AMD Ryzen 9 9900X processor unboxing review ft. XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, the new generation of AM5 consumer sub-flagship processor, is based on TSMC's 4nm FinFET Zen 5 architecture, bringing 12 cores and 24 threads (12C24T) with a maximum Boost up to 5.6 GHz. The overall specification is basically the same as its predecessor, but with the TDP lowered to 120W and boasts of a better performance, while the X670E motherboard is also paired with the LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6GB 6X from Vigor XPG with AMD EXPO and Intel XMP 3.0 Profile. In addition to the X670E motherboard, the LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GB x2 from AVerMedia's XPG with AMD EXPO and Intel XMP 3.0 Profile was also used for testing.

Zen 5 architecture AMD Ryzen 9 9900X processor unboxing

Last week, we brought you the AMD Ryzen 9000 series (codename: Granite Ridge) Zen 5 architecture high-end processor 9700X unboxing test, interested parties can refer to the following article.AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Processor Unboxing Review ft. G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGBThis time, the sub-flagship Ryzen 9 9900X has a 12 Cores 24 Threads specification and uses TSMC 4nm FinFET Dual CCD with TSMC 6nm FinFET process I/O Die layout and 76 MB L2+L3 cache.

The platform compatibility section still uses AMD Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) and also supports X670E, X670, B650E, B650, and A620 chipset motherboards with the first generation of AM5 pins, which allows consumers to painlessly upgrade processors after updating the motherboard BIOS.

∆ AMD Ryzen 9 9900X twelve cores and twenty-four threads (12 Cores 24 Threads).

∆ AM5 LGA 1718 pin.

∆ Dual CCD layout.

 

XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White Memory Unboxing

There was a previous unboxing ofXPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s Non-Binary MemoryIn addition to the black and non-binary capacity versions, this time, we also bring you the white and common binary capacity versions for unboxing.

XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White comes with Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO Profile, allowing dual-platform users to easily overclock up to DDR5 6000 MT/s with one-click overclocking. The built-in EXPO Profile is DDR5 6000 CL 30-40 -40-76-116 1.35V 32GB (2x16GB) and uses SK Hynix memory cells with lifetime warranty. EXPO Profile specification is DDR5 6000 CL 30-40 -40-76-116 1.35V 32GB (2x16GB) with SK Hynix memory cells and lifetime warranty.

∆ AMD EXPO opens!

∆ Dual Platform Profile one-click overclocking!

 

XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White comes with an RGB light bar that supports ASUS/ASRock/Gigabyte/MSI motherboards and can also be customized via XPG Prime Lighting Control Software, with dimensions of 133.35 x 40 x 7.86 mm. The memory height is 40 mm, which is compatible with most air-cooled coolers.

∆ XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White, part number AX5U6000C3016G-DTLABRWH.

∆ Single-sided x8 particle layout.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Introduction of test platform and related settings

In addition to testing the 12 Cores 24 Threads AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, I have also compared it to the AMD Ryzen 9 7900 which I normally use for testing. If you want to check out the 9700X, you can go back to the last unboxing article for comparison.

The motherboard is MSI MEG X670E ACE The BIOS has been updated to version 7D69v1I2(Beta version), the memory is XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White with EXPO on, and the graphics card is a plain old NVIDIA RTX 4090.

For the platform settings, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X PBO Auto is maintained for rendering and other score tests, while game performance and temperature and power consumption tests are turned on manually, and the 360 all-in-one water cooling is manually set to run the PUMP and fan at full speed.

Testing Platform

Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (Rendering Test: PBO AUTO / Gameplay and Temperature Test: PBO Enabled)
Cooler: Valkyrie E360 (full speed)
Water-cooled fan: LIAN LI UNI FAN P28 (full speed)
Thermal paste: Cooler Master MASTERGEL MAKER 40g (thermal conductivity 11W/mK).
Motherboard:MSI MEG X670E ACE(BIOS version: 7D69v1I2 [Beta version])
Memory: XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White
Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4090
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 23H2
System Drive: Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD 500GB
Gaming Disk: Intel 670P 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD (Solidigm)
Power supply:FSP Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0 (PCIe5.0) 1200W
Case: STREACOM BC1 Benchtable V2
Graphics driver: GeForce Game Ready 560.70

 

∆ CPU Information View.

