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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review - The Magic of Zen 5
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- All applications, games, and processors are tested with the drivers and hardware listed below—no performance results were recycled between test systems.
- All games and applications are tested using the same version.
- All games are set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
| Test System "Zen 4 & Zen 5" | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | All AMD Ryzen 9000, 8000 & Ryzen 7000 processors |
| Motherboard: | ASUS X670E Crosshair Hero BIOS 2007 Ryzen 9000: BIOS 2201 |
| Memory: | 2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 Infinity Fabric @ 2000 MHz |
| Graphics: | PNY GeForce RTX 4090 XLR8 |
| Storage: | 2 TB M.2 NVMe SSD |
| Air Cooling: | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Water Cooling: | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 mm AIO |
| Thermal Paste: | Arctic MX-6 |
| Power Supply: | Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200 W ATX 3.0 / 16-pin 12VHPWR |
| Software: | Windows 11 Professional 64-bit 23H2 VBS enabled (Windows 11 default) |
| Drivers: | NVIDIA GeForce 555.85 WHQL Ryzen Chipset Drivers 6.05.28.016 Ryzen 9000: 6.06.28.910 |
| Test System "Raptor Lake & Alder Lake" | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | All Intel 14th, 13th & 12th Gen processors (Intel stock power settings / ASUS MCE disabled) |
| Motherboard: | ASUS Z790 Maximus Dark Hero BIOS 1302 |
| Memory: | 2x 16 GB DDR5-6000 36-36-36-76 2T / Gear 2 |
| All other specifications same as above | |
| Test System "Zen 3 & Zen 2" | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | All AMD Ryzen 5000 & Ryzen 3000 processors |
| Motherboard: | ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4805 |
| Memory: | 2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Infinity Fabric @ 1800 MHz 1:1 |
| Drivers: | Ryzen Chipset Drivers 6.05.28.016 |
| All other specifications same as above | |
| Test System "Rocket Lake" | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | All Intel 11th Gen processors (Intel stock power settings / ASUS MCE disabled) |
| Motherboard: | ASUS Z590 Maximus XIII Hero BIOS 1701 |
| Memory: | 2x 16 GB DDR4-3600 14-14-14-34 1T Gear 1 |
| All other specifications same as above | |
| Test System "Zen 1" | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | All AMD Ryzen 2000 processors |
| Motherboard: | ASUS X570 Crosshair VII Dark Hero BIOS 4805 |
| Memory: | 2x 16 GB DDR4-3400 14-14-14-34 1T |
| All other specifications same as above | |
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