MSI Boosts Ryzen 9000 CPUs with new “TDP to 105W” mode

MSI gives AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X a boost with a new “TDP to 105W” motherboard option

Through their new AGESA 1.2.0.1 BIOS updates (as spotted by @kuroberumo), MSI has added a new “TDP to 105W” option to their AM5 motherboards. This new option is for AMD’s 65W Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors. It boosts the performance of both CPUs by raising their power limits by 40 watts.

With AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X, this new option is said to boost the performance of AMD’s CPU by 13% in Cinebench R23. That’s a huge performance boost considering how easy it is to enable this option.

Currently, it is unknown whether or not this feature comes from MSI or AMD. Will this option come to other AM5 motherboards through future BIOS updates, or is this an MSI-only feature?

This new BIOS option acts as “free” performance boost for AMD’s newest Ryzen CPUs. Even so, this “free” performance has its costs. Users will need strong enough cooling solutions to dissipate the added heat output of this higher wattage setting. Additionally, this higher power target will lead to higher power consumption, which has its costs.

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