Strangest AMD Ryzen 7950x Bug

I upgraded my primary computer to the AMD AM5 platform sometime in mid-2023. Before the upgrade, I had been using an Intel Core i7 4790 with 32 GB of RAM for about a decade. For the upgrade, I went with an AMD Ryzen 7950x with 128 GB of RAM. Given that my work lately has started to involve a lot of virtual machines, this upgrade was worth every bit. However, the upgrade came with a few annoyances.…