New AMD CPU should be even better shortly before release because its own predecessor is too strong – but we have doubts

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It is doubtful whether the leak makes sense

According to a new rumor, AMD will adjust the announced Zen 5 processor Ryzen 7 9700X again shortly before release: The TDP limit will be increased significantly. However, we have our doubts

This is why it’s important: As expected, AMD presented the new Ryzen 9000 series at Computex 2024.

However, this has to be measured less against the competition from Intel and more against the popular X3D processors from Ryzen 7000. At first glance, there is still some catching up to do here

In detail:As the portalWccftechreports, AMD is said to have informed various board partners that the Ryzen 7 9700X will require a higher power consumption than originally stated.

  • This processor – and only this processor – is to receive an increased TDP limit of 120 watts.
  • This value would be almost twice the power consumption that AMD had declared at the Ryzen 9000 presentation: Here, the company spoke of 65 watts.

These are the actual specs:The presentation of the Ryzen 7 9700X had already revealed all relevant technical data.

  • The eight-core processor has a base clock of 3.8 GHz and a maximum boost clock of 5.5 GHz.
  • According to the Wccftech report, the increased power consumption should result in at least one of the two clock speeds being increased.
  • The base clock is explicitly mentioned as a possible candidate, as it is around 700 MHz lower than its direct predecessor, the Ryzen 7 7700X.

This is what the expert says:I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this rumor stands on very shaky pudding legs.

On the one hand, this information comes extremely close to the time, as the new AMD CPUs are due to be released on July 31. You don’t “just” throw an important specification overboard so shortly before the market launch.

On the other hand, the TDP is only of secondary importance for a possible increase in performance anyway. More important are other limits such as PPT or TDC, for which there are still no details.

And anyway, since when has AMD been measuring the “regular” Ryzen CPUs against the X3D processors? The company itself already stated at Computex that the 9700Xis not intended to beatthe 7800X3D, but to deliver “near excellent performance per watt”. Acrowbar à la Intelis out of place here.

After all, the Wccftech report also explains that the supposed TDP increase is not final and “may or may not come”. I’ve heard of more reliable leaks. And you?

120-watt TDP already exists:However, a power consumption of 120 watts for Zen 5 would not be entirely new.

The next higher model in the form of the Ryzen 9 9900X also relies on a TDP of 120 watts, but also has four more cores, a larger L2+L3 cache and a slightly higher boost clock.