X670 resource

[Shamino]

ill use this thread to collect some new test bioses for the boards, maybe also to explain some less understood options

to disable cores ccd go here and choose ccd xx bit map down core.
each ones stand for an enabled core
best to disable from the back, ie:
110000
instead of 0011000
after selection press downcore apply changes or discard if made mistake

ocpak/octools


FAQ:
7950x not boosting pass 5.5G -> check that CStates is not disabled
Detailed Explanation on CState Boot Limiter


Test BIOSes:

new:
X3D OC Preset for those MB with asynch BCLK Support: (for simple slight perf boost for X3D)


DOCP/EXPO Tweaked: (for simple timings tightening)



strixe-e 1003
strixe-e 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

strix e f 1003
strix e f 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

strix e a 1003
strix e a 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

strix itx 1003

crosshair hero 1003
crosshair hero 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

crosshair gene 1003
crosshair gene 1004    (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

crosshair extreme 1003
crosshair extreme 1004  (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

creator 670 1003
creator 670 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

B650 creator 1003
B650 creator 1004 (fixed a hi dram v mode enabled bug + Fix Non-UEFI VGA card cannot display issue ) *note :"pulled support of 24/48gb ram due to request to wait for official firmware release"

Adds for x3d

dynamic ccd priority switch with core flex, os / driver agnostic so win10 win11 ok





Algo as follows:
If condition reached and ccd0 specified, then check current mem/cache activity > threshold and hysteresis reached, if fulfilled then switch
If condition reached and ccd1 specified, then check current mem/cache activity <=threshold and hysteresis reached,, if fulfilled then switch
Default hysteresis =4

Can combine multiple algos for ccd priority so combinations are wide

works on non x3d too but of course senseless on it. detailed explanation here.

[kai-DE]

@Shaminoyou are right. I did not wait long enough. After a minute or so it switched to ccd0

[pz123456]

Is there a solution yet for monitor Staying Black after bios boot to Windows? After the cercle which  is  loading  Windows, the monitor shuts  off and you cant turn it on. 

I have to reset  the PC

X670 hero, bios 0805, 7900x win11 

[fractal-zombie]

Ok, I solve issue with Memory Context Restore (MCR) by disabling it in Advanced/AMD CBS/UMC Common Options and enabling it on AI Tweaker in DRAM Timing control. It's now works. Thanks for all guys that update BIOS.

[tgmac]

Wondering if/when 128GB(KF560C36BBEK2-64 x2) EXPO profiles(6000Mhz) will be supported on the X670-E CREATOR WIFI. The system boots now only if it's left on auto, which defaults at 3600Mhz, leaving a lot of performance on the table. 

[kamyk155]

After few days without issues I had today a weird boot.

Power ON - beep - but black screen. After waiting for about 15sec computer restarts again - beep - and enter windows.

Weird - It is stable everywhere, in bios I'm using only EXPO, PBO exhancement 80*C and Memory Context Restore with Power Down enabled. 

[SkyBeam]

Somehow my reply seem to have disappeared, not sure why. Nevermind, it seems to be possible to get 4 sticks of DDR5-6000 stable on ASUS Prime X670-P BIOS 1410 BETA with some minor setting tweaks in BIOS. Even with optimized timings.

Good job on this BETA BIOS, also in regards of auto-recovery from non-working settings and Q-LED improvements for better status feedback.

[SkyBeam]

Now finding the time to summarize again my recent conclusions.

I am positively surprised by the BETA BIOS 1410 on my ASUS X670-P. In fact I have been unable to get anything stable or even POST properly after BIOS 0823. Though on 1410 I have found quite a bunch of options to get a stable, performing and power-efficient system.

• Initially I tried to enable EXPO-I and it failed to POST. But instead of leaving me with a system with blinking Q-LED and beep code (long-short-short) it will POST in failsafe mode allowing me to do fixes without having to CMOS reset.
• Q-LED was also improved a lot. It blinks slowly now on memory training. Then it flashes quickly when applying settings or initializing. If it fails it will go to slow-blinking (training) again and eventually fall back to automatic failsafe settings.
• I discovered my system to POST fine after going to advanced memory timing settings and loading SK-Hynix specific settings for DDR5-5600 4x16GB (Note: This applying to my SK-Hynix based F5-6000J3038F16G, YMMV).
• I noticed this timing settings also apply a memory controller voltage of 1.4V (MC Volt) and VDDP Voltage of 1.050V.
  Even after setting VDDP Voltage back to Auto my system was still stable.
  Lowering the MC voltage even by 0.05V lead to unstable system again.
• So I found I can also run default EXPO settings - including "EXPO-Tweaked" if MC Voltage set to 1.4V (again, on my setup)
• Also I noticed the memory templates loaded above will set very aggressive timings of 32-40-40-38. After some memtest runs I discovered some occasional failures using 30-38-38-38 and finally ended up with 30-38-38-48 to be entirely stable.
• I also reset the voltage of my DDR4 modules from 1.4V to nominal 1.35V of my modules.

