MSI Delivers AMD X570 And B550 Microcode Updates In Preparation For Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 CPUs
MSI revealed today that it is pushing out the AMD Combo PI V2 version 1.1.0.0 BIOS for a wide range of motherboards. As of now, MSI says that the BIOS will be supported across its X570, B550 and A520 based motherboards. According to the company, the update will be pushed out in four phases; the first of which is available now for X570 and B550 based motherboards. The supported motherboards are listed below:
X570 Motherboards
- MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI
- MEG X570 GODLIKE
- MEG X570 ACE
- MEG X570 UNIFY
- MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI
B550 Motherboards
- MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
- MPG B550 GAMING CARBON WIFI
- MAG B550 TOMAHAWK
- MPG B550 GAMING EDGE WIFI
- MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI
- MAG B550M MORTAR
You can find the download links for each of the motherboards here. The second phase will kick off in mid-October and will include additional X570 and B550 motherboards. The third phase, which will occur towards the end of October, will see a beta release of the BIOS pushed out to A520 motherboards. Also in late October, MSI will make the final production V2 1.1.0.0 BIOS available for X570 and B550 motherboards. Unfortunately, MSI's timeline doesn't provide any guidance for when the production A520 BIOS files will be available, but we'd assume that it would be some time in November.
As for what's included in the V2 1.1.0.0 update, this is what MSI is detailing (emphasis ours):
- Optimized compatibility for AMD Ryzen 3000-Series and Ryzen 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors and future AM4 socket processors
- Solve some specific OC failure issues
- Update SMU module
- Optimized DDR4 memory overclocking solution
While all of these are greatly appreciated additions/fixes, we're most interested in the "future AM4 socket processors". AMD announced earlier this month that its next-generation Ryzen 5000 processors based on the new Zen 3 “Vermeer” architecture will be unveiled on October 8th. We've already seen the processors leaked in 8-core/16-thread Ryzen 7 5800X and 12-core/24-thread Ryzen 9 5900X guise, and we're expecting up to a 20 percent uplift in instructions per clock (IPC).
Ryzen 5000 processors will be based on an enhanced 7nm process node and should bring higher base/boost clock speeds. And according to AMD, Ryzen 5000 will “[take] our PC gaming and content creation leadership to new heights.”
