Our testing shows the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D with simple PBO settings — AMD's latest CPU can't leverage extra clock speed in games

The article discusses how the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the performance of the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D by utilizing Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) settings. By enabling PBO and adding a 200MHz boost clock override, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can closely resemble the Ryzen 7 9850X3D in gaming performance. Testing showed that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with PBO enabled gained 2.7% on average over its stock performance, narrowing the performance gap with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. It's highlighted that PBO can void the warranty and the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a binned version of the 9800X3D, with tight margins between them.