AMD Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” CPU May Be Revised with Nearly Twice the TDP to Beat 7800X3D “Zen 4” Chip

The Ryzen 7 9700X, one of the first desktop processors for consumers to leverage AMD’s new Zen 5 architecture, may be shipping with a higher TDP so it can outperform the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, a Zen 4 CPU that features 3D V-Cache technology for what AMD has described as ultimate gaming performance, according to a new report. Featuring 8 cores and 16 threads, the Ryzen 7 9700X will be available to DIY customers and SI partners starting next month, joined by its three siblings: the Ryzen 5 9600X, Ryzen 9 9900X, and Ryzen 9 9950X, a new flagship that delivers a boost clock of up to 5.7 GHz out of the box.

From a report:

• “…AMD has updated its partners with a possible spec change for the 8-core part. It’s being said that the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X might get a TDP of 120W which is almost 2x its current and official figure of 65W.”
• “The chip features 8 cores, 16 threads, a base clock of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of 5.5 GHz, 40 MB of cache, and is 100 MHz faster than AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700X based on the Zen 4 core architecture.”
• “The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU does feature a -700 MHz clock speed reduction when it comes to base clocks so it might be possible that AMD might be revaluating the CPU with a higher TDP to increase base, boost, or both clock speeds”

Specifications for the Ryzen 9000 Series, some of which will reportedly be changing:

AMD’s Donny Woligroski on why the Ryzen 7000X3D Series is still highly relevant:

Is [the 9950X] the fastest in gaming? It’s faster than the competition in our tests. X3D is still the king of the hill, but by a much smaller margin than typically between X3D and non-X3D. So a 7800X3D would, yes, be faster than 9700X, but maybe not by as much as you would expect.

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Zarathustra June 26, 2024 👍 2

This new generation from AMD looks to be quite interesting.

I will - of course - reserve judgment until actual silicon is reviewed, but initial leaks suggest it might be a nice step forward.

God knows the old Threadripper 3960x could probably use a replacement, but that probably won't happen this year for two reasons.

For one, I already spent my entire PC upgrade budget for the year on necessary home improvement projects.

That and I still haven't figured out how to manage my desire for a simultaneous secondary 8x slot that works without degrading the primary slot from 16x.

The above is kind of my minimum requirement for any system. I want to be able to at least be able to run a primary GPU slot at 16x latest gen, and a secondary 8x slot at at least gen3 at the same time, without the first slot dropping down to 8x.

First consumer voard to offer this - either Intel or AMD - I am buying. (Though it may have to wait until 2025)

Peter_Brosdahl June 27, 2024

Yep but meanwhile prices for 7800X3D and 7900X3D keep dropping. Ironically the 7900X3D is even $10 lower than the 7800X3D but I hear you about the PCIe lane setup.

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