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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review

Rating: 8.0.

Yesterday KitGuru reviewed the new Zen 5 Ryzen 5 9600X and today it’s the turn of Ryzen 7 9700X. Both the six-core and eight-part have a TDP of a mere 65W and that takes us into new territory and makes us wonder just how well the new Ryzen 7 will perform.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
01:04 Leo has a thought …
03:47 Some details
04:25 Pricing – and older models
05:12 The Ryzen 7s
06:31 Ryzen Master OC
07:05 Game Benchmark test
07:56 Hardware
10:01 Cinebench 2024 Multicore
10:43 Geekbench 6 Multicore
10:57 Cinebench R23 Multicore
11:17 Power Consumption
11:32 Cinebench R23 Multi core per watt
11:57 CPU temperature under full load
12:15 Cinebench R23 single core
12:22 Blender 4.2 Classroom
12:39 7-Zip V24 Benchmark
12:49 AIDA 64 Memory bandwidth
13:00 3DMark Time Spy
13:16 Gaming Performance
14:53 Leo’s Closing Thoughts

Pricing

  • 9950X Rumour is $599 = £640 inc VAT
  • 9900X Rumour is $449 = £489 inc VAT
  • 9700X Official MSRP is $359 = £340 inc VAT
  • 9600X Official MSRP is $279 = £270 inc VAT

Test systems

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7000
  • Motherboard: MSI MEG X670E Ace
  • RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5000, 3000 and 2000
  • Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus
  • RAM: 32GB Corsair LPX DDR4-3600 C16 (DDR4-3200 for Ryzen 3000 and 2000)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K and i5-14600K
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X
  • RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30

Shared parts for all test systems:

  • Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC 16GB
  • CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360D30
  • SSD: 1TB Crucial T700
  • Power Supply: Seasonic Prime GX-1600 ATX 3.0

You can buy the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X for £340 inc VAT from Overclockers UK HERE.

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Pros:

  • The operating temperature is great on Auto settings.
  • 65W TDP and 88W Socket power are amazingly low.
  • The launch of Zen 5 means Ryzen 7 7700X is really cheap.

Cons:

  • Gaming performance is on par with Ryzen 7 7700X.
  • Gamers should wait for the inevitable Ryzen 7 9800X3D before making a decision.
  • The lower clock speeds of Zen 5 look peculiar compared to Zen 4.

KitGuru says: Ryzen 7 9700X has had a rocky reception but KitGuru is holding faith with this low power jewel in the rough. 

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Rating: 8.0.

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