AMD appears to be working on its own overclocking tool as revealed by a leaked screenshot by AMD Ryzen testers. Moreover, images of the AMD Ryzen X370 Motherboards have now appeared weeks ahead of the March 2 launch. Leading Ryzen vendors will have different models covering varying price ranges.
AMD has been investing its energy and resources in software development ever since Lisa Su took the helm. The Radeon Settings was a powerful tool that has altered the way Radeon drivers are seen. However, AMD has been complacent on the CPU front allowing manufacturers to develop their own software to unlock the custom features of each board. The same freedom was also given when it comes to overclocking.
Hence, the CPU market has expressed their surprise and perplexity on why AMD appears to be working on its own overclocking tool for Ryzen. There is far too many software that makes overclocking like easy like child's play for the more experienced. However, the CPU maker may have something under its sleeve that will give overclockers something to look forward to.
The screenshots of the said overclocking software were provided by NAMEGT. Some parts of the images were intentionally blurred, but experts say that the tool looks similar to Radeon Settings. There are slides that are responsible for overclocking per core like slide 1 for core 1, slide 2 for core 2 and so on and so forth.
There are a few notable features that could be suggestive of the Extended Frequency Range (XFR) technology. This is a feature that automatically adjusts frequency based on the cooling system's efficiency. This closely mimics how BOOST operates when used on Radeon graphics cards.
The first screenshot shows a CPU-Z with AMD Ryzen CPU and Biostar X370 racing GT7, which is again blurred. The only visible part is the AMD Ryzen brand as well as the core thread shown to be 8 and 16. This indicates a high-end variant and suggests that not all AMD Ryzen will have the XFR feature.
The AMD Ryzen CPU that NAMEGT used appears to be not directly from AMD. AMD is yet to provide Ryzen CPUs and motherboards during a special event aptly dubbed as the Ryzen day. This will most likely happen in a few weeks prior to launch and this is only for reviewers, according to VidoeCardz.
Meanwhile, gamers are now getting their first look at a few of the AMD Ryzen X370 Motherboards that are expected to be seen during launch. Leading vendors like ASUS and GIGABYTE will have different models with prices ranging from $100 to $150. Low-tier motherboards are also available under $100, HotHardware reported. There will be varying models like GIGABYTE's Auros brand featured for the first time, Asus newest Prime label to replace Strix and the top-of-the-line Crosshair model.
