AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Desktop Processor Review
Today we are reviewing another Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop processor, powered by the new "Zen 4" Core Architecture, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor, offering up to 12 Cores and 24 Threads at a TDP of 170W, base frequency of 4.7 GHz to a maximum Boost of up to 5.6GHz. Built on an optimized, high-performance, TSMC 5nm process node, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor deliver dominant performance and leadership energy efficiency
Now let’s see what more the new AMD Ryzen 9 7900X desktop processor have for us.
Features
Zen 4 Platform
Zen 4 CPU Core
Specifications
Looks
Being a 170W TDP processor, AMD don’t include any cooler with the Ryzen 9 7900X processor. But recommends a Liquid cooler for optimal performance.
Testing
For testing the performance for the new AMD Ryzen 9 7900X desktop processor, we ran few CPU benchmarks and compared it with AMD Ryzen 9 7900 desktop processor. All the CPUs under test were kept to their stock factory settings/ clock speeds as provided by their manufacturers. No overclocking is applied, as overclocking capability of CPU varies from chip to chip, cooling capabilities and many more factors. We also used same liquid cooling solution for all CPUs and ran all tests on same approx. ambient temperature.
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X test system configuration -
| CPU |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
| Board |
Gigabyte B650E AORUS TACHYON |
| RAM |
2 X 16GB G.Skill DDR5-6000 |
| SSD |
WD Blue SN570 nvme |
| Cooler |
Corsair Custom Liquid Cooling |
| GFX |
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| PSU |
Corsair HX1000i |
| Case |
Corsair 7000D |
| OS |
Windows 11 (22H2) |
Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900
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Overclocking
AMD’s Ryzen Master
AMD’s Ryzen Master utility is a powerful overclocking and monitoring tool for tuning your AMD Ryzen system within the Windows operating system environment.
With our AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU sample we were able to overclock upto 5.2GHz all core stable.
Power Consumption
Wattage reading as per displayed by APC Pro 1000VA (Model no. BR1000G-IN) UPS. For max power reading 3D MARK – Time Spy benchmark was used as load.
Pros
- Great Single Threaded Performance
- Nice Price
- New microarchitecture
- Faster Memory support
Cons
Conclusion
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is decent 170W TDP processor with slight overclocking headroom offering slightly higher performance than the Ryzen 9 7900 processor which is having approx. 5% lower price difference.
Overall, a system build with AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, B650 board and DDR5 memory in current times would be a great gaming build. AMD Ryzen 9 7900X also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games.
Finally at a price tag approx. Rs.43800, the new AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor is a great option for advancing gaming and content creation performance builds and is worthy of our PC TeK Reviews CHOICE Award.
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