Laravel's sync() analog in Yii

I have 2 AR models: User and Role connected via junction table. I need to ensure that only certain Role models attached to User model. IDs of roles are given.

In Laravel I can write:

$ids = [1, 2, 3];
$user->roles()->sync($ids);

Now, in Yii I do the same thing this way:

$ids = [1, 2, 3];
$user->unlinkAll('role', true);
$roles = Role::find()->where(['id' => $ids)->all();
foreach ($roles as $role) {
    $user->link('role', $role);
}

Is it possible to sync links between models without unnecessary creation of Role entities and deleting all previous connections?

Start by reviewing the Active Record relationship APIs represented by unlinkAll(), link(), and the User–Role junction relation. Define how synchronization should preserve unchanged links, remove obsolete ones, and attach the requested role IDs without creating unnecessary Role entities; the issue is done when those behaviors are covered by the project's tests.