Allen
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Rumor is that AMD is substantially rewriting/revising their Ryzen BIOS.
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AMD preparing AGESA 1.0.0.7 update
..the upcoming AGESA 1.0.0.7 changes the entire BIOS base structure, which will make it easier to add support for Raven Ridge APUs and Pinnacle Ridge CPUs.
..we still do not have an ETA for the release of the new micro-code update but motherboard makers should have these BIOS updates ready by the time AMD officially launches desktop Raven Ridge APUs, sometime in 2018.
Pinnacle Ridge CPUs are speculated to be 6 to 9 months from now. Being the "first" update of the Ryzen design, they may bump Ryzen performance more than the customary 10 percent. We'll see.
Typically, a new AMD Ryzen-family CPU will not require a new motherboard -- just a BIOS update. AMD's stated policy is to have the current Ryzen motherboards support all new CPUs and APUs (otther than Threadripper) -- for at least a few years. That's another "bang per buck" feature of AMD's Ryzen-family.
