Seeing a 65W CPU dying is surely rare, but once again, we are seeing the CPU deaths continue on ASRock motherboards.
Redditor Reports Dead Ryzen 5 7500F on ASRock Motherboard; A 65W CPU That Reportedly Ran Normally for 7 Months
In a rare incident, we are seeing deaths of power-efficient Ryzen CPUs. This is probably not the first time such an incident happened, but this is definitely one of the first times we are seeing such a report surfacing on Reddit. The Redditor u/External-Wear-1515 reported that his AMD Ryzen 5 7500F died on the ASRock B850 RS PRO WiFi motherboard.
This particular motherboard model has been common in many reports, but the exact reason for the 7500F's death is unknown. As we can see from the pics, the CPU Debug LED appears to be continuously on, but the DRAM LED also appears to be illuminated. This indicates a potential CPU failure, but the user didn't share any pics showing any damage to the processor.
The socket appears to be totally fine, and no signs of damage can be seen. This is normal in some cases, but if the CPU is dead, it is going to be a rare incident. Ryzen 5 7500F is a power-efficient CPU rated at just 65W. The CPU might have been fed some additional power that damaged it, but we can only know after a thorough investigation.
That said, users were pointing at the choice of an incorrect DIMM slot for his RAM module, since usually one would install it in the A2 or B2 slot when there is a single module. This memory was installed in B1, but he confirmed that he had tried different slots, but the system doesn't work now. Moreover, his system was working fine for nearly 7 months, so this isn't likely the issue here.
Overall, the Ryzen 7000 series has fewer cases of deaths, and the RMA rates remain lower than the Ryzen 9000 series. Even after so many CPU death reports surfacing, the Ryzen 7000/9000 series RMA rates remain average, but ASRock motherboards have been the number one killer in general. The company did roll out a new BIOS update a few days ago to mitigate this issue, but this user didn't get a chance to upgrade. Still, upgrading to the latest BIOS won't necessarily fix CPU deaths, as there have been several such updates last year, but none have fixed the issue.
News Source: Reddit
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