Japanese Retailers Say AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU Sales Remain Strong Despite Burnout Reports

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AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU sales remain unaffected in Japan despite several reports of the chips and AM5 motherboards burning out.

A few days ago, we saw several reports of AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs and AM5 motherboards burning out. Just a few days after the first few cases popped up, AMD came into action and started working with its motherboard partners to identify the issue. Last week, AMD not only root-caused the issue but also asked its motherboard makers to roll out the necessary BIOS to address the voltage spike occurring in the chip. AMD's motherboard partners have not only released a temporary voltage fix for the SoC but will also be issuing the latest AGESA 1.0.0.7 BIOS firmware in the coming week that completely eradicates all burning issues.

This swift response has definitely been a positive thing for AMD and its partners since sales of the Ryzen 7000 CPUs and AM5 motherboards remain strong. ITMedia recently talked to retailers based in Japan and they stated that despite all the buzz surrounding the issue, the sales remain strong & while there have been a few customers who have asked about the issue, it's nothing major and not stopping them from buying new hardware. Customers in Japan have remained calm and waited to see AMD's response on the matter.

Now that the official statement is out and it's been made clear that the new BIOS is available, there is no customer concern. Following is the statement by ITMedia:

In late April, there was a report that part of the Ryzen 7800X3D placed on the AMD X670E mother by an overseas user was burned and damaged, which became a hot topic. When I asked each shop about the impact of this, I heard multiple comments such as "I received some questions 'Are you okay?

Another shop said, ``It seems