The number of reports of faulty AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors is growing. In the first quarter of 2025, Reddit users counted more than 100 cases of these chips failing, mostly on ASRock motherboards. Today, AMD officially announced that it is investigating these incidents together with ASRock, blaming incompatible memory modules for the non-starting processors, which can be fixed with a BIOS update.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors are refusing to work for some users. There are especially many complaints from those whose systems are built on ASRock motherboards. AMD has investigated the situation and found out what caused the problems, and also reassured users that everything has already been fixed.
«”We are aware of a limited number of user reports of ASRock AM5 motherboards failing to POST. After a joint investigation, AMD and ASRock have identified a memory compatibility issue present in earlier BIOS versions, which has been fixed in the latest BIOS. ASRock has already issued guidance on this behavior and has addressed the single report of an affected CPU,” AMD said in a statement.
AMD emphasized that “a POST failure can be caused by a number of factors and does not necessarily indicate a faulty processor.” The company recommends that users start by updating the BIOS to the latest version available for their specific motherboard model, and if the issue persists, contact customer support for further assistance and diagnostics.
ASRock, for its part, also denies the failure of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors. The motherboard manufacturer claims that the tested boards “meet the specification, can successfully boot with the original built-in BIOS, and have passed long-term stress tests.”
These statements from AMD and ASRock contradict data collected by members of the Reddit thread “9800X3D Issues and Failures” about 108 confirmed cases of “9800X3D processors that had passed POST and worked for a while, then suddenly died without any signs of failure.”
There are no further comments from AMD at this time.
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