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X570 Crosshair VIII Hero: Latest BIOS (1105), but no Eco-Mode in AMD Master

ationfictons
Level 10

‎11-11-2019 03:59 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 07:25 PM by Community Admin

I've updated to the latest BIOS (1105) for my X570 Crosshair VIII Hero, but still don't see an Eco-Mode in AMD Ryzen Master. Is there some option I'm supposed to turn on in the BIOS to unlock that?

Background

According to the 2nd bullet in:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dtgutp/an_update_on_the_am4_platform_agesa_1004/

"Eco-Mode" is supposed to be in AGESA 1.0.0.4 for the Ryzen 3000 family.

According to the description of the BIOS here:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-Crosshair-VIII-Hero/HelpDesk_Download/

BIOS 1105 is 1.0.0.4 patch B:

"ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO BIOS 1105
1. Update AM4 combo PI 1.0.0.4 patch B"

According to:

https://www.techarp.com/computer/ryzen-eco-mode-guide/

It's supposed to show up in Ryzen Master 2.0 or greater (I've got 2.0.2.1271) and the 3700X (which I've got) is supported.
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RedSector73
Level 12

‎11-12-2019 04:13 AM

I'm unsure if this can affect it and not checking for this mode (honestly idc)

But perhaps make sure you have latest AMD chipset drivers as well, is the only suggestion I can make.
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ationfictons
Level 10
In response to RedSector73

‎11-12-2019 06:32 AM

Surprisingly, AMD hasn't updated their chipset drivers for the X570 since their 1.9.27.1033 revision in September (I really expected them to with AGESA 1.0.0.4):

https://www.amd.com/en/support/chipsets/amd-socket-am4/x570

So, I'm up to date, there.
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RedSector73
Level 12
In response to ationfictons

‎11-12-2019 02:32 PM

Not sure, thought that might be the ticket, now you mention it, has been a while now for an update of chipset drivers.
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ationfictons
Level 10
In response to RedSector73

‎11-12-2019 06:26 PM

Enabling PBO in the BIOS did the trick. In this Asus BIOS, that's at Extreme Tweaker > Precision Boost Overdrive. I changed it from Auto (which, I guess, means disabled) to Enabled. The Eco-Mode option now appears in Ryzen Master.
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Jackalito
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In response to ationfictons

‎11-14-2019 01:39 PM

ationfictons wrote:
Enabling PBO in the BIOS did the trick. In this Asus BIOS, that's at Extreme Tweaker > Precision Boost Overdrive. I changed it from Auto (which, I guess, means disabled) to Enabled. The Eco-Mode option now appears in Ryzen Master.


Thanks for the info, dude 😉
In space no one can hear you scream.
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ationfictons
Level 10
In response to Jackalito

‎11-14-2019 04:02 PM

Setting PBO to On might be the wrong thing to do, though. I got that advice on Reddit (and it worked). But, after testing, it looks like there's no performance difference at all and power usage goes up dramatically:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/dwenk1/pbo_and_ecomode_worthless_anyone_else_seeing_this/

As people in that thread are saying, PBO maximizes power, but Eco-Mode is supposed to minimize it. It doesn't make sense for them to both be on. Yet, that was the only advice I could find that caused Eco-Mode to show up in Ryzen Master.
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