AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D is easily the fastest gaming CPU on the market, delivering cutting-edge framerates with maximum efficiency. And yet, board partners have found ways to further improve the end performance by means of firmware optimizations. MSI’s “Latency Killer” was the first such feature, further reducing the L3 cache latency on the Ryzen 7 9800X3D to 8ns. As expected, other AIBs have started rolling out their respective variants of this tweak as well.
ASUS’ latest BIOS update includes a similar option “Core Tuning Config for Gaming” which improves the memory latency to 61.8ns on a DDR5-6400 memory kit. This should translate to improved 1% lows in gaming workloads, especially in taxing titles like Stalker 2.
Setting the “Core Tuning” option to Auto can yield a memory latency as low as 57.6 ns on a DDR5-8200 memory kit running on a high-end board such as the ROG Crosshair X670E Genie with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Conversely, the higher options (Level 1/2) increase the latency to 63.6ns which can have a notable impact on gaming performane.
Via ElChapuzas Informatico|Overclock.net.
