A Windows bug recently uncovered could affect the gaming efficiency of AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000 processors.

Several reviewers were disappointed by the performance of AMD’s latest Ryzen CPUs, attributing it to a potential Windows glitch that has come to light.

Investigations by HardwareUnboxed into Ryzen 9000 performance and discrepancies between independent tests and AMD’s benchmarks led to the discovery of an unusual Windows bug that might be hampering performance, especially in gaming scenarios.

According to reports, the gaming performance of AMD’s Zen 5-based processors could be compromised by system account privileges. Insufficient account privileges could result in decreased gaming performance, even for local administrator accounts. To address this, AMD recommends utilizing the hidden administrator account to ensure the necessary privileges for optimal gaming performance.

HardwareUnboxed’s recent evaluation revealed improved gaming performance when using a new account, with the Ryzen 7 9700X experiencing significant effects. Although AMD initially indicated that only Zen 5 CPUs were impacted, HardwareUnboxed decided to test the Ryzen 7700X as well, which also demonstrated performance enhancements under the same circumstances.

Conducting tests on 13 games at 1080p resolution, HardwareUnboxed noted a 3.8% performance increase for the Ryzen 9 9700X and a 2.6% improvement for the Ryzen 7 7700X when utilizing a fresh account. AMD also suggested that reviewers ensure proper provisioning when switching CPUs by updating or reinstalling chipset drivers or, ideally, performing a clean installation of Windows. The issue appears to be isolated to gaming and awaits confirmation from Microsoft; however, AMD has reassured that it will be rectified in an upcoming Windows update.

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