With all the firmware updates in the past weeks and months you can lose track of things, because with the version AGESA ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.0 another one has now been released, which should find its way into the BIOS versions of the mainboards in the coming weeks.

The manufacturers are currently delivering updates for the AGESA ComboAM4v2PI 1.1.9.0. As the main point, this should be able to ensure a more stable fabric cycle. Before Christmas, version 1.1.8.0 should simplify or optimize overclocking and undervolting using the Curve Optimizer.

Version 1.2.0.0 of the ComboAM4v2PI should primarily be a bug-fix release – In other words, errors are mainly fixed. Twitterer @ 1usmus notes, however, that the System Management Unit (SMU) is based on the version 56. 44. 00 and this version contains numerous improvements for the Curve Optimizer and here in particular for the low dropout regulator (LDO), i.e. a component or control of the power supply. In addition, errors in the interaction of a fabric cycle of 1. 900 MHz and more as well as the Windows Hardware Error Architecture are to be eliminated be.

It is not yet known when the mainboard manufacturers will integrate the version of the AGESA ComboAM4v2PI 1.2.0.0 into their BIOS versions. As can be seen from the “Ultimate AM4 UEFI / BIOS / AGESA” overview, some manufacturers already offer beta versions with version 1.2.0.0 for some boards. This includes the mainboards with 00 series chipset from ASUS, but also the current series from MSI and Biostar .

No release notes and hardly any overview

Although the “Ultimate AM4 UEFI / BIOS / AGESA” overview in our forum is a great help, not every AM4 user looks through all the updates. Another problem is that AMD does not publish any release notes. The mainboard manufacturers receive this information, but only publish excerpts from it.

The number of AGESA updates and their high frequency also ensure that some mainboard manufacturers make some versions simple skip. The internal validation takes so long that the next AGESA update is pending.

Such frequent updates are not available on the Intel platforms. This is also due to the fact that Intel can, for example, import microcode updates via Windows updates. In case of doubt, the user does not need to carry out a BIOS update, which in comparison means less or no effort at all.