AMD’s bad streak continues. As many as 5 dead processors in one day
Number of reports about dead AMD Ryzen 9000 processors is growing at a surprising pace. Importantly, the problem is not limited to one model or platform. We are talking about both cheaper CPUs and higher-positioned memory systems 3D V-Cache. The situation exists mainly on motherboards from ASUS and ASRock.
AMD and ASRock have lost their shit
We are talking about up to 5 cases a day, which is confirmed by entries on the Reddit platform. Each of them ended the same – computer stopped startingand the motherboard diagnostics indicated a problem with the CPU. However, no physical damage was visible.
The most recent case concerns AMD Ryzen 5 9600Xwhich stopped working on the disc ASRock B850 Pro-A. User updated BIOS to the latest version 4.03in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, but the system was still unable to start. Earlier fears turned out to be justified – the processor simply stopped working.
The next two cases concern Ryzen 7 9700X (1, 2). One of them failed on the board ASRock B850M-Xand the user tried unsuccessfully to find the cause for three days. The second CPU stopped working on ASRock X870 PRO RSa model that appears more and more often in this type of reports. Interestingly, the computer has been working properly since August 2025until the CPU diagnostic LED suddenly lights up.
An even more disturbing case Ryzen 7 9800X3Dwhich has failed on the board ASRock X870E Taichi. The processor stopped working even though the latest BIOS was installed. This undermines the manufacturers’ narrative that firmware updates were supposed to solve or at least reduce the scale of the problem. Some users even started to suggest returning to the older version, which in their opinion offers greater stability.
The fifth and most severe case concerns the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D. The processor is no longer detected by the board ASRock X870E Nova WiFiwhich displays error code “00”, clearly indicating CPU damage. The computer has been operational since May 2025but now the owner was forced to start the RMA procedure.
The most incomprehensible thing about the whole situation is the lack of communication from the producers. Neither ASRock nor AMD has yet provided an official position or information about the ongoing investigation. For comparison, ASUS responded much faster to similar reports, confirming the problem and announcing an analysis of the causes after just a few cases.
At this point, it is impossible to say clearly whether the processors themselves are to blame, or rather the configuration of the motherboards and/or firmware. One thing is certain – the scale of reports is growing, and users are increasingly demanding specific answers and solutions to the problem.
