MSI's new overclocking features make it easier to tighten sub-timings on some of its latest AM5 motherboards.
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(Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Share Share by: Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Flipboard Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google MSI has implemented new one-click auto overclocking features in its latest B850 and X870 Max series AM5 motherboards (including the X870E Tomahawk Max WiFi PZ that we reviewed recently ) that manipulate BCLK, PBO, and memory timings. MSI claims its one-click overclocking features combined can yield up to a 15% performance boost on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with benchmarks to prove it.
The BCLK portion of MSI's auto-overclocking feature set consists of two profiles that can be set in the BIOS of the aforementioned supported motherboards. "PBO BCLK Booster 1" sets the CPU BCLK frequency to 103 MHz, and "PBO BCLK Booster 2" sets the BCLK to 105 MHz. MSI says the first mode is geared towards CPUs with "average" overclocking headroom, while the second mode is aimed at CPUs with greater headroom. MSI also warns users that the second mode might cause instability on AMD chips that can't handle it.
The memory side of MSI's auto OC features consists of two options: "Memory Try it!" and "High-Efficiency Mode". Memory Try It! is a feature MSI has implemented in its boards for years that provides multiple timing profiles based on the headroom available in existing DDR4/5 memory ICs. This mode aims to give users an easy way to improve sub-timings on their memory kits without diving into the complexity of manually tightening individual timings.
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