AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July
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- The feature was quietly removed through a firmware update on some non-PRO Ryzen CPUs.
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- TSME is a firmware-level encryption feature for memory.
The feature was quietly removed through a firmware update on some non-PRO Ryzen CPUs.
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(Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 20 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter AMD has told Tom's Hardware that it will reinstate Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) on desktop Ryzen 9000 processors in July (we have the full statement further below). The feature is branded as Memory Guard for AMD's Ryzen PRO lineup, but it's available on non-PRO CPUs, as well. Earlier this year, AMD quietly removed the feature with AGESA 1.2.7.0, which Ars Technica reported on earlier this week. AMD tells Tom's Hardware that it's bringing TSME back to non-PRO Ryzen 9000 chips "based on valuable community feedback."