MSI reveals planned AGESA 1.0.0.4 update for AM4 motherboards - 100+ Fixes planned
AMD reportedly has plans that extend to AGESA 1.0.0.7
In the company's latest MSI Insider stream, the company announced that AMD has plans to release new AGESA code for their AM4 motherboards, updates which would deliver over 100 fixes and improvements.
So far, MSI has delivered AMD's AGESA 1.0.0.3 ABBA BIOS to most of its AM4 motherboard lineup, and have plans to release BIOS files with AGESA version 1.0.0.4 in November. It is also claimed that AMD has AGESA update plans that already extend to AGESA version 1.0.0.7.
AMD's AGESA code has the potential to address bugs within AMD's Ryzen series processors and are also capable of offering users improved performance under the right circumstances. Back in 2017, we found that AMD's AGESA 1.0.0.6 (1st Gen Ryzen) update was able to reduce memory latencies and boost Ryzen's gaming performance. AMD's AGESA numbering scheme resets with each generation of Ryzen processors, a factor that only serves to make AMD's AGESA updates more confusion to customers.
At this time the 100+ fixes/improvements that AGESA version 1.0.0.4 will offer are unknown. Sadly, AMD doesn't usually release detailed change notes for AGESA updates, so we are unlikely to know what's changed until after the update releases.
AMD's new 1.0.0.4 AGESA update reportedly increases all-core boost clocks
AMD's latest AGESA update has started to become available in beta BIOS files, offering Ryzen users new bug fixes and the potential to improve the performance of Ryzen 3rd Gen processors.
Computerbase.de has recently tested AMD's AGESA 1.0.0.4 update on an ASRock X470 motherboard, and have found that while single-core boost clocks speeds remain the same as AMD's AGESA 10.0.3 ABBA update, it offers users an increase in all-core clock speeds, at least on their Ryzen 7 3800X processor.
That's right, AMD's latest AGESA update delivers a 50MHz clock speed boost on all cores, increasing the CPU's all-core clock speed from 4.245GHz to 4.325GHz. This is an increase of less than 2%, but it is nonetheless a positive step for AMD. This testing was conducted without Precision Boost Overdrive activated, where the only non-stock setting as the enablement of a DDR4-3200 CL14-14-14-34 XMP profile.
While this testing is far from conclusive, as it only tests a single motherboard and a single processor, it showcases what could be another notable step forward for AMD's AGESA code. In a recent livestream, MSI confirmed that AMD had AGESA plans which extended to AGESA 1.0.0.7, which means that even more improvements are on the way.
Since Ryzen's inception, AMD has been working behind the scenes to get the best performance out of their processors. From AGESA updates to driver and OS updates, AMD has been focused on delivering better performance out of their existing products. Only time will tell how far AMD will push the performance of their latest products.
Source:AMD's new 1.0.0.4 AGESA update reportedly increases all-core boost clocks
MSI reveals planned AGESA 1.0.0.4 update for AM4 motherboards - 100+ Fixes planned
PS: So MSI has many things to offer starting from November... Ohooo...