Should I update my bios?

[TrxBoy93]

My CPU is Ryzen 3700X, motherboard : MSI B450M Mortar Max... Current bios version : (agesa 1.0.0.6)...Recently agesa 1.1.0.0 rolled out for B450M Mortar Max (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450M-MORTAR-MAX)... 

 

My question is, will Ryzen 3700X (which is a Zen 2 cpu) have any performance improvement upon updating to newer bios agesa 1.1.0.0??? Or those who want to buy Ryzen 5000 series should only upgrade to the latest bios??? 

[Dutch_Master]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

[Master Disaster]

38 minutes ago, TrxBoy93 said:

My CPU is Ryzen 3700X, motherboard : MSI B450M Mortar Max... Current bios version : (agesa 1.0.0.6)...Recently agesa 1.1.0.0 rolled out for B450M Mortar Max (https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450M-MORTAR-MAX)... 

 

My question is, will Ryzen 3700X (which is a Zen 2 cpu) have any performance improvement upon updating to newer bios agesa 1.1.0.0??? Or those who want to buy Ryzen 5000 series should only upgrade to the latest bios??? 

Yes you should absolutely update. AGESA 1.0.0.6 released in May 2017. your CPU released in July 2019 so the version you are running offers non of the Zen 2 fixes AMD implemented after launch (heck it doesn't even have the Zen+ fixes either).

 

FTR 1.0.8.0 is the version for Zen 2 however at this point just go straight for 1.1.0.0 (Note: follow any instructions listed on the download page, sometimes you have to upgrade in a certain order).

 

Once you've updated the BIOS be sure to grab the latest B450 chipset driver direct from AMD and install that as well.

[TrxBoy93]

AGESA 1.0.0.6 was released in June 2020...

 

[TrxBoy93]

2 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

Yes you should absolutely update. AGESA 1.0.0.6 released in May 2017. your CPU released in July 2019 so the version you are running offers non of the Zen 2 fixes AMD implemented after launch (heck it doesn't even have the Zen+ fixes either).

 

FTR 1.0.8.0 is the version for Zen 2 however at this point just go straight for 1.1.0.0 (Note: follow any instructions listed on the download page, sometimes you have to upgrade in a certain order).

 

Once you've updated the BIOS be sure to grab the latest B450 chipset driver direct from AMD and install that as well.

AGESA 1.0.0.6 was released in June 2020...

[Master Disaster]

Just now, TrxBoy93 said:

AGESA 1.0.0.6 was released in June 2020...

 

Nope...

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11447/amd-announces-ryzen-agesa-1006-update

*Dated May 2017

[TrxBoy93]

That's a different one....

[TrxBoy93]

3 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Nope...

https://www.anandtech.com/show/11447/amd-announces-ryzen-agesa-1006-update

*Dated May 2017

 

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, TrxBoy93 said:

 

Apologies, my confusion stems from you not saying ComboPi in the OP. AMD have a weird naming thing going on where they change the codename and then reuse the same numbers in subsequent releases.

[PeterVBelgium]

3 hours ago, Dutch_Master said:

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

for AMD you might actualy do want to do this

a lot of improvement is added in some updates