{"id":23610,"date":"2023-07-31T18:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=23610"},"modified":"2023-08-27T15:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T13:55:39","slug":"what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive) and Should You Enable It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is <strong>PBO<\/strong> (<strong>P<\/strong>recision <strong>B<\/strong>oost <strong>O<\/strong>verdrive), and should you enable it? If you enable the feature on your PC, are there any notable downsides? Or benefits?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive into it and give you some quick answers to these questions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843f10145aa\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843f10145aa\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66843f10145aa\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#What_is_Precision_Boost_Overdrive\" title=\"What is Precision Boost Overdrive?\">What is Precision Boost Overdrive?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#Should_You_Enable_Precision_Boost_Overdrive\" title=\"Should You Enable Precision Boost Overdrive?\">Should You Enable Precision Boost Overdrive?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#FAQ\" title=\"FAQ\">FAQ<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#Does_PBO_Work_Ryzen_X3D_CPUs\" title=\"Does PBO Work Ryzen X3D CPUs?\">Does PBO Work Ryzen X3D CPUs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#Is_Precision_Boost_Overdrive_the_Same_as_Auto_Overclocking_Auto_OC\" title=\"Is Precision Boost Overdrive the Same as Auto Overclocking (Auto OC)?\">Is Precision Boost Overdrive the Same as Auto Overclocking (Auto OC)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#Is_PBO_Better_Than_Auto_OC\" title=\"Is PBO Better Than Auto OC?\">Is PBO Better Than Auto OC?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#What_is_PBO_2\" title=\"What is PBO 2?\">What is PBO 2?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/what-is-pbo-precision-boost-overdrive\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Precision_Boost_Overdrive\"><\/span>What is Precision Boost Overdrive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>PBO<\/strong>, or <strong>P<\/strong>recision <strong>B<\/strong>oost <strong>O<\/strong>verdrive, refers to AMD's intelligent boosting algorithm that works alongside its standard Precision Boost<strong>. It tweaks the limits of standard CPU boost behavior by accounting for factors like temperatures, type of workload, etc. as explained in AMD's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/support\/kb\/faq\/cpu-pb2\" target=\"_blank\">PBO knowledgebase article here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This might sound a little like CPU overclocking, but PBO is actually a bit different since it <em>doesn\u2019t<\/em> directly increase or decrease clock speed at all. Instead, it accounts for other factors to set optimal limits on boosting behavior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PBO <\/strong>is also an extra <strong>setting<\/strong> that has to be enabled in your motherboard\u2019s BIOS.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23612\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23612\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23612\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost.jpeg\" alt=\"Precision Boost\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-420x236.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23612\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23612 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Precision Boost\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-420x236.jpeg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-23612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: AMD and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/news\/amd-introduces-precision-boost-overdrive-2-boosts-single-thread-tremendously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <em>regular<\/em> Precision Boost and Precision Boost 2, which actually <em>do<\/em> push CPU core clock speed, are simply enabled from the get-go. So, what's the difference between Precision Boost and Precision Boost Overdrive?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Precision Boost is the <em>built-in<\/em> mechanism for boosting your CPU to its advertised \u201cBoost\u201d clock frequencies, whereas PBO is an additional setting that instead impacts the limits of Precision Boost. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simply put, it assesses your CPU's operating conditions and tells it how to behave when boosting to higher clock speeds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23613\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23613\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23613\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive.jpeg\" alt=\"Precision Boost Overdrive\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-420x236.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23613\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23613 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Precision Boost Overdrive\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-420x236.jpeg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-23613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: AMD and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/news\/amd-introduces-precision-boost-overdrive-2-boosts-single-thread-tremendously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>PBO <em>does<\/em> work alongside PB, but it\u2019s worth clarifying the difference here since the two are technically different things.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Enable_Precision_Boost_Overdrive\"><\/span>Should You Enable Precision Boost Overdrive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>So, should you enable Precision Boost Overdrive?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to get a small performance boost, sure!<\/strong> All Precision Boost Overdrive does is give your CPU a higher voltage limit that allows your base Precision Boost to do its work boosting your CPU\u2019s boost frequencies with more headroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compared to proper manual CPU overclocking, setting PBO to &#8216;Auto' isn\u2019t going to give you <em>nearly<\/em> the same performance gains<\/strong>. However, it <strong>can<\/strong> provide a small boost to performance, especially if optimized correctly and used alongside the \u201cAuto OC\u201d feature included alongside it in your supported Ryzen UEFI.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23614\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23614\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23614\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15.png\" alt=\"R9 3900X PBO &amp; AutoOC Testing for Cinebench R15\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-1536x883.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23614\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23614 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201177%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"R9 3900X PBO &amp; AutoOC Testing for Cinebench R15\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1177\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201177%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15.png 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15-1536x883.png 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/r9-3900x-pbo-and-autooc-testing-for-cinebench-r15.