Ryzen 9000: Windows Update for Higher Gaming Performance

AMD promises that the Windows 11 23H2 to Windows 11 24H2 update will increase gaming performance for Ryzen 9000 series (“Granite Ridge”) desktop processors by up to 13 percent, it explains in its report. Community Blog As well as the discrepancy between the manufacturer's benchmarks and independent tests. Using the example of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Windows 11 Insider Preview build 26100, which is actually based on Windows 11 24H2, the company has now shown the expected jump in performance.

Windows 11 still lacks improvements

As AMD noted in its statement, the current Windows 11 23H2 still lacks corresponding improvements, such as improved branch prediction for Zen 5, and the so-called “branch-specific prediction code,” which is available for the first time in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26100.1586 Implemented. This preview is currently rolling out as KB5041865 through the Public Release Preview Channel. The performance improvements promised with this update are as follows.

Source: AMD



All the manufacturer's game benchmarks were performed at Full HD (“1080p”) and show that with the update to Windows 11 24H2, it is possible to increase performance by up to 13 percent in Far Cry 6, while other games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Hitman 3 benefit less. On the other hand, Watch Dogs: Legion cannot benefit at all from the improvements in Windows 11 24H2.

Zen 4 and Zen 3 should also benefit.

As AMD notes, the improvements included in Windows 11 24H2 are primarily aimed at activating the expanded Zen 5 architecture, but Zen 4 and Zen 3-based CPUs should also benefit from the update.

Zen 5 will get the biggest boost, but this Windows update will also improve performance for Zen 4 and Zen 3. We're working with Microsoft to roll out this optional update to all Windows 11 users soon. -AMD-

Since this is currently a completely optional update and a preview of Windows 11 24H2 in the Insider Preview Channel, updates of this type will not be offered to users running the stable build of Windows 11 23H2. AMD's ability to hold off on this update until Windows 11 24H2 is finally released is questionable.

AMD tries to explain this.

In the first section of the statement, AMD attempts to explain how the performance improvements it previously promised through manufacturer benchmarks and presentation slides can somehow be reconciled with the results collected in independent tests at the time of release.

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Except for the improved jump predictions for Zen 5, which testers using Windows 23H2 were still missing, AMD didn’t explain anything new here. As previously expected, AMD has combined its benchmarks with administrator rights, which could clearly lead to a performance boost. However, this doesn’t only affect Zen 5, but other CPUs as well.

Ryzen 9000: Higher than average performance (also with other CPUs)

Ultimately, only a direct comparison between Windows 11 23H2 and Windows 11 24H2 can show whether the promised update with improved jump prediction can significantly improve gaming performance. Windows 11 24H2 has already been used in PCGH’s Linux test and still loses to the free OS in many games and performance metrics.

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source: AMD