One of the main criticisms of the new Ryzen 9000 processors at launch was their performance falling short of AMD’s expectations. To address this, MSI has released a BIOS update for its 600 series motherboards that boosts CPU performance by up to 13%.
This update was first reported by leaker kuroberu on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (28). According to kuroberu, the new BIOS mode was tested with the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs. Initially, both models are set to a 65W power profile, which limits their performance compared to the previous Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 7 7700X.
By increasing the thermal design power (TDP) to 105W and using an MSI X670E MPG Carbon motherboard with a Ryzen 7 9700X, kuroberu observed performance improvements of up to 13%. In Cinebench R23, the multi-core score increased from 20,409 points to 23,153 points with the new mode enabled.
When will the new mode arrive for users?
Previously, AMD had promised to introduce a 105W TDP mode for the Ryzen 9000 processors with the AGESA 1.2.0.1 update. This feature was intended to showcase the CPUs’ potential performance improvements and justify an upgrade. However, the update didn’t materialize, and AMD stopped mentioning it.
Now, the 105W TDP mode is expected to be released with the upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.2 update, anticipated in September or October. Meanwhile, MSI has proactively integrated this feature into its current BIOS versions, allowing users to benefit from performance gains of up to 13%.
Owners of Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors can download the BIOS update from MSI’s official website to take advantage of these improvements. Other motherboard manufacturers are likely to follow suit and release similar updates soon.
It’s important to note that this 105W TDP mode is currently available only for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X models. Users with Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X processors will need to wait for further updates, as AMD is still refining the Zen 5 architecture. Some related improvements have already been included in Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 23H2, with more enhancements expected in the near future.