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-23614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B7NzNi1xX_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GamersNexus<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Overall, PBO serves as a fairly harmless way to squeeze a little bit of extra performance out of your CPU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Improving your system cooling should help it push your CPU farther under load, and if you\u2019re <em>really<\/em> dedicated, you can get down in the trenches with PBO2 <em>and<\/em> Curve Optimizer to make the most of the feature.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve embedded a tutorial from Optimum Tech below for doing this on a Ryzen 5000 motherboard:<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dfkrp25dpQ0\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"860\" height=\"515\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dfkrp25dpQ0\" class=\" lazyload\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, setting an undervolt using the Precision Boost Overdrive 2 settings in your BIOS is absolutely worth it for Ryzen 5000 parts. Unless you've hopelessly lost the silicon lottery (rare, but can definitely happen), you should see lower temperatures, lower power draw, and higher clocks and performance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PBO_Work_Ryzen_X3D_CPUs\"><\/span>Does PBO Work Ryzen X3D CPUs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Despite the Ryzen X3D CPUs otherwise strictly restricting overclocking, <strong>PBO actually <em>does<\/em> work on select Ryzen X3D CPUs.<\/strong> Well, Ryzen <strong>X3D CPUs from the Ryzen 7000 series<\/strong>, anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryzen X3D CPUs from the Ryzen 5000 series <em>don\u2019t<\/em><\/strong> <strong>support PBO,<\/strong> in addition to the usual overclocking restrictions, due to their design constraints.<\/p>\n<p>That said, even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/amds-ryzen-7-5800x3d-doesnt-support-overclocking-or-pbo-zilch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Ryzen 7 5800X3D <strong>didn\u2019t<\/strong> support the feature on launch<\/a>, most motherboard manufacturers <em>have<\/em> actually released BIOS updates to enable the feature, including <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/asus-vs-gigabyte-motherboards\/#Are_ASUS_Motherboards_Good\"><strong>ASUS<\/strong><\/a>, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock for their X570, B550, X470, and B450 motherboards.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Precision_Boost_Overdrive_the_Same_as_Auto_Overclocking_Auto_OC\"><\/span>Is Precision Boost Overdrive the Same as Auto Overclocking (Auto OC)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nope!<\/strong> PBO plays with power, amperage, and temperature limits, <strong>not<\/strong> CPU clock speed directly, and is meant to supplement built-in Precision Boost by giving it more breathing room (when available).<\/p>\n<p>This is technically <strong>different<\/strong> from Auto OC, which is when motherboards feed more voltage into the CPU for higher clock speeds without accounting for any other factors.<\/p>\n<p>AMD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amd.com\/en\/technologies\/ryzen-master\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryzen Master<\/a> Software <em>does<\/em> include an Auto OC button, though, and this feature may also be present in your BIOS <em>alongside<\/em> PBO.<\/p>\n<p>Still, consensus among users is to turn off Auto OC and enable PBO to strike a balance between temperatures, power draw, and performance for Ryzen CPUs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_PBO_Better_Than_Auto_OC\"><\/span>Is PBO Better Than Auto OC?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Not necessarily, though this isn\u2019t a point of direct comparison<\/strong> since Auto OC is actually doing something else entirely.<\/p>\n<p><b>Typically,<\/b><strong> PBO is used either <em>with<\/em> Auto OC or an undervolted CPU to increase performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For CPUs that <strong>don\u2019t<\/strong> support Auto OC or where Auto OC is unlikely to meaningfully improve performance (ie, X3D CPUs), undervolting with Curve Optimizer alongside PBO seems to show the best results, at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/reviews\/amd-ryzen-9-7900x3d-cpu-review\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_PBO_2\"><\/span>What is PBO 2?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_23615\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23615\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23615\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Precision Boost Overdrive 2\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-420x236.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23615\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23615 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Precision Boost Overdrive 2\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202000%201125%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-825x464.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-594x335.jpeg 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2-420x236.jpeg 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2023\/07\/precision-boost-overdrive-2.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-23615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: AMD and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/news\/amd-introduces-precision-boost-overdrive-2-boosts-single-thread-tremendously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cPBO 2\u201d refers to the updated version of Precision Boost Overdrive released starting with Ryzen 5000 CPUs that adds an additional<\/strong> <strong>\u201cCurve Optimizer\u201d<\/strong> <strong>setting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Curve Optimizer is used to apply voltage offsets to AMD CPUs on a per-core or all-core basis.<\/p>\n<p><em>Unlike<\/em> the standalone PBO option, Curve Optimizer requires manual testing and configuration to find your ideal undervolt, and will require quite a few system restarts before you find the best configuration.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>And that\u2019s it, for now!<\/p>\n<p><strong>I hope that this article helped clarify the meaning and purpose of PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive)!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an AMD CPU user with PBO available to you, PBO serves as an easy way to bump up your CPU\u2019s performance as long as your cooling is up to snuff.<\/p>\n<p>Using additional features like Curve Optimizer and Auto OC alongside PBO, depending on your specific Ryzen CPU, can turn PBO into an even more potent performance-boosting tool.<\/p>\n<p>Any other questions about Precision Boost Overdrive or PC hardware? <strong>Feel free to fire off in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a>! Me or one of my fellow G100 Team members will be happy to help you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also try our <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\"><strong>Forums<\/strong><\/a> with longer-form questions, share your own projects, or just engage with our Community of Experts and Enthusiasts!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Until then or until next time, happy computing!<\/strong> And remember: Precision Boost Overdrive is <em>not<\/em> technically an overclock, at least not by itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive), and should you enable it? If you enable the feature on your PC, are there any notable downsides? Or benefits? Let\u2019s dive into it and give you some quick answers to these questions. What is Precision Boost Overdrive? 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