GIGABYTE has released AGESA BIOS 1.2.0.1a, a major update for its AM5 socket motherboards that introduces TDP mode 105 watts apply it to the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors, which are configured by default with a TDP of 65 watts.

In my Ryzen 7 9700X analysis, I showed you the performance differences that this processor presents when used with the default configuration, i.e. in 65 watt mode, which has a PPT of 88 watts, and when used with PBO activated at maximum, which leads it to achieve 142W PPTwhich generates consumption peaks of up to 148 watts.

The difference between one mode and the other is substantial in synthetic tests and professional applications. For example, in Cinebench R23, the score changed from 19,815 points in multithreading with a TDP of 65 watts to 22,739 points in multithreading. The improvement is 14.76%which is a number that is consistent with the results GIGABYTE obtained using this BIOS. (13% higher performance on average).

With a higher TDP increases the maximum sustained peak frequency that these processors are able to achieve in turbo mode with different levels of multi-core occupancy, and this is what causes this performance increase in multithreading. In a single thread, the values ​​do not change because the maximum peak frequency is not exceeded by only one thread being active.

GIGABYTE motherboards compatible with this BIOS

The new BIOS is now available for download via the support pages of each supported motherboard. In total, GIGABYTE has confirmed that this BIOS is compatible with 31 motherboards, and so you don’t have any doubts about which models they are, I leave you with the complete list in the following image.

For example, if you want to download this new BIOS for your GIGABYTE B650 AORUS Elite AX motherboard, just go to the official product page, click on “Support and Downloads”, enter the “BIOS” section and download version F32b, which clearly indicates that it includes a 105 watt mode to improve CPU performance. The update was released on September 3rd.

Once downloaded, the easiest way to install this update is to unzip the files to a FAT32 USB drive, restart your computer, enter UEFI by pressing the “delete” key during the computer boot process, and go to the “Q-Flash” section, which will appear directly in the lower right corner of the extended mode. You will only need to access the USB drive and select the appropriate file to run the update.