AMD’s new generation of CPUs based on the Zen 5 architecture has been criticized for its poor performance gains compared to the Zen 4 generation. In response to this criticism, many YouTubers and users have been looking for solutions to improve the performance of AMD’s new generation processors. Some have discovered a technique using a hidden super-administrator mode, enabling a significant performance gain. This method works not only on Ryzen 9000, but also on Ryzen 7000 and 5000.
In response, Windows and AMD have decided to deploy a patch to enable all users to benefit from the performance gains achieved with this administrator mode. This patch will be included in the next Windows 24H2 update. However, this update is not yet available to everyone, except for testers registered with the Insider program.
Surprising performance gains for AMD processors.
The performance boost provided by Microsoft version 24H2 means an average performance increase of 11% for the latest-generation 9700X and 10% for the old-generation 7700X. This puts the 9700X 2% ahead of the 7700X thanks to this update, whereas previously the difference was only 1% in favor of the 9700X.
As a result, all Ryzen processor owners benefit from the extra performance free of charge, underlining once again the importance of the operating system, particularly Windows, on overall performance.
Intel is also affected by this performance gain.
Intel is also concerned by this performance gain. In the Hardware Unboxed video, tests on a 14600KF showed that the improvement did not affect all games, unlike AMD processors, which generally benefit. Intel therefore seems less affected by this performance gain, although tests on their processors remained limited.
