Tech Reprise - AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs Official : 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, 9600X Announced

AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs Official : 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, 9600X Announced

By Team Tech Reprise

June 3rd, 2024 8:00AM IST

Up to 16 cores, 5.7 GHz clocks, and 16% IPC improvement are offered by the new AMD Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs; Ryzen 9 9950X leads the pack.

The Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" desktop CPUs from AMD, which have up to 16 cores and significant IPC improvements over Zen 4, have finally been revealed. Based on the most recent Zen 5 core architecture, the AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU series, codenamed Granite Ridge, is designed for high-end gaming computers. With enhanced I/O and support for DDR5 memory, the Zen 5 cores, the family's standout feature, are compatible with both current and future AM5 platforms.

The AMD Zen 5 core design promises up to a 2x boost in a number of areas, including data bandwidth (L2 to L1 and L1 to FP), AI perf (AI & AVX512 Throughput), and instruction bandwidth for front-end instructions. The IOD is based on the TSMC 6nm manufacturing node, whilst the Zen 5 CPU cores (CCDs) are based on the TSMC 4nm process node. On consumer systems, they have the same peak configuration of one IOD and two CCDs.

The IPC has increased significantly as a result of these new adjustments, on average 16% higher than Zen 4. The Zen 5 core can achieve +35% IPC in specific scenarios, as demonstrated by Geekbench 5.4 AES XTS. The L2 and L3 cache structure is another important improvement. Additionally, AMD made some major modifications to the IMC that resulted in substantially stronger support for EXPO/XMP memory and a boost in the Infinity Fabric frequency from 2000 MHz on Zen 4 to 2400 MHz on Zen 5, with native support for DDR5-5600 speeds.

AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Lineup

Regarding the lineup, there are initially four SKUs in the AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" family. The Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X, and Ryzen 5 9600X are a few of them. Now let's examine these chips' specs.

The flagship model, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU, has two Zen 5 CCDs and one IOD. Similar to the Ryzen 9 7950X, the CPU has 16 cores, 32 threads, and a maximum boost frequency of 5.7 GHz. It features a TDP of 170W and 80 MB of cache (64 MB L3 + 16 MB L2).

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, a 12-core and 24-thread version, comes next. This processor features a 76 MB cache and a boost speed of up to 5.6 GHz. The intriguing part about this chip is that its TDP of 120W is significantly less than that of Ryzen 9 7900X processors, which have a TDP of 170W. The TDP changes are as follows:

Ryzen 9 7950X (170W) -> Ryzen 9 9950X (170W)
Ryzen 9 7900X (170W) -> Ryzen 9 9900X (120W)
Ryzen 7 7700X (105W) -> Ryzen 7 9700X (65W)
Ryzen 5 7600X (105W) -> Ryzen 5 9600X (65W)

AMD offers the Ryzen 7 9700X, an 8-core CPU with 16 threads, an 8 GB L3 + 8 MB L2 boost clock, 40 MB of cache (1 CCD), and a low TDP of 65W, which is also significantly lower than the 105W TDP seen on its predecessor, the Ryzen 7 7700X, for customers in the mainstream market.

Last but not least, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU has 12 threads and 6 cores. This chip features the same 65W TDP, 38 MB of cache, and a maximum boost frequency of 5.40 GHz. While the AMD Ryzen 9 processors maintain their clock rates, only the Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 CPUs experience a clock increase over their predecessors.

AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Performance

A few performance numbers for AMD's forthcoming Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are also disclosed. An analysis has been conducted between the Ryzen 9 9950X and the Intel Core i9-14900K. It provides a notable improvement over Intel's flagship CPU, offering up to a +56% leap in work performance (+29.8% average uplift) and up to a +23% leap in gaming performance (+13.2% average uplift).

Although we may anticipate Zen 5 3D V-Cache to further accelerate this advancement, the Ryzen 9 9950X should ultimately outperform the Zen 4 3D V-Cache processors in terms of gaming speed. AMD claims that the lower chip latencies are what lead to the increase in gaming performance.

Furthermore, AMD claims that the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are the best AI platform for content creators, offering a 100% boost in graphics bandwidth due to dedicated PCIe 5.0 lanes, something that the current Intel lineup does not offer, as well as a 20% AI acceleration in LLMs like Mistral. Although AMD is not included an NPU in its Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs, the new architectural enhancements result in AI performance that is superior to that of the competitors.

AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop Processor Pricing and Availability

We may anticipate that the Ryzen 9000 CPUs will be priced similarly to the Ryzen 7000 series, while exact pricing information is not yet available. We should anticipate hearing from AMD shortly since they have confirmed that the CPUs will be available in July of this year.