AMD will fix fTPM stuttering issue:
AMD has confirmed that enabling fTPM (Firmware-Based TPM) on some Ryzen™ platforms may cause random system stuttering. fTPM replaces a separate TPM module and integrates the ability to provide a hardware root of trust into the motherboard firmware. The Windows Runtime interacts with the UEFI firmware located in the motherboard's SPI flash memory in the background, and the problem is the response time.
Since the Windows 11 operating system mandates that the system supports TPM, the AMD motherboard BIOS updates in recent months have turned on the fTPM function by default, so more users have been affected. As one of the solutions, if you encounter inexplicable system stuttering and interruption in the use of the computer, or have problems such as pops when playing videos, you can choose to temporarily turn off the motherboard fTPM function. If you are not using Bitlocker to encrypt your hard drive, disabling fTPM will not affect the continued use of the Windows 11 operating system that is already installed.
AMD expects to fix performance issues caused by fTPM in BIOS microcodes released in AGESA V2 ComboPI 1.2.0.7 or later in May. Prior to this, users who have a strong need for TPM functions can purchase TPM modules separately for emergency response.
Incidentally, the current stable version of AGESA is 1.2.0.6b, which already provides initial support for the future Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Judging from the 1.2.0.7 may release time mentioned by AMD, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D may not be earlier than this time. In addition, according to the news that Greymon55 originated from the packaging factory, the CPU of ZEN4 architecture has not yet entered the mass production stage, and friends who pay attention to this CPU may have to wait patiently for a while.
DDR3 enters the stage of suspension of production and price increase:
DDR5 memory prices have not yet fallen back to normal levels, while the older DDR3 has begun to reduce production and has signs of price increases.
According to Jibang Consulting, both Samsung and SK Hynix have begun to reduce DDR3 production capacity, while announcing the discontinuance of DDR3 products with 1Gb to 4Gb capacity. Although personal computers have no great demand for DDR3, in some devices such as optical cats and routers, DDR3 is temporarily irreplaceable. South Asia and Winbond are expanding their production capacity to take on this part of the market abandoned by Korean manufacturers, but the new production line may not be put into use until 2023-2024, and the current production capacity of Changxin Storage and Gigabit Innovation is not enough to make up for the market gap, so Jibang expects the price of DDR3 memory to rise by 5% sequentially in the second quarter of this year. If you still have an old computer using DDR3 and are ready to expand the memory capacity, you should probably consider it now.