ASUS releases beta BIOS for X670 motherboard: Based on AGESA 188.8.131.52, supports Ryzen 7000G series
Yesterday, ASRock released a BIOS update based on AGESA 184.108.40.206 for its X670E Taichi and X670E Taichi Carrara motherboards, enhancing compatibility with the forthcoming Ryzen 7000G series APUs for desktop platforms. Today, ASUS followed suit with its own BIOS update based on AGESA 220.127.116.11, primarily to prepare for the imminent arrival of the Ryzen 7000G series.
The BIOS update from ASUS targets its X670 series motherboards, including:
- ROG CROSSHAIR X670E HERO BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG CROSSHAIR X670E GENE BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 1802
- ROG STRIX X670E-I GAMING WIFI BETA BIOS 2001
- TUF GAMING X670E PLUS BETA BIOS 2001
- TUF GAMING X670E PLUS WIFI BETA BIOS 2001
- PROART X670E CREATOR WIFI BETA BIOS 1802
It should be noted that ASUS has not provided a changelog and, given the Beta status of these updates, users are advised to refrain from hastily updating their firmware. Unless significant issues are encountered with the current version, it would be prudent to wait for the official stable release before proceeding with the update.
According to previously leaked information, the initial batch of Ryzen 7000G series APUs will include the Ryzen 5 7500G and Ryzen 3 7300G, both for the AM5 socket. These are equipped with the Phoenix2 chip, which boasts approximately a 23% reduction in area compared to the original Phoenix chip, resulting in lower manufacturing costs. The APUs feature two performance cores based on the Zen 4 architecture and four efficiency cores based on the Zen 4c architecture, totaling six cores and twelve threads.
Both the Zen 4 and Zen 4c architectures utilize the same ISA, with the latter being a lower-power, streamlined variant of the former. The Zen 4c cores are 35% smaller in size, yet they offer identical IPC performance. The energy efficiency of these cores has been quite impressive, as demonstrated by tests of the “Siena” codenamed EPYC 8004 series server processors equipped with Zen 4c cores.