How can a processor be made faster with a "software" update?

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01:07 Accepted answer (Score 123)
03:49 Answer 2 (Score 101)
08:23 Answer 3 (Score 9)
10:11 Answer 4 (Score 6)
10:42 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/1186303/...

Accepted answer links:
["chicken bits"]: https://electronics.stackexchange.com/a/...
[another microcode patch, as answered here.]: https://superuser.com/a/1170409/620011

Answer 2 links:
[NUMA]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-unifor...
[Windows has a tendency to simply move processes around different cores]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5x.../
[does not recognize the inter-CCX communication penalty]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5y.../
[German reviewer PC Games Hardware tested a Ryzen 7 1800X with varying numbers of cores disabled]: http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ryzen-7-18.../
[image]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/9wJ6i.png
[This PC Perspective article]: https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors...
[rumors that state that Windows improperly schedules as if every hardware thread as its own core are incorrect]: https://www.pcper.com/news/Processors/AM...
[example from Tom's Hardware]: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-...
[image]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5y.../
[TechSpot did an in-depth analysis of gaming performance with SMT enabled and disabled]: http://www.techspot.com/review/1348-amd-.../
[image]: https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors...

Answer 3 links:
http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-launch-aft.../

Answer 4 links:
[BIOS]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS

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