https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 30 May 2026 23:37:39 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:53:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=113480 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201137&title=bios-settings-question#201137 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113480
Posted: 28 Mar 2026 at 7:53am

Ah, I see. I don't have an AM5 system so I couldn't check for myself. Now I know ]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:53:05 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201137&title=bios-settings-question#201137 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201136&title=bios-settings-question#201136 Author: Massacher
Subject: 113480
Posted: 28 Mar 2026 at 7:20am

Thanks for the explanation. It clarifies what I was thinking.

And for the AGESA I mean the ZEN5 Gaming Optimizations. By default its set to AMD AGESA Default. I've set it to enabled. If I set it to AMD AGESA Default the cores only boost to 5.0GHz instead of 5.2GHz. So I'm going to keep it enabled.]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:20:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201136&title=bios-settings-question#201136 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201135&title=bios-settings-question#201135 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 113480
Posted: 28 Mar 2026 at 12:25am

"Game Mode" disables one of the CPU's CCXs if the CPU has more than one, it also
disables Simultaneous Multithreading. If the CPU has more than one CCX then essentially
half of the CPU cores are disabled as well as multithreading. This lowers latency
when gaming but will reduce performance in other tasks including benchmarks. If
the CPU only has a single CCX then only multithreading is disabled but benchmarks
scores will still be lower as a result. An 16 core 32 thread CPU where the CPU
has 2 CCX modules each containing 8 cores will become an 8 core 8 thread CPU
with Game Mode enabled. An 8 core 16 thread CPU that contains only one CCX will
become an 8 core 8 thread CPU.

As for AGESA, I think you mean EXPO? AGESA is the name for AMD's core BIOS.
Enabling EXPO enables the preconfigured RAM overclock stored in the RAM's firmware.]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:25:17 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201135&title=bios-settings-question#201135 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=113480&PID=201133&title=bios-settings-question#201133 Author: Massacher
Subject: 113480
Posted: 27 Mar 2026 at 11:26pm

I have a question about some BIOS settings.

Two of them at the top of the OC Tweaker menu.

I've been running benchmarks using cinebench R23 and 3D Mark.

With Gaming Mode enabled and AGESA enabled in the BIOS the score in cinebench is 14K. With Gaming Mode disabled and AGESA enabled the score is 21K. Why does Gaming Mode reduce it by so much?

For the Fire Strike Extreme demo in 3D Mark with Gaming Mode enabled and AGESA enabled in the BIOS the score is 31435. With Gaming Mode disabled and AGESA enabled the score is 33171. Which is not that big of a difference.

So either turning on Gaming Mode gimps the CPU or cinebench isn't working correctly. Or the test it uses is out of date?

What does Gaming Mode actually do? Something to do with CCD and SMT. I have no idea what those mean.

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