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

AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X “Zen 5” CPUs have been tested in newly leaked benchmarks, both in default and PBO configurations.

AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X ‘Zen 5’ 8-Core CPU Appears at IHS with ‘Ryzen 9 9700X’ Label, Tested Alongside 6-Core Ryzen 5 9600X in Both Default and PBO Configurations

AMD’s first Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop CPUsThe Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X are just days or weeks away from launch. We’ve seen some benchmarks before, but now new ones have emerged covering 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 are targeted at mainstream users and should be priced in line with the existing family (either higher or lower).

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

With PBO enabled, the CPU-z single-core score jumped to 887 points and 8748 points in the multi-core test, while the Cinebench score jumped to 2280 points in the single-core and 21,533 points in the multi-core test. Below is a breakdown of the performance with default and PBO:

Ryzen 7 9700X (Default vs PBO) Performance

• CPU-z Single Core: +2.78%
• CPU-z Multicore: +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 Cinebench R23. The chip scored 2160 points in single-core and 16,205 points in multi-core tests with the 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 and 2244 points in single-core and 17,037 points in multi-core tests in Cinebench R23. Below is a breakdown of the default and 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 of 3% single-core improvement and 6.5% multi-core improvement with PBO enabled, while the Ryzen 5 9600X sees an average of 3.5% single-core improvement and 5.5% multi-core improvement with PBO enabled. Below you can see how the performance of both chips compares to their current generation offerings:

Additionally, gaming performance metrics for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-core CPU were also revealed. The CPU was running alongside an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GPU in Cyberpunk 2077 in both default and PBO configurations. To evaluate the CPU-side performance, the game was running at 720p. By default, the chip recorded an average of 251.05 FPS, and with PBO enabled, the FPS jumped to 256.26, a 2% improvement. Below is the breakdown of the Cyberpunk 2077 tests:

Ryzen 7 9700X in Cyberpunk 2077:

• Average 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%

Temperature and power figures have also been released for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X ‘Zen 5’ CPU, hitting a peak temperature of 66°C and power of 87.8W in the AIDA64 stress test.

It was also revealed that the CPUs were delivered with an incorrect IHS labelling the chips as Ryzen 9 9700X, when the actual naming convention is that they should be Ryzen 7 9700X. While the incorrect labelling of a particular batch is believed to be the cause of delays to Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” desktop CPUs, AMD has clarified that the issue arose from poor quality during testing.

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 ‘Zen 5’ desktop CPUs set to hit stores in August The Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X will be launching first on August 8th, so stay tuned for updates on the next AM5 family.

News Source: HXL, Bilibili #1, Biribiri #2