There is only one Profile parameter in the ∆SPD HUB.

∆ CPU support technology.

∆ JEDEC frequency is DDR5-4800.

The ∆ Profile parameter.

The PBO setting is manually activated during ∆ gaming and cooling performance tests, which is more in line with the extreme performance pursued by gaming and extreme gamers.

 

MSI Motherboard Curve Shaper Setting Introduction

AMD is promoting the Curve Shaper feature, which is the ability to customize the voltage curve to get 15 different curve settings, made up of three temperature settings and five frequencies, but I think the settings are hidden a bit deep, so I'll tell you where they are.

First of all, you have to set the Precision Boost Overdrive, or PBO, to Advanced before the Curve Shaper pops up at the bottom of the page. Also, the 7000 series that I tested does not support it, maybe it will after a later update?

Setting menu location: Overclocking\Advanced CPU Configurations\AMD Overclocking\Precision Boost Overdrive Set to Advanced\Curve Shaper

The Curve Shaper appears at the bottom of the screen only when the ∆ PBO manual is set to Advanced.

∆ Curve Shaper.

 

MSI Motherboard AMD EXPO OTF Introduction

AMD Memory OC OTF (On The fly) After turning on this feature, gamers can switch on the EXPO Profile in the system with the new version of Ryzen Master software, and it seems to be possible to adjust the memory overclocking related settings, and the OTF feature only supports the use of memory with AMD EXPO Profile. The OTF feature only supports memory with AMD EXPO Profile.

Setting menu location: Settings\Advanced\AMD Overclocking\DDR and Infinity Fabric Frequency/Timings\DDR Options\DDR Timing Configuration\EXPO

∆ AMD Memory OC OTF (On The fly).

 

MSI PBO Enhanced Mode and Set Thermal Point Function Introduction

In addition to AMD's default Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO), MSI also offers better performance than standard PBO through MSI's PBO Enhanced Mode, which offers three modes: Enhanced Mode 1/2/3. Users can find the most suitable mode for their platform's cooler performance, with Enhanced Mode 3 offering the best performance. The best performance is Enhanced Mode 3, which gives the 9900X up to 8% multi-core performance boost over PBO.

If you don't like the fact that the Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) mechanism causes the processor to stay in the default 95 °C temperature wall during full load situations such as rendering, which makes the cooler fan spinning at full capacity noisy, the Set Thermal Point feature provides three sets of maximum CPU temperature limits of 85 °C, 75 °C and 65 °C. The Set Thermal Point function provides three sets of maximum CPU temperatures, 85 °C, 75 °C and 65 °C, which can lower the CPU operating temperature and voltage, but applying the Set Thermal Point temperature limiting function may lower the CPU performance, for example, in the case of the 9900X, the performance at Set Thermal Point 85 will be about the same as that of the PBO AUTO but with lower temperatures, while Set Thermal Point 75 and Set Thermal Point 65 will be lower than the AUTO. Set Thermal Point 75 and Set Thermal Point 65 will lower the performance by 2% and 5.5 % respectively compared to AUTO.

Setting menu location: Overclocking\Advanced CPU Configurations\AMD Overclocking\Precision Boost Overdrive

Of the three ∆ MSI PBO Enhanced Mode profiles, Enhanced Mode 3 is the best performance option and Set Thermal Point sets the upper limit of the processor temperature wall.

 

MSI Motherboard Performance Switch Features

Performance Switch combines the advantages of AMD PBO (Precision Boost Overdrive) and MSI manual overclocking setups to enhance the performance of single-core and multi-core applications. MSI provides three quick setup profiles that allow users to choose the most suitable profile based on the performance of the cooler, or complete the setup manually.

To enable Performance Switch, you must first set the CPU Ratio Apply Mode in the CPU settings