AMD Identifies Root Cause of Ryzen 7000 CPU Burnout Issue, Related To Higher Chip Voltages
AMD has officially identified the root cause of the recent Ryzen 7000 CPU burnout issues which happens to be higher voltage on the chip & issued a new statement.
Ever since we reported the first case of AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs burning up, AMD and its partners have been working to identify the main cause & it looks like the company has now issued an official statement where they confirm that the chip voltage was the root cause and that the recent AGESA BIOS releases from its board partners will make sure that your CPU will run stable.
We have root caused the issue and have already distributed a new AGESA that puts measures in place on certain power rails on AM5 motherboards to prevent the CPU from operating beyond its specification limits, including a cap on SOC voltage at 1.3V. None of these changes affect the ability of our Ryzen 7000 Series processors to overclock memory using EXPO or XMP kits or boost performance using PBO technology.
We expect all of our ODM partners to release new BIOS for their AM5 boards over the next few days. We recommend all users to check their motherboard manufacturers website and update their BIOS to ensure their system has the most up to date software for their processor.
Anyone whose CPU may have been impacted by this issue should contact AMD customer support. Our customer service team is aware of the situation and prioritizing these cases.
AMD Spokesperson via Anandtech
As per the statement, restrictions have been imposed on certain rails within the CPU to prevent the CPU from burning up. In addition to the rails, the SoC voltage has also been capped at 1.3V. AMD is saying that this won't affect users ability to overclock and utilize EXPO profiles but it might hamper some form of
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