0 said:
AFAIK AGESA 120A removed the EDC voltage cap which was introduced ages ago.

I didn't deal with CO yet. I'll see later how it goes

Mazer · May 30, 2023

No update for my mobo yet

Sitkam · Jul 25, 2023

Ok, so after a lot of time dealing with RTT's, CAD's and procODT I got this! Stable with the latest BIOS (1.2.0.A) for my board. I guess for c-dies is not bad at all. And no WHEA errors found. That's enough for me.

SPDIF · Jul 26, 2023

This new Agesa update was only ment as a solution for the TPM, it contains a LOT of security fixes and mitigations.

ice_v · Jul 26, 2023

I'm still on bios 4403 AGESA 1.2.0.7. (2022/05/31). Is this latest version worth it?
I'm on a Asus x570 TUF plus with stock 5800X3D and Crucial Ballistix Elite @4000mhz

Sitkam · Jul 27, 2023

ice_v said:
I'm still on bios 4403 AGESA 1.2.0.7. (2022/05/31). Is this latest version worth it?
I'm on a Asus x570 TUF plus with stock 5800X3D and Crucial Ballistix Elite @4000mhz

From the perfomance point of view, i don't think so. I did it whithout any reason, in spite of the latest one come out to solve security issues as explained by ice_v. so if you are good with that one, just keep it.

TairikuOkami · Jul 29, 2023

Sitkam said:
How things are going after AGESA 1.2.0.A update?
I own a b450 tomahawk max

I have b450 tomahawk and I am unable to update any BIOS after 7C02v1E (AGESA 1.0.0.6), I get BSOD at boot due an invalid signature.
I have tried every single BIOS ever since, but nothing helped. I have a standalone TPM, so I have "the bad" fTPM disabled to avoid issues.

Sitkam · Jul 30, 2023

TairikuOkami, did you tryed to use the usb flash back procedure? I did it myself twice, and works like a charm

SPDIF · Aug 1, 2023

ice_v said:
I'm still on bios 4403 AGESA 1.2.0.7. (2022/05/31). Is this latest version worth it?
I'm on a Asus x570 TUF plus with stock 5800X3D and Crucial Ballistix Elite @4000mhz

Nope, it will not change anything. As said it was only to close some loopholes in the fTPM, if you use Bitlocker Encryption then YES you should update.
Don't forget then to set Bitlocker to Suspend Protection BEFORE you update! If not, it will ask your 48 digit Recovery key on boot. If you don't have this, you can kiss your data goodbye.

HD64G · Aug 6, 2023

After updating to the 1.2.0.A I cannot see latency dropping below 60ns while being ~58ns with the previous versions. I think that something have changed relative to security that made that decrease in latency. Anyone who have seen that change?

Pictus · Aug 6, 2023

No problems before and no problems now, as long MCLK/FCLK/UCLK is not above 1867.

SPDIF · Aug 11, 2023

New AGESA update coming soon this month... AGESA 1.2.0.B and again... Yeah you guessed it... Mitigations. :cry:

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7005.html

freeagent · Aug 11, 2023

It is really nice using this version. I flip back and forth between my 5900X and 58X3D and not having to flash back and forth for certain performance benefits/advantages is super nice.

I think I will just wait a bit :laugh:

SPDIF · Aug 11, 2023

Return address fault?? So i can send my flawed ZEN 3 back to the return address? :laugh:

Anyway better then the latest fault for Intel, where you lose 30 percent power again...

freeagent · Aug 11, 2023

SPDIF said:
where you lose 30 percent power again...

I had my 3770K for 1 month before they started rolling out mitigations. I lost 100MHz off the top, and I think around 8-10 GFlops. in performance. And then later on a microcode update raised the base voltage.. like it didn't run hot enough as it was

SPDIF · Aug 11, 2023

Intel says again it's better to TURN OFF hyper-threading... :banghead:

A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple Intel microprocessor families and allows stealing passwords, encryption keys, and private data like emails, messages, or banking info from users that share the same computer. :shadedshu:

Space Lynx · Aug 11, 2023

SPDIF said:
Intel says again it's better to TURN OFF hyper-threading...

A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple Intel microprocessor families and allows stealing passwords, encryption keys, and private data like emails, messages, or banking info from users that share the same computer.

Isn't this only for people who can access your computer physically? If you are the only user of your pc, then you have nothing to worry about from what I understand

A Computer Guy · Aug 11, 2023

SPDIF said:
Anyway better then the latest fault for Intel, where you lose 30 percent power again...

Not saying I don't believe you but I'd like to see supporting evidence for that. I am intensely curious about how these security updates have changed performance however this would need to be carried to a different thread.

Sitkam · Aug 11, 2023

HD64G said:
After updating to the 1.2.0.A I cannot see latency dropping below 60ns while being ~58ns with the previous versions. I think that something have changed relative to security that made that decrease in latency. Anyone who have seen that change?

no, on mine is around same latency than before. to make it work i changed procODT, drvstr's and vddp/ccd/iod/soc

SPDIF said:
New AGESA update coming soon this month... AGESA 1.2.0.B and again... Yeah you guessed it... Mitigations.

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7005.html

omg , then the party will start over again...jesus christ!

SPDIF · Aug 11, 2023

This BIOS update will not be available to everyone, some manufacturers will choose to leave it as an OS Microcode update, with loads every time at boot.

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