MSI has been leading the unlocking of AMD processor cores. The motherboard maker has things to the next level by enabling users to unlock cores in Windows, instead of using the BIOS. With a simple user interface MSI Unlock CPU is a tool that can be used with both hexa-core and quad-core processors with deactivated cores.
MSI also made it possible to unlock 5 cores with a Thuban CPU, in case the sixth core isn’t working properly. MSI says that the combination of MSI Unlock CPU and OC Genie can improve CPU performance of Phenom II X2 555 up to 148%, by both unlocking and overclocking the cores.
MSI Unlock CPU is only supported by the AMD 800 chipset series and can be downloaded for four of MSI’s current motherboards, MSI 890FXA-GD70, MSI 890GXM-G65, MSI 880GMA-E45 and MSI 870A-G54.
