B550M-HDV BIOS question

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   Hello everyone, I want to ask about BIOS update for ASRock B550M-HDV.

Yesterday I bought ASRock B550M-HDV for replacing my old motherboard that has Ryzen 5 3400G in it. The motherboard BIOS version is P3.30 and it works well with my Ryzen 5 3400G.

According to the BIOS list, ASRock B550M-HDV latest BIOS is P3.90. Is it safe to update my ASRock B550M-HDV BIOS to the latest if I'm using Ryzen 5 3400G? I'm afraid if my PC won't boot after the update.

Thanks everyone.

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koiiroo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2026 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote koiiroo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: B550M-HDV BIOS question Posted: 18 Feb 2026 at 10:09am
	Hello everyone, I want to ask about BIOS update for ASRock B550M-HDV. Yesterday I bought ASRock B550M-HDV for replacing my old motherboard that has Ryzen 5 3400G in it. The motherboard BIOS version is P3.30 and it works well with my Ryzen 5 3400G. According to the BIOS list, ASRock B550M-HDV latest BIOS is P3.90. Is it safe to update my ASRock B550M-HDV BIOS to the latest if I'm using Ryzen 5 3400G? I'm afraid if my PC won't boot after the update. Thanks everyone.
	koiiroo

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 36983	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Feb 2026 at 5:25pm
	You shouldn't have any problem updating but, as I always say, if your system is working to your satisfaction then why bother updating? Unless there is a specific reason to update I always advise not to. The chances of something going wrong may be small but why take a risk when you don't need to? I would just stick with 3.30 if it's working well. You aren't missing out on anything by not updating.


koiiroo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2026 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote koiiroo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2026 at 8:48am
	You?�re absolutely right, normally ?�if it?�s not broken, don?�t fix it??is a good rule. But in my case I decided to try updating anyway ??and just wanted to share my result. I updated my ASRock B550M-HDV from P3.30 to P3.90 while using a Ryzen 5 3400G, and thankfully everything went smoothly. The system booted normally, no compatibility issues at all. What surprised me is that performance actually improved. Before updating, some of my games felt like they had occasional micro-stutters. After updating to P3.90, gameplay feels noticeably smoother and more stable. On BIOS P3.30: - CPU OC can't be higher than 3.9 GHz - iGPU OC from 1400 MHz ??1500 MHz would freeze when booting into Windows - It was very sensitive and unstable when tuning the GFX clock After updating to BIOS P3.90: - CPU OC now can run at 4.0 GHz @1.35v - iGPU can now run at 1500 MHz - Stable with 1.150V GFX voltage - No freezing during Windows boot - System feels smoother overall (less micro-stutter in competitive games) So in my case, the newer BIOS clearly improved stability and overclocking behavior ??especially for the iGPU. It seems like memory training / AGESA optimizations in the newer version made a real difference for Picasso APUs. So yes ??while I agree updating isn?�t always necessary, in my situation it turned out to be beneficial. Thanks again for the advice??!
	koiiroo

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 36983	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2026 at 3:59pm
	That is great news. It sounds like the AGESA update improved compatibility with your CPU and RAM combo. That is pretty much the only time you see performance uplift from an update. Enjoy


koiiroo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2026 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote koiiroo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 3 hours 1 minutes ago at 9:55am
	Hello Xaltar, last night I just upgraded my R5 3400G and plug Intel Arc B580 GPU. Before I do the upgrade process, I used DDU to eliminate driver issues in the future. After that I turn off the PC and reset the bios using 2 pin jumper to make the BIOS in default state. Everything works normally, the PC can boot to Windows 11 and I installed the Intel Arc B580 GPU driver. After that I want to Enable Secure Boot and I have disabled the CSM, make sure the BIOS mode is UEFI, and all of the partition is GPT. When I save the settings and want to boot to Windows, It keeps sent me back to BIOS. But if I disable secure boot, my PC can boot to Windows 11 normally. Do you know what causing that? I also noticed that my BIOS changed to version 3.30. I remembered that I posted the previous thread when I just upgraded the BIOS to version 3.90. Thanks Xaltar, I hope I can resolve this issue.
	koiiroo

koiiroo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2026 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote koiiroo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 2 hours 59 minutes ago at 9:57am
	Sorry, I forgot to mention that I upgrading my Ryzen 5 3400G to Ryzen 5 5600 Last night I just upgraded my R5 3400G to R5 5600 and plug Intel Arc B580 GPU. Before I do the upgrade process, I used DDU to eliminate driver issues in the future. After that I turn off the PC and reset the bios using 2 pin jumper to make the BIOS in default state. Everything works normally, the PC can boot to Windows 11 and I installed the Intel Arc B580 GPU driver. After that I want to Enable Secure Boot and I have disabled the CSM, make sure the BIOS mode is UEFI, and all of the partition is GPT. When I save the settings and want to boot to Windows, It keeps sent me back to BIOS. But if I disable secure boot, my PC can boot to Windows 11 normally. Do you know what causing that? I also noticed that my BIOS changed to version 3.30. I remembered that I posted the previous thread when I just upgraded the BIOS to version 3.90. Thanks Xaltar, I hope I can resolve this issue.
	koiiroo