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 data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msi-mag-x870e-tomahawk-max-wifi-pz-review” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msi-mag-x870e-tomahawk-max-wifi-pz-review”>reviewed recently) that manipulate BCLK, PBO, and memory timings. data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1584492&xcust=tomshardware_us_8991929739720383701&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msi.com%2Fblog%2Fmsi-pbo-bclk-booster-high-efficiency-mode-unleashing-ryzen-7-9800x3d-gaming-performance%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dsocial&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fpc-components%2Fcpus%2Fmsi-adds-auto-bclk-overclocking-to-x870-max-motherboards-claims-new-one-click-features-add-up-to-15-percent-extra-performance-on-ryzen-7-9800x3d” data-url=”https://www.msi.com/blog/msi-pbo-bclk-booster-high-efficiency-mode-unleashing-ryzen-7-9800x3d-gaming-performance?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” rel=”sponsored noopener” data-hl-processed=”skimlinks” data-google-interstitial=”false” data-placeholder-url=”https://go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1584492&xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msi.com%2Fblog%2Fmsi-pbo-bclk-booster-high-efficiency-mode-unleashing-ryzen-7-9800x3d-gaming-performance%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dsocial&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tomshardware.com%2Fpc-components%2Fcpus%2Fmsi-adds-auto-bclk-overclocking-to-x870-max-motherboards-claims-new-one-click-features-add-up-to-15-percent-extra-performance-on-ryzen-7-9800x3d” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>MSI claims its one-click overclocking features combined can yield up to a 15% performance boost on AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D, with data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/benchmark” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/benchmark”>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…
