AMD 9000 Series Voltage Spikes #amd #cpu #processor #9800x3d #voltage #spike @3DGAMEMAN
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Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/now-its-amds-ryzen-9000-series-processors-alleged-to-be-suffering-from-terminal-voltage-spikes-and-were-not-sure-if-any-cpus-are-totally-safe/
The article reports on claims from YouTube channel Tech YES City suggesting that AMD's new Ryzen 9000-series processors might be experiencing instability and failures due to spiking CPU voltages, similar to issues seen with Intel's recent CPUs. This claim specifically links to ongoing reports of dead AMD CPUs, particularly the 9800X3D, in ASRock motherboards.
In their testing, Tech YES City observed that ASRock motherboards exhibited lower average power consumption and voltages, both at idle and under load, compared to boards from manufacturers like MSI and Asus. However, despite these lower averages, the ASRock boards showed "dynamic voltage" patterns, meaning the voltage varied, potentially introducing severe, minuscule micro-spikes. In contrast, other motherboard brands maintained a static or near-static SoC voltage.
Tech YES City theorizes that these brief, intense voltage requests, lasting only microseconds or milliseconds, could be causing the CPUs to fail. They suggest that while dynamic voltage aims to save power by lowering the average, it might inadvertently create conditions for these damaging spikes. The proposed solution, according to Tech YES City, is to enable "SoC OC mode" (sometimes called "uncore OC mode") in the motherboard BIOS, which appears to force the SoC voltage to remain static.
The situation draws parallels to a similar voltage spike issue that affected the Ryzen 7000 series and was addressed with a patch in 2023. Tech YES City has reached out to ASRock for comment but has not yet received a response. The channel emphasizes that while the problem seems more prevalent on ASRock boards, it is ultimately believed to be an inherent issue with the CPU itself, with motherboard settings merely influencing the CPU's exposure to these voltage spikes. An official statement from AMD is still pending.
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