AMD may increase Ryzen 9000 TDP from 65W to 105W with new AGESA

The underperformance of Ryzen 9000 processors is the talk of the PC hardware industry right now. According to a well-known leaker, AMD may make changes in an upcoming AGESA update that will raise the TDP of the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X by 40W.

With this, both processors that have a base TDP of 65W would operate at 105W. Thus, both processors would lose one of their main attractions, which is low consumption, but delivering even more performance compared to their equivalents based on AMD Zen 4, at least that was AMD’s promise.

The leaker responsible for the information did not give any estimate of when this BIOS update on AM5 motherboards from AMD’s partner manufacturers should arrive. If this increase is confirmed, the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X would have the same TDP as the Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 7 7700X.

A change in the TDP of AMD Ryzen 9000 processors at this level could even bring changes to the SKU configurations, especially the frequencies, something that could even result in an increase in performance.

Whether this would solve the low performance issues that Ryzen 9000s have been experiencing in reviews around the world is something we’ll have to wait and see.

MSI BIOS boosts AMD Ryzen 9000 performance

MSI has already released a custom BIOS, leading to a performance increase on the four AMD Ryzen 9000 processors. Through an exclusive adjustment in AMD Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO), it is possible to achieve up to 15% more performance with motherboards from the manufacturer.

According to MSI, when activating the standard PBO on a Ryzen 9 9950X, the extra gain in Cinebench R23 is around 5%, but with PBO Enhanced, this performance increase can double. With the Ryzen 7 9700X, this improvement can reach up to 15%.

The manufacturer’s AM5 motherboards for the AMD Ryzen 9000 now offer a mode called “Set Thermal Point”, which aims to lower temperatures “without sacrificing performance”, especially on the Ryzen 9 9950X, the top of the line that still has a 170W TDP like its predecessor.

A third mode with four different settings introduced with MSI’s new BIOS update for AM5 boards is “High Efficiency Mode.” By tweaking the memory, latency is reduced, resulting in improved gaming performance.

It remains to be seen whether these optimizations will also be brought by other motherboard manufacturers for AMD Ryzen 9000 processors. So far, the AGESA update mentioned by the leaker has not been officially confirmed.

Via: Videocardz