The long-awaited Ryzen 9000 series didn’t do too well at launch, with barely any Zen 5 processors sold. AMD pushed the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X with low-TDP settings to promote “efficiency,” but their performance directly took a hit, and it isn’t surprising that AMD decided to up the TDP to 105W to ramp up the performance.
However, this setting isn’t officially live, as we have to wait for the AGESA 1.2.0.2 BIOS update. But before that, MSI introduced the 105W TDP settings in some of its motherboards, and the surprising part is that enabling that setting won’t void the processor’s warranty, according to Hassan Mujtaba of Wccftech.
105W will provide a performance boost that’s covered by warranty
Normally, when you push the CPU beyond its specified limits, such as overclocking, any damage that occurs isn’t covered by the warranty, but since AMD will officially vet it, you won’t have to worry about that.
In addition, MSI showcased a 13% performance difference in the Ryzen 7 9700X’s Cinebench R23 multi-core performance with the 105W TDP setting enabled. They also listed a handful of motherboards for which the first batch of BIOS updates will be available.
- MEG X670E GODLIKE
- MPG B650 CARBON WIFI
- MEG X670E ACE
- MPG B650 EDGE WIFI
- MPG X670E CARBON WIFI
- MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI
- MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI
- MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI /MAG B650M MORTAR
- X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI
- B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI
- PRO B650-P WIFI
So, if you’ve got a 600-series motherboard, sit tight. The update should be released in the coming weeks, and you can enjoy better performance from your 9600X or 9700X processors.
