AMD has recently released its latest flagship processors in the Ryzen 9000 series, the Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X. Alongside AMD's launch, MSI has stepped up, announcing some features it's adding to its motherboards, including various performance-boosting ones designed to maximise the potential of these CPUs. These features include PBO Enhanced Mode, Set Thermal Point, and High-Efficiency Mode.

PBO Enhanced Mode takes AMD's PBO to the next level by fine-tuning the CPU for enhanced performance. For instance, activating PBO on a Ryzen 9 9950X can result in a roughly 5% performance increase in Cinebench R23, while MSI's PBO Enhanced Mode can further elevate this uplift to 10%. Compared to default settings, the Ryzen 7 9700X could see a significant performance boost of up to 15%, as seen in the first set of graphs below.

Like its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X, the new Ryzen 9 9950X can reach 95°C under full load. With MSI's Set Thermal Point, users can choose one of three temperature limit options: 85°C, 75°C, and 65°C. These options will lock the max temperature to the selected value, marginally decreasing performance in exchange for considerably lower temperatures. For instance, with the Ryzen 9 9950X, the data shared by MSI shows that choosing the 85°C thermal point can effectively control the temperature while maintaining or even slightly enhancing performance thanks to MSI's optimisations.

Then there's MSI's High-Efficiency Mode, which optimises memory settings to minimise latency and elevate performance in specific applications. With four presets (Tightest, Tighter, Balance, and Relax), users can select the most suitable setting based on their memory's overclocking capabilities.

High-Efficiency Mode can also be combined with AMD's Optimized Performance Profile (DDR5-6000 CL30-38-38-96), designed for memory sticks with Hynix chips, and MSI “Memory Try It!”, which offers multiple overclocking combinations for common memory chips.

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KitGuru says: Are you planning to get a new Ryzen 9000 series processor and pair it with an MSI 600-series motherboard? Will you try these features or do you prefer to manually tune the CPU yourself?

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