New update looks set to unlock performance potential on underwelming CPUs
Updated: Sep 2, 2024 5:54 pm
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The highly anticipated AGESA 1.2.0.2 update, which will see the 9000-series run at 105W TDP, will not void the warranty of chips according to latest leaks.
A new update from Hassan Mujtaba of Wccftech has shed light on the upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.2 BIOS update that is due to land later this month, reassuring fans of AMD that it will not void the warranty of their Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X processors.
The update comes after MSI’s announcement of a new feature for its 600-series motherboards last week – which enables the 7600X and 7700X both to be boosted to 105W TDP via a special BIOS setting. The result will be better performance for a number of Ryzen processors, including two of the poorly received 9000-series processors that launched last month.
According to sources, the update will be included with the 800-series motherboards by default, with no need for BIOS updates.
Ryzen 9700X & 9600X performance boosting BIOS update nears
The latest updates on when the AGESA 1.2.0.2 BIOS will land are “later this month” (according to Videocardz) meaning AMD users won’t have to wait too long to see what this new update has to offer.
Best of all, according to Wccftech – who are close with the MSI engineering team – the BIOS update is “warranty approved by AMD”. As we know, overclocking or running your chip out of spec is typically frowned upon by manufacturers, with the warranty often voided by doing so. So this is enticing news for early adopters of the AMD’s 9000-series chips.
Right now, it isn’t clear whether the new mode will be available as a BIOS feature or it will be part of the Ryzen Master software suite. That said, we do know that the default and official TDP will remain at 65W for the 9600X and 9700X chips – meaning manual intervention is required for those wanting to utilize the higher 105W TDP.
Despite this being great news for AMD fans, it feels a little forced by Team Red – especially when you factor in how badly the 9000-series CPUs with received upon launch. Many reviewers concluded that the chips simply weren’t good enough to recommend when using the default 65W TDP – with only minimal performance gains found when comparing the new chips against their predecessors.
It’ll be extremely interesting to see what performance differences reviewers receive when utilizing the latest AGESA 1.2.0.2 update.
