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Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs

Over the weekend, AMD said it planned to do just that in a firmware update scheduled for release next month. More often than not, the chipmaker refers to TSME as Memory Guard. “Regarding certain non-PRO Ryzen 9000-series desktop processors, a BIOS option to enable Memory Guard was previously available but was removed in a recent… Read More: Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs »

Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs

Limoncello promptly replied: “My apologies; but I don’t have any more information to share on this topic.” With that, the discussion and Kilpatrick’s inquiry were over. The Lendacky comment in 2020 Kilpatrick referred to came in this thread discussing encryption features available in AMD CPUs. Lendacky said that the Ryzen 3700x, a consumer CPU, “should… Read More: Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its… »