AMD Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X “Zen 5” CPUs Tested At Both Default & PBO Configs, 2% Uplift in Cyberpunk

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs have been tested in newly leaked benchmarks at both default & PBO configurations.

AMD's first Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, are just a few days weeks away from launch. We have seen several benchmarks but now we have new ones that cover both default 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 target mainstream audiences & should carry price points similar to the existing family (if not higher/lower).

In terms of performance, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core CPU scored 863 points in CPU-z's single-core and 8237 points in multi-core tests. In Cinebench, the chip scored 2218 points in single-core and 20,125 points in multi-core tests. These tests were conducted with the default power profile.

With PBO enabled, the scores jumped to 887 points for CPU-z single-core and 8748 points in the multi-core tests while the Cinebench scores jumped to 2280 points in single-core & 21,533 points in multi-core tests. Following is the breakdown of the default vs PBO performance:

Ryzen 7 9700X (Default vs PBO) Performance

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 AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core CPU scored 849 points in single-core and 6179 points in multi-core within CPUz and in Cinebench R23, the chip scored 2160 points in single-core and 16,205 points in the multi-core tests at default power configuration. With PBO enabled, the CPU scored 875.2 points in single-core and 6595 points in multi-core tests in CPU-z while in Cinebench R23, it scored 2244 points in single-core and 17,037 points in the multi-core test. Following is the breakdown of the default vs PBO performance:

Ryzen 5 9600X (Default vs PBO) Performance

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 sees an average 3% uplift in single-core and 6.5% uplift in multi-core performance with PBO enabled while the Ryzen 5 9600X yields a 3.5% gain in single-core and 5.5% improvement in multi-core scores with PBO enabled. Following is how the performance of both chips stacks up against current-gen offerings.

Additionally, a single gaming performance metric of the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core CPU has also been shared. The CPU was running alongside the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GPU in Cyberpunk 2077 with both default and PBO configurations. The game was running at 720p to evaluate the CPU-side performance. At default, the chip scored 251.05 FPS on average, and with PBO enabled, the FPS jumped to 256.26, a 2% improvement. Following is 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%

The temperatures and power numbers are also shared for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" CPU which peaks out at 66C and 87.8W under the AIDA64 Stress test.

Also, it is revealed that the CPU was delivered with an erroneous IHS which labels the chip as the Ryzen 9 9700X whereas the true naming convention should be Ryzen 7 9700X. It is believed that a wrong label on a certain batch might be the reason for the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU delay however AMD revealed to us that the issue stemmed from poor quality during testing.

AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs will be hitting retail shelves in August with the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X being the first to hit the market on the 8th of August so stay tuned for more on the next AM5 family.

News Sources: HXL, Bilibili #1, Bilibili #2