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A line of processors from AMD which use the Zen architecture. Ryzen represents a total redesign from AMD's previous processors with significant improvements in per-core performance, multiprocessing capability, and power efficiency.

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AMD fTPM - What does this firmware option do?

I have ASRock X370 Professional Gaming (AM4) motherbord with Ryzen 7 CPU. It has network firmware upgrade option, but I had to disable fTPM to enable network flash option. What exactly is fTPM option? What enabling it does? I've read it's related to…
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How long will a CPU last running 24/7

I have a Ryzen 1700X (got it on launch), running on my main Linux machine, with other components that are on par with it. During the day when the computer is on and I'm not using it, I like to run BOINC client on it, which maximizes all 16 threads…
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Windows 10: Permanently disable VBS (Virtualization-based security)?

Android Studio requires Hyper-V, but installing Hyper-V also enabled VBS (Virtualization-based Security). The problem is AMD's Ryzen software doesn't run if VBS is enabled. Applying the following script gave me an option to "opt-out" from VBS on…
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Can Hyper-V run on AMD Ryzen processors?

Is it possible to run Hyper-V under Windows 10 on AMD Ryzen processors (specifically a 1600) Windows allowed me to install the Hyper-V service and create guests, but trying to start a guest produces the following error - Virtual machine 'Test'…
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Ryzen 2400: will the GPU part of the APU still be usable for compute if I have a discrete graphics card installed?

I want to use an AMD Ryzen 2400g, but I will be using OpenCL on three discrete AMD Radeon RX580s installed in it. Will the Vega compute units on the APU still be available if I install the Radeons? Or does their installation disable the integrated…
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Access UEFI Settings with Discrete Card Only

I have an MSI B550 PRO-VDH paired with a Ryzen 5900X CPU (no integrated GPU) and a dedicated GPU (RTX 3080). When I tried upgrading to Windows 11, I found out TPM 2.0 is disabled in the UEFI firmware settings; in order to enable the TPM, I rebooted…
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Why do Ryzen processors (or any other processor) need a driver?

I have been reading today about the new AMD Ryzen processors not being supported under Windows 7 by drivers and so on. How come a processor needs a driver to run, or that it can decide which OS to run or not? I though processors are designed to…
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How to test whether ECC is working properly?

According to AMD Ryzen supports ECC memory, but they did not validate it, so we don't know whether this feature works properly. Is there a way to test whether ECC is working properly? Afaik. memtest86+ has some ECC related tests, but is that enough…
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How to determine Ryzen cores with maximum undervolting potential?

I am trying to understand which cores have the maximum undervolting potential on my Ryzen CPU for per-core curve optimizer settings. This is on a Linux system and Ryzen Master is not an option. Given the following per-core information, which core…
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Why can't I type reliably at my pre-boot password prompt?

When using either Veracrypt or BitLocker full system disk encryption for my Windows 10 pro install I see the behavior seen in this gif. When doing the initial "system check" where I reboot to see if full disk encryption works, I find that I cannot…
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64GB memory installed but only 32GB detected in UEFI BIOS and OS

I have extended my memory to 64GB (4x16GB) and noticed a strange behavior: First the mainboard doesn't boot and turned of automatically. Then I updated the UEFI (changelog shows memory compatibility improvements) and now it boots. But the UEFI…
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New AMD system randomly crashes / kernel panics

About a year ago, I acquired a threadripper based desktop computer, the hardware details of which are: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB - Solid state drive ASRock X399M TAICHI (latest firmware) Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 GAMING 4GB AMD Ryzen Threadripper…
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ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 + AMD Ryzen 5 3400G has Graphics issues

Bought an ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 last january (I'm way past 30 days return & money back). And finally received the NVMe M.2 SSD today. I tried to install windows 10 which I recently downloaded (I believed it's version 1909). And I…
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Cannot get 64 bit options to appear in VirtualBox 6.0 (AMD)

I don't quite see my exact need in the similar questions plus I think I have completed the steps in the posts closer to my environment and I still cannot get the 64bit options to appear. I have an AMD R5 2600x cpu with the MSI b450 mobo with that…
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Are PCIe lanes dynamically assigned?

I want to use multiple GPUs on my motherboard (Asus Crosshair Hero VII) (CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x) If I have 2 GPUs and use only the main one (x16) to do normal tasks, but use both for machine learning and 3D rendering, will the lanes be split…
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