AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X “Zen 5” processors have been tested in recently leaked benchmarks at default and PBO configurations.
AMD’s 8-core Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” processor appears with an IHS “Ryzen 9 9700X” label, tested alongside the 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X in both default and PBO configurations
AMD’s first Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” desktop processors, the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, are just days weeks away from being released. We’ve seen a few benchmarks, but now we have new ones covering both stock and PBO configurations of these chips. The Ryzen 7 9700X is an 8-core chip and the Ryzen 5 9600X is a 6-core chip. These chips are aimed at the mainstream audience and should have price points similar to the existing family (if not higher/lower).
In terms of performance, the 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scored 863 points in CPU-z’s single-core tests and 8237 points in the multi-core tests. In Cinebench, the chip scored 2,218 points in single-core and 20,125 points in multi-core tests. These tests were run with the default power profile.
With PBO enabled, scores jumped to 887 points for CPU-z single-core and 8748 points in multi-core tests, while Cinebench scores jumped to 2280 points in single-core and 21,533 points in multi-core tests. Here’s a breakdown of default vs. PBO performance:
Ryzen 7 9700X performance (default vs PBO).
- CPU-z single core: +2.78%
- CPU-z multi-core: +6.20%
- Cinebench R23 Single Core: +2.79%
- Cinebench R23 Multi-Core: +6.99%
The 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 9600X processor scored 849 points in single-core and 6179 points in multi-core in CPUz and in Cinebench R23, the chip scored 2160 points in single-core and 16,205 points in multi-core test in the default power configuration. With PBO enabled, the processor scored 875.2 points in the single-core and 6,595 points in the multi-core test in CPU-z, while in Cinebench R23 scored 2,244 points in the single-core and 17,037 points in the multi-core test. Here’s a breakdown of default vs. PBO performance:
Ryzen 5 9600X performance (default vs PBO).
- CPU-z single core: +3.06%
- CPU-z multi-core: +6.73%
- Cinebench R23 Single Core: +3.88%
- Cinebench R23 Multi-Core: +5.13%
As you can see, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X averages a 3% increase in single-core and a 6.5% increase in multi-core performance with PBO enabled, while the Ryzen 5 9600X gives a 3.5% increase in single-core and a 5.5% improvement in multi-core results with PBO enabled. Here’s how the two chips’ performance compares to current-generation offerings.
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Additionally, one gaming performance benchmark of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-core processor was shared. The processor ran alongside the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GPU in Cyberpunk 2077 with both default and PBO configurations. The game was run at 720p to evaluate CPU performance. By default, the chip averaged 251.05 FPS, and with PBO enabled the FPS jumped to 256.26, a 2% improvement. Here’s a breakdown of the Cyberpunk 2077 test:
Ryzen 7 9700X in Cyberpunk 2077:
- AVG FPS: 251.05 (Default) vs 256.26 (PBO) = +2.07%
- MAX FPS: 335.99 (default) vs 343.17 (PBO) = +2.13%
- MIN. FPS: 144.31 (default) vs 129.97 (PBO) = -9.93%
Temperatures and power figures are also shared for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” processor, which peaks at 66C and 87.8W in the AIDA64 stress test.
It is also revealed that the processor was shipped with an incorrect IHS that labeled the chip as Ryzen 9 9700X, when the true naming convention should be Ryzen 7 9700X. It is thought that a mislabeling of a certain batch may be the cause of the Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” desktop CPU slowdown, but AMD has revealed to us that the problem stems from poor quality during testing.
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” desktop processors will hit retail shelves in August, with the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X being the first to hit the market on August 8, so stay tuned for more on the next AM5 family .
News sources: HXL, Bilibili #1, Bilibili #2
