AMD Ryzen Update AGESA 1.0.0.6 Now Supports Higher Memory Clocks

Since AMD brought Ryzen and the AM4 platform to the public, it seems fair to say that it felt a little bit in a hurry. Some basic motherboard functionality was overlooked, an aspect which AMD has been hastily fixing with a series of updates.

According to Anand Tech, limiting DDR4 memory supports up to 3200MHz was perhaps the most curious of these omissions, but as of the Ryzen AGESA (AMD Generic Encapsulated System Architecture) 1.0.0.6 update. AM4 motherboards can now support memory clocks up to and including DDR4-4000.

Several sources noted that the AGESA is the utility responsible for initializing AMD processors during the boot and forms the basis for building the BIOS files. All in all, AMD has added 26 now memory-related parameters with the latest version of AGESA. With this, it provides motherboard manufacturers with a little more to work with when trying the chipsets to exceed 2667MHz cap on JEDEC specifications allowing manual overclocking and improves compatibility.

Up until now, the DDR4-3200 cap has left AMD flailing a little in comparison to Intel. This may have contributed significantly to the gaming performance disparity between Ryzen chips and their Intel LGA1151 counterparts.

According to Hot Hardware, AMD has also added support for a greater variety of menu; AM4 support memory in 266MT/s increments. This has now been reduced to 133MT/s, which ensures a larger number of memory kits will be able to run at their actual rated speed, rather than dropping down the nearest support in increment.

Consumers can now download the Ryzen AGESA 1.0.0.6; it depends on which motherboard they are currently using. Depending on the QA/testing practices of every motherboard vendor, full BIOSes are all based on a code that may be available for every motherboard starting in June.

Meanwhile, this update with the Windows power plans and game performance updates, and AMD's post-launch Ryzen support is excellent. It started off as decent, good value processors are rapidly transforming into performance powerhouses.