AMD promises bios update to improve Ryzen 3000 boost speed
AMD comes with a bios update for Ryzen 3000 processors that should ensure that the CPUs are better able to achieve the aforementioned boost speeds. AMD says that those speeds are sometimes not achieved due to a problem in the firmware.
With the bios update, AMD is responding to reports that Ryzen 3000 processors do not reach the advertised maximum boost frequency in all cases. AMD says achieving that speed depends on many factors, such as workload and cooling, but the company also says it has found that in some cases, a firmware issue reduces speed. On September 10, AMD will announce more about the availability of the upcoming update.
Last weekend, overclocker Der8bauer uploaded a video to YouTube containing the results of a survey he conducted among 2,700 Ryzen system owners. The respondents performed a test with the Cinebench R15 single benchmark and noted the maximum speed. Of Ryzen 3900X owners, only 5.6 percent of respondents achieved the advertised boost speed of 4.6GHz.
At the end of July, Tom’s Hardware already came up with an extensive analysis of the boost speed of the Ryzen 5 3600X processor and the boost behavior of Ryzen 3000 processors in general. The site concluded that the stated maximum boost speed could only be achieved with one core. The analysis showed that not all cores perform equally.
AMD does not indicate how many cores can achieve the maximum boost speed with the Ryzen 3000 processors. With the previous generation of Ryzen processors, the boost speed mentioned was a clock frequency that could be achieved on all cores. Intel mentions the maximum boost clock when using all cores in the detailed specifications of its processors.
AMD statement on boost frequencies
AMD is pleased with the strong momentum of 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors in the PC enthusiast and gaming communities. We closely monitor community feedback on our products and understand that some 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen users are reporting boost clock speeds below the expected processor boost frequency. While processor boost frequency is dependent on many variables including workload, system design, and cooling solution, we have closely reviewed the feedback from our customers and have identified an issue in our firmware that reduces boost frequency in some situations. We are in the process of preparing a BIOS update for our motherboard partners that addresses that issue and includes additional boost performance optimizations. We will provide an update on September 10 to the community regarding the availability of the BIOS.