Dasharo 1.0 Open-Source Firmware Released For MSI Alder Lake Motherboard

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Dasharo 1.0 Open-Source Firmware Released For MSI Alder Lake Motherboard

Earlier this year the folks at firmware consulting firm 3mdeb announced a open-source Coreboot port to a retail Intel Alder Lake motherboard. It's very exciting since outside of Chromebooks, IHV reference boards, and custom server platforms at hyperscalers, it's still rare to find Coreboot support on modern, retail boards. That "Dasharo" open-source firmware effort for the MSI Z690-A WiFi DDR4 has come together nicely over a matter of weeks and the developers are now celebrating their v1.0 release...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Dasharo-1.0-Z690-A-Port

[andrei_me]

What could be causing the perf difference? 🤔

[Termy]

Wouldn't have expected for the firmware to have such a substantial impact on performance tbh. But i'm positive they'll figure it out in the near future ^^

Is the fTPM now completely open or does it rely on FSP-Stuff?

[prazola]

What could be causing the perf difference? 🤔

CPU freq and memory timing optimizations probably. Manufacturers always cheat with boost freq and memory timings.