Looking into MSI game boosts or doing manual overclocking for the Ryzen 5 3600
Looking into MSI game boosts or doing manual overclocking for the Ryzen 5 3600
I've heard that manual overclocking was superior to game boost, but I wanted to confirm with you. I own a Ryzen 5 3600 on a B450 Tomahawk max and was considering either MSI Game Boost or manual OC. Some say game boost demands too much voltage, so should I go with it or stick to manual?
For top performance, choose manual settings. It may be less stable and require more effort, but you'll extract maximum power from your system (keep an eye on heat buildup). For convenience, stability, and quick operation, opt for the standard option.
MSI Game Boost functions as a Precision Boost Overdrive. Based on my observations, this setting doesn't alter voltage levels. Zen2 comes out of the box with a boost up to 1.5V under light loads, and both single-core and lighter workloads (~20-40%) didn't see this increase. Game Boost or PBO didn't change that for me. It seems PBO might just lower certain power caps. Voltages stayed the same after I enabled it, so I'd suggest using PBO instead of Game Boost unless you're saving BIOS changes to reflect Precision Boost Overdrive. In the OC settings, if Game Boost affects anything else, just stick with PBO. On my 3700X, I noticed a noticeable improvement in Cinebench R20 scores—around 100-200 points.
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