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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review - The Magic of Zen 5

Name: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Brand: AMD
Price: 360 USD

on Aug 7th, 2024,

in Processors.

Manufacturer: AMD

Test Setup

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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