GIGABYTE has stepped up to clarify the doubts that have been emerging as a result of the information that has been published in various media, where they assumed that the SOC voltage on their AMD AM5 motherboards is higher than 1.3 volts, and that this was even more evident when enabled in the BIOS and at the configuration level an EXPO profile to apply overclock about RAM.
About this theme, When it comes to SOC voltage measurement, the point and method of measurement are critical. These must be real and reliable, because the SOC voltage itself could introduce small variations.
It must be taken into account that the measurement of the internal SOC voltage of the processor via the SVI3 interface is the most important indicator for motherboards, and that it will be lower than the PWM output voltage due to various physical factors that have not been taken into account.
Users can use the HwiNFO software to accurately check the internal SOC voltage of the processor using the SVI3 interface, which is indicated by the application as “VDDCR_SOC CPU Voltage (SVI3 TFN)”. Said value is informed by the internal sensor of the processor, and is capable of display the actual voltage.
GIGABYTE employs HwiNFO to monitor SOC voltage on their AM5 motherboards and check that it is below 1.3 volts, data that has been confirmed by AMD. The entire line of GIGABYTE AM5 motherboards, which is geared towards supporting the red giant’s Ryzen 7000 processors, follows the SOC voltage guideline of 1.3 volts set by AMD when EXPO is enabled.
GIGABYTE constantly works closely with AMD to follow their guidelines and fully comply with their official specifications and requirements, all with the aim of delivering high-quality and fully reliable products. The company has published a video through the AORUS channel on YouTube in which it shows how to correctly measure the SOC voltage on an AM5 board, and we leave it just below.
