AI Boost, a feature that can be enabled in the BIOS of MSI motherboards, is capable of increasing the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) performance of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processors by up to 17%, according to a set of benchmarks that MSI shared on its blog today. The feature, which can be found in Click BIOS X in EZ Mode, includes three performance modes—Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3—the first two of which can deliver gains of 9% and 17%, respectively, based on MSI’s testing under UL’s Procyon AI benchmark. See below for the benchmarks from MSI, including a breakdown of the hardware in the test system.
Test System:
- CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
- Motherboard: MSI MEG Z890 ACE
- Memory: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-4800 16GBx2
- Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 4090 SUPRIM X 24G
- SSD: Kingston SNV2S/2000G
- CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID I360
- Power Supply: MSI MEG Ai1300P PCIE5
- Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, build 26100.2314
The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors are equipped with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) designed to handle AI workloads efficiently. To further enhance AI computing performance, MSI introduces the AI Boost feature, which can be enabled in the BIOS. (Note: Enabling MSI AI Boost involves overclocking, which may affect system stability.)