BIOS updates for AMD 5000 CPU support on X370 MB

[Rogen 1,087]

Hey Folks,

Most Motherboard manufacturers have released new BIOS supporting the AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors.

https://www.asus.com/news/qccufpijbaobykxo/

While tidying up my Win10 update last weekend, I checked the ASUS website for BIOS updates and found a new version just released.

And that new version adds support for the Ryzen 5000 series processor to my Asus X370-Pro motherboard, a motherboard I bought in 2017 when the Ryzen 1700 was brand new.

A quick check of the AMD website showed an also just released update to the X370 chipset driver package.

And a search of the fav computer stores showed the Ryzen 5800X on special for $140.00 off the usual price, in stock and ready to pick up.

So after a short trip down the road I'm the new owner of a Ryzen 5800X.

Dropped it in (after BIOS & chipset update), tuned to SMT off, an overclock to 4.775 Ghz with CPU VDD voltage of 1.3125, then benchmarked at ~46% faster than my original Ryzen 1700 CPU.

So new OS (Win10 ~ was Windows7), new CPU (Ryzen 5800X) and GFX card  (an Asus 8030Ti @ $200.00 off the previous usual price) - just like having a new computer and P3D and every other application I use has never performed better.

This'll tide me over for a few years till the next round of kit updates are available, it'll be a new motherboard by then.

One thing that does happen is the TPM is always enabled with this BIOS/CPU where as previously it was possible to disable, a nod to MS and Windows 11 requirements I assume.

Cheers

Edited April 3, 2022 by Rogen

[G-RFRY 1,711]

AMD Confirms Its GPU Drivers Are Overclocking CPUs Without Asking | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)

Check the latest benchmarks AMD pulling more power than Intel CPU`s.

AMD Got Greedy: R5 5500 CPU vs. Intel i3-12100F | CPU Review & Benchmarks - YouTube

Edited April 6, 2022 by G-RFRY

[ckyliu 1,749]

Avoid updating to Win11 for now, well publicised issues with it not playing nicely with AMD processors.

[pgde 571]

On 4/6/2022 at 7:15 AM, G-RFRY said:

AMD Confirms Its GPU Drivers Are Overclocking CPUs Without Asking | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)

Check the latest benchmarks AMD pulling more power than Intel CPU`s.

AMD Got Greedy: R5 5500 CPU vs. Intel i3-12100F | CPU Review & Benchmarks - YouTube

The first link doesn't discuss AT ALL power draw and the second link discusses the lowest performing CPU in the AMD 5000 series and has little to no relevance to this discussion IMHO. What was the point of the post?