MSI rolled out a fresh BIOS tweak called PBO BCLK Booster for their 800 series MAX boards that juices performance on Ryzen chips through base clock adjustments. The feature works as a one-click profile that bumps the base clock generator settings, with two different boost levels depending on how aggressive you want to get with overclocking. Performance gains hit around 15 percent in games when combined with tighter DDR5 memory timings, though MSI warns about potential stability issues since you're basically overclocking the chip.
The tweak lands on MAX series boards plus some higher-end models like the MEG X870E GODLIKE and B850M POWER. You can stack it with their X3D Gaming Mode for extra performance on chips like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which gets pushed to 103 or 105 MHz depending on which profile you pick. The feature currently sits in beta BIOS builds but should get an official release soon for anyone who wants free performance without manually tweaking settings.
The tweak lands on MAX series boards plus some higher-end models like the MEG X870E GODLIKE and B850M POWER. You can stack it with their X3D Gaming Mode for extra performance on chips like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which gets pushed to 103 or 105 MHz depending on which profile you pick. The feature currently sits in beta BIOS builds but should get an official release soon for anyone who wants free performance without manually tweaking settings.