So the settings I am currently running:

• Memory profile: EXPO-Tweaked
• Loaded SK-Hynix DDR5-5600 4x16GB settings
• Memory timings: 30-38-38-48
• MC Volt: 1.4V
• VDDP Voltage: AUtoo
• DRAM VDD: 1.35V
• DRAM VDDQ: 1.35V
• SOC Voltage: Offset -0.125
• PBO: Efficiency mode, 105W
• Curve optimizer CPU: -18
• Curve optimizer GPU: -18
• Advanced/Onboard Devices/CPU PCIE ASPM Mode Control: L0s And L1 Entry

With those settings my system is very stable and pretty power efficient.

My system specs

• ASUS PRIME X670-P BETA BIOS 1410 (Waterblock on all VRM and Chipset)
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (delidded, Direct-Die cooled with Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro)
• AMD Radeon RX6900XT (Watercool Heatkiller Waterblock)
• 2x G.Skill F5-6000J3038F16G, 2x Dual-Channel Kit,. 64GB total
• Samsung SSD 990-PRO 2TB (+Waterblock)
• 3x Samsung QVO SSD (SATA)
• Seasonic Prime TX-850
• Fanless

Wishes for future BIOS updates:

• Allow to set a static color and Intensity of Aura, not only On/Off setting.
  Currently I can only disable Aura but then I can also not active it from the OS. If I keep Aura enabled it will boot with rainbow effect looking very silly. Allowing to set static R, G and B Values would allow setting a nice ambient color during boot allowing the OS to initialize whatever effect you want. Even booting completely black and initializing effects from OS would be possible.
• Armoury Create should be disabled by default in BIOS. It's really a shame ASUS injecting this into a fresh OS installation. However I understand this will perhaps never happen, even if most people are regarding this as nagware and some don't even know it's injected by the Board/BIOS and can be disabled in BIOS settings.
• Current BIOS supports ASPM for CPU PCIe lanes. But not yet for Chipset/PROM21 PCIe lanes. So if ASPM is enabled in BIOS all devices directly attached to the CPU (including the Chipsets) use ASPM. But all devices attached to the chipsets will still be unable to use ASPM. So all Chipset-attached USB Controllers. built-in LAN NIC and devices in all PCIe slots except PEG are not able to use ASPM by now. Leaving some power saving potential on the table.

[SkyBeam]

Need to reply to myself here as I got some additional findings:

• I found UCLK to be set to 1500MHz (1:2) ratio and not sure if it's an issue with the BIOS. As the system should use 1:1 ratio up to 3000MHz MCLK from what I know.
  So I went to DRAM Timing Control and set "UCLK DIV1 MODE" to "UCLK=MEMCLK". Memory performance seems to be increased. Stability looks unimpacted (memtest confirmed). Perhaps this is an issue of BETA BIOS 1410 on my X670-P.
• I had to move from SOC negative offset of -0.125 to -0.075. Going too low sometimes caused my system to "freeze" at reboot with a slowly blinking Q-LED (power button) or just sitting there with a solid power LED but not rebooting. Also going too low on SOC voltage seems to cause memory errors too - perhaps rather between cores and memory controller than between memory controller and DRAM modules (as MC has a dedicated voltage).

So my stable settings for now:

• Memory profile: EXPO-Tweaked
• Loaded SK-Hynix DDR5-5600 4x16GB settings
• Memory timings: 30-38-38-48
• UCLK DIV1 MODE: UCLK=MEMCLK
• MC Volt: 1.4V
• VDDP Voltage: Auto
• DRAM VDD: 1.35V
• DRAM VDDQ: 1.35V
• SOC Voltage: Offset -0.075
• PBO: Efficiency mode, 105W
• Curve optimizer CPU: -18
• Curve optimizer GPU: -18
• Advanced/Onboard Devices/CPU PCIE ASPM Mode Control: L0s And L1 Entry

[aj333888]

As someone else mentioned, I had a recent reply that seems to have vanished...

I have the X670E-E. With every BIOS I have tried (0705, 0805, 922, 1003, 1004), EXPO (I or II) settings reset to default/auto (4800MHz instead of 5600MHz) after a restart even though in the BIOS it will still show EXPO is enabled. What happens during the reboot is the system shuts down and the fans turn to full speed as if the system is starting the boot process. Then after a couple seconds the power just cuts off. Then after a few seconds the system turns itself back on and starts the boot process and does so successfully but the RAM speed is only 4800MHz and has the looser timings.

To get EXPO back, I have to set EXPO to Auto, restart then re-enable EXPO. Then everything continues to work so long as I shutdown from Windows instead of reboot. Unfortunately, I have to reboot to install patches or some drivers so I experience this at least once a month. RAM is G.Skill Flare X5 (F5-5600J3636C16GX2-FX5).

I have not messed with MCR. Only other BIOS settings I change are PBO Enhancement 70c, Motherboard LED to Stealth when power is off and Secure boot to Windows mode.

Anyone experience anything similar or have an idea of something to try?

Edit: This issue may be resolved with 1101 and enabling MCR from AI Tweaker menu. I was hesitant to try MCR for the longest time as I seen so many talk about stability problems with it enabled. I thought memory training each time would help avoid problems but actually seemed to cause a problem in my case.

[F1Aussie]

I have the same mobo and it has been flawless for me but I have not moved from 0805 as the newer bioses sound like a train wreck. Am waiting for something stable