MSI’s recent AGESA 1.0.0.7 c BIOS update for its AM5 motherboards introduces a new “High-Efficiency” memory mode that boosts gaming performance by approximately 12%.
MSI AGESA 1.0.0.7 c BIOS Intros “High-Efficiency” Memory Mode On AM5 Motherboards For Boosted Gaming Performance
AMD and its motherboard partners just recently presented the latest AGESA 1.0.0.7 c BIOS upgrade which offers assistance for higher frequency DDR5 memory modules and fixes some of the concerns that existed on older firmware. We have actually seen AM5 motherboards supporting approximately DDR5-9000+ DRAM modules with ease however MSI has a brand-new feature up its sleeve that can potentially help deliver much faster video gaming efficiency.
With its most current AMD AGESA 1.0.0.7 c BIOS firmware, MSI is introducing a new memory tuning setting referred to as “High-Efficiency” mode. This new feature supports pre-configured memory profiles for a set of popular modules on the marketplace, providing greater bandwidth and lower latency through a set of optimizations. These optimizations generally come from fine-tuned DDR5 DRAM timings and there are four “Memory Timing Presets” that are available for users to check out at any offered time consisting of Tightest, Tighter, Balance & Relax.
You can select in between any of the modes to see which one is the most stable with your setup. As a demonstration, we have some performance results of the” High-Efficiency” mode working on a MSI MAG B650M Mortar WIFI motherboard equipped with an MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X graphics card.
With the older AMD AGESA 1.0.0.7 a BIOS, AM5 motherboards were only efficient in running up to DDR5-6000/ 6200 in a 1:1 mode however with the latest AGESA 1.0.0.7 c firmware, the motherboards can now run DDR5-6400 (1:1) and approximately DDR5-8000 in 2:1 mode (MCLK/UCLK). All configurations perform at the 1.3 V SOC voltages which is the safe limitation set by AMD.
For screening, 4 games were tested at FHD with the max settings that included Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion, Shadow of The Tomb Raider, and Cyberpunk 2077. As you can note, all video games other than Far Cry 6 saw an efficiency boost of over 10% and up to 12%. When compared to the standard DDR5-6000 profile, that’s a noteworthy boost. The outcomes are noted below in the chart:
1080P Gaming Benchmarks (Higher is Better)
159 Shadow of The Tomb Raider (Highest)
| < div class=" chart-item tooltip-chart" data-text=" DDR5-7600 (2:1 HEM) | 250 DDR5-6400( 1:1 HEM | ) | 250.3 DDR5-7600 (2:1) | 233 DDR5-6400 (1:1) | 235.7 DDR5-6000 (1:1) 226.3 “> | 250 250 233 235 226 Cyberpunk | |||||||
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| 2077 (Ultra) | < div class=" chart-item tooltip-chart" data-text=" DDR5-7600( 2:1 HEM) 154.1 DDR5-6400( 1:1 HEM) | 153.7 | DDR5-7600( 2:1) 140.6 DDR5-6400( 1:1) 144.3 DDR5-6000 (1:1) 138.9″ > 154 153 140 144 138
1080P Gaming Benchmarks( Higher is Better)
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