AMD Announces BIOS Fix for Ryzen 3000 Boost Frequencies, Lands September 10th

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After an extended period of silence, AMD has finally publicly acknowledged that "some" of its customers aren't receiving the expected boost frequencies with the Ryzen 3000 series processors.

As you can read in the statement below, the company simultaneously announced that it will issue a fix for the BIOS issues on September 10, 2019.

“AMD is pleased with the strong momentum of 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors in the PC enthusiast and gaming communities. We closely monitor community feedback on our products and understand that some 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen users are reporting boost clock speeds below the expected processor boost frequency. While processor boost frequency is dependent on many variables including workload, system design, and cooling solution, we have closely reviewed the feedback from our customers and have identified an issue in our firmware that reduces boost frequency in some situations. We are in the process of preparing a BIOS update for our motherboard partners that addresses that issue and includes additional boost performance optimizations. We will provide an update on September 10 to the community regarding the availability of the BIOS.”

The statement comes amidst a growing chorus of complaints from Ryzen 3000 owners on forums, reddit, and social media, that their chips aren't reaching the advertised boost clocks.

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