Download: AMD Chipset Drivers v18.50.0422 for Ryzen and Threadripper Motherboards

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#5664297
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Yes, last update was 10/26/18! Good catch!
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Windows 7? Am I reading that right?
#5664425
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The actual chipset drivers in the package are the same as the old package, for me. A few are even older than the 18.50.16.01 package MSI provides for my B450 board.
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AntiSnipe:

The actual chipset drivers in the package are the same as the old package, for me. A few are even older than the 18.50.16.01 package MSI provides for my B450 board.
Glad to see I wasn't alone in that....
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So 18.50.16.01 is newer then ? and we don't need to update ....
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18.50.16.01 MSI package has 2 or 3 newer drivers in it...not sure about other brands (Asus, etc.), but even the last AMD provided set 18.10.1810, was the same drivers as these. I guess something in there is updated, but nothing I actually install, which is just the actual chipset drivers via device manager > INF files. These: AMDPSP GPIO_ML GPIO_PT PCI_INF SMBus
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...Forgive me for being totally out of my element here, but am I supposed to install this on my ACER laptop which is using a Ryzen 5 2500U? ...Or do I wait until ACER uploads a modified-version onto their support page? I don't understand why this is uploaded if it isn't for everyone to just auto-install right now.
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When I installed them the AMD Ryzen balanced plan is not installed, it just shows the standard Windows plans.
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Geoffrey Morris:

When I installed them the AMD Ryzen balanced plan is not installed, it just shows the standard Windows plans.
AMD Ryzen power balanced plan was needed only for the versions of Windows 10 prior 1803 to disable core parking. Starting with 1803 Windows 10 correctly disable core parking on balanced and high performance power plans with Ryzen CPUs, so it's not needed any-more. Please note that with or without Ryzen balanced power plane, core parking is always enable when power saver plan is selected, despite the new additional power mode slider in PC setting (which should only act in the range of the CPU dynamic clock)
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Alessio1989:

AMD Ryzen power balanced plan was needed only for the versions of Windows 10 prior 1803 to disable core parking. Starting with 1803 Windows 10 correctly disable core parking on balanced and high performance power plans with Ryzen CPUs, so it's not needed any-more.
Okay I was wondering because on AMD's driver page it still lists the AMD Ryzen Balanced Power Plan as part of the package for revision 1.6.13.0400.
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Geoffrey Morris:

Okay I was wondering because on AMD's driver page it still lists the AMD Ryzen Balanced Power Plan as part of the package for revision 1.6.13.0400.
Probably is still maintained for older version of Windows.
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Respoda:

When I go to the official page of amd, you can get v19.10.0429, so I'm wondering why here there's only talk of v18.50.1601 as if that's the final one ? https://www.amd.com/en/support/chipsets/amd-socket-am4/x470 I also cannot find any mention of these newer drivers anywhere on guru3d...so what gives ?
I'm not seeing any of these driver version on the website for x470 or x370, where are you getting them?
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Aura89:

I'm not seeing any of these driver version on the website for x470 or x370, where are you getting them?
AMD and its inconsistent versioning lol. the versions being talked about previously are listed under the "Previous versions" link. https://www.amd.com/en/support/previous-drivers/chipsets/amd-socket-am4/x470 18.50.0422 and 19.10.0429 are older than 1.6.13.0400 "This is an all-new chipset software installer with updated UI, optimized package size, package versioning unique to the chipset drivers, and improved installer performance."
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Darklion1992:

What is the better option to user as power plan? Ryzen Balanced or Ryzen Performance?
I only use Windows Balanced with my 2600X
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oli3:

I only use Windows Balanced with my 2600X
Ryzen balanced is tuned for faster boost reactions.
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Astyanax:

Ryzen balanced is tuned for faster boost reactions.
This is no longer the case, source 
The changes made in the Ryzen Balanced Power were added into the Windows Balanced Power Profile during the release of Redstone 4. So, you can use the Windows Balanced Power Profile from hereon in.
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oli3:

This is no longer the case, source 
The changes made in the Ryzen Balanced Power were added into the Windows Balanced Power Profile during the release of Redstone 4. So, you can use the Windows Balanced Power Profile from hereon in.
That article is out of date and irrelevant to Zen 2, even if you use 1903 with its further improved default balanced plan it is no longer correct.
THE IMMEDIATE SOLUTION Immediately available for download, a new AMD chipset driver (version 1.07.29.xxx) is designed to relax the processor’s sensitivity level to boost requests while running desktop apps like those described above. It will modify the processor’s behavior in two key ways: 1) We will be adjusting the sensitivity of CPPC2. If you are running the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, 3rd Gen Ryzen processors will now use traditional 15ms clock selection intervals when at idle or low load. This has the effect of filtering many of these short-lived or undesirable boost requests, enabling the processor to be more dormant when the workloads are light. 2) We will also be adjusting how the processor behaves in low or idle workloads. If a processor core is not power gated and sleeping, the processor core will sit at 99% of base clock for low or idle workloads. For example: an AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X base clock is 3600MHz, so you would see “idle” frequencies around 3564MHz ± 0.08%. This 99% value keeps the active core on a razor’s edge so that your non-trivial applications can easily trigger CPU boost. While boosted, the processor will still control frequency selection in 1ms intervals. These changes are implemented in Chipset Driver 1.07.29, available for download now. The chipset driver installer will automatically install and enable a new AMD Ryzen™ Balanced power plan for all 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen customers. Users of any other Ryzen™ CPU will not receive, and do not need, this plan.
PDF attached to https://community.amd.com/community/gaming/blog/2019/07/30/community-update-5-let-s-talk-clocks-voltages-and-destiny-2
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Darklion1992:

What is the better option to user as power plan? Ryzen Balanced or Ryzen Performance?
I don't think there is a ryzen performance plan? I don't see one anyways.
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I use the Ryzen Power Plan and adjust the "minimum processor state" from 90% to 5%. This way you still get the benefits of the power plan and your CPU will still downclock when idle.

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