Reviews for the AMD Ryzen 9000 series are generally pretty good this time around, so some people should be interested in buying one. If this is you and you are considering upgrading your computer, here are 8 things you need to know about AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors, which are basically not a bad thing.
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Considering an AMD Ryzen 9000 processor? These 8 things you must know first
According to the foreign media PCWorld, there are some key points that buyers of AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors need to know before buying. Among them, there are also aspects of gaming, which are more important for players who use independent graphics cards.
The first is about processor performance.
1. Single-core performance is significantly improved
Compared with the previous generation, the single core of AMD Ryzen 9000 processor has been greatly improved, even surpassing the rival Intel camp.
In the Cinebench R23 test, the Ryzen 5 9600X, which has 6 cores and 12 threads, is 13% higher than the 7600X. The 8-core, 16-thread Ryzen 7 9700X is also nearly 15% higher than the 7700X. The flagship versions Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X also have an improvement of about 12%.
However, this is not the case with multi-core.
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2. Mediocre multi-core performance
In the Cinebench test, the AMD Ryzen 9000 processor does not have any eye-catching improvement compared to the Ryzen 7000. For example, the multi-core performance of the 9700X and 7700X is almost the same, with only a small 1.48% difference. Only the 9600X performs better, 7% higher than the 7600X.
Compared with Intel, that’s another story, Ryzen 9000 is almost completely behind. For the 9700X, the performance of the Intel i7-14700K is 72% higher, and the 14600K is also nearly 60% higher than the 9600X. For users who need powerful multi-core performance, Intel must be a better choice.
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3. But the flagship Ryzen 9 series beats Intel
If you are considering the Ryzen 9 series, then multi-core performance is no problem. Many tests are better than Intel’s i9-14900K. For example, for the 9950X, Cinebench R23 is 6.5% higher, Blender reaches 30%, Junkshop test also has 23%, and Monster is 23%.
However, the i9-14900K is not a complete loser. In some workloads, such as programming and video production, it is slightly ahead of the Ryzen 9 series.
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4. Game performance stagnates
Although the running scores are something to be desired, the game performance is not ideal. The Ryzen 9000 series does not far surpass the Ryzen 7000. Some games even regressed. “Dynasty 2077” is one of them, and the 9950X dropped 4%.
As for “Rainbow Six: Siege” and “F1 2023”, which are more sensitive to the CPU, the front value increase is only 7%, and “Total War: Warhammer 3” only has a 4% increase, and the gap is not big.
However, AMD has mentioned that currently Windows has a strange bug, is affecting the gaming performance of AMD processors, especially Ryzen 9000.
5. Further performance improvements appear to be coming
AMD has promised to fix Windows bugs in the future, but it’s unclear when (Windows 11 24H2 preview version is expected to be available), if you are very concerned about this problem, it is recommended to wait until AMD officially releases the fix method before buying a Ryzen 9000 processor.
6. Motherboard settings are very important
In the motherboard BIOS, there are two settings that will greatly affect the performance of the Ryzen 9000 series, namely “PBO” and “RAM Voltage”.
Not every motherboard enables PBO by default, so after you purchase it, remember to enter the BIOS to check whether PBO is turned on. When enabled, it dynamically supplies more voltage to the processor to increase the clock speed, resulting in better performance.
As for the RAM voltage, AMD recommends running at 1.2V instead of the common 1.25V, so remember to adjust and confirm.
7. Excellent energy efficiency
The low wattage power consumption of the AMD Ryzen 9000 processor can be said to be quite impressive, and it can provide quite good performance without using too much power. Like Ryzen 9900X and 9950X, the default TDP is only 65W, which is half of the 12W of 14700K and 14600K.
This also means that Ryzen 9000’s single-core performance is stronger than Intel’s 14th generation, and its power consumption is lower.
8. Lower price than Ryzen 7000 series
Generally speaking, the price of the new generation of processors is either the same as the previous generation or slightly increased in price. However, this is not the case with the Ryzen 9000 series, which is even cheaper.
Ryzen 9 is $50 cheaper than the previous generation, Ryzen 7 9700X is also $40 cheaper, and Ryzen 5 9600X is $20 cheaper. At a lower price, you can buy the latest generation processor with stronger performance, higher energy consumption, which is really good for consumers.
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