MSI BIOS comes with a new 105W TDP option for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X — user results show 13% multi-core performance improvement

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This new 105W option could either be a custom MSI profile or part of AMD's rumored AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A.

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MSI's latest firmware for AM5 motherboards has a 105W TDP option for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X. Kuroberu shared on X that this new modification improves performance by up to 13% in testing.

The new TDP option is available in the OC tab of supported MSI BIOS. It is a one-click toggle right underneath the CPU ratio options, making it easy for users to toggle the settings on and off. The "TDP to 105W" option increases the power limit of the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X from 65W to 105W.

According to Kuroberu's tests, this new option seemingly boosts performance by up to 13% on the Ryzen 7 9700X in Cinebench R23. Using the 65W TDP, the chip scored 20,409 points in Cinebench R23's multi-threaded benchmark. With the higher 105W TDP option, the chip scored 23,153 points in the same benchmark.

MSI's 105W TDP option could either be a custom option that the motherboard manufacturer has implemented entirely for its motherboards or an option that AMD has decided to implement in future microcode updates. The MSI BIOS firmware version featuring the 105W TDP option is currently unavailable to download on MSI's website. The new BIOS could feature either an outgoing iteration of the 1.2.0.0 AGESA microcode update or AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A, which has been rumored to come with a 105W TDP option for the 9600X and 9700X.

To recap, a reputable leaker has rumored that AMD will increase the TDP limit of its Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 Zen 5 parts from 65W to 105W with the future microcode update AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A in an effort to make these chips more competitive with AMD's competitors.

Either way, once BIOS updates equipped with the 105W TDP option become available for the public, MSI users will soon have a very easy 105W TDP toggle to activate if they want to improve the multi-core performance of their Ryzen 5 9600X or Ryzen 7 9700X.

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Aaron Klotz
Aaron Klotz
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Aaron Klotz is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware, covering news related to computer hardware such as CPUs, and graphics cards.

29 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Roland Of Gilead
    So, does this mean they are 65w or 105w parts? How will they be sold in the future? I mean, I figure it's a permanent change, but could be wrong.
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  • thisisaname
    AMD is raising the power and Intel is lower theirs, very interesting :unsure:
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  • Amdlova
    OHhhhhh boy will PBO and more wattage... 360 AIO again and again
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  • TheHerald
    thisisaname said:
    AMD is raising the power and Intel is lower theirs, very interesting :unsure:
    That's the only way for amd to compete with intels core counts. Moah powah.
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  • jeremyj_83
    thisisaname said:
    AMD is raising the power and Intel is lower theirs, very interesting :unsure:
    Considering that leaks have Intel keeping the 125W TDP, which is based on all cores active at base clock speed, they haven't really reduced power at all. Remember that the 14900k has a max official boost of 253W but a 125W TDP. Now it is possible that Intel's peak power will be lower. On the other hand we know what peak power (PPT) for an AMD chip will be based on TDP. PPT = TDP * 1.35 so a 105W TDP has a 142W PPT and a 65W TDP has an 88W PPT.
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  • Amdlova
    I want see the x3d option how will it will fry with the cache. If they want put more energy on these to compete with old ryzen. Will be a kind of trouble to AMD explain to consumers the bad numbers because the trapped heat and lower clocks. The 7800x3d will be the king for long long Price/Performance/Time.
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  • Guardians Bane
    Amdlova said:
    I want see the x3d option how will it will fry with the cache. If they want put more energy on these to compete with old ryzen. Will be a kind of trouble to AMD explain to consumers the bad numbers because the trapped heat and lower clocks. The 7800x3d will be the king for long long Price/Performance/Time.
    That's what I'm wondering about too. I read elsewhere that AMD is working on some tricks with X3D. It was posited that one could be fixing the temp issues with the stacked cache. But that's just one idea on one article I read. But AMD did say they have some fun stuff coming for X3D. Can't wait for CES!
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  • Guardians Bane
    TheHerald said:
    That's the only way for amd to compete with intels core counts. Moah powah.
    Or from the other way of looking at it ...

    AMD can do what Intel chips are doing with fewer cores and threads. Either way, ARL vs Zen5 is going to be a fun comparison this year.
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  • hotaru251
    Amdlova said:
    I want see the x3d option how will it will fry with the cache.
    rumor has been they will be OC-able so shouldnt really matter. letting em have actual OC means they have figured out (at least some) of the sensitivity to power
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  • Guardians Bane
    hotaru251 said:
    rumor has been they will be OC-able so shouldnt really matter. letting em have actual OC means they have figured out (at least some) of the sensitivity to power
    Oh yeah, I remember hearing about that too.
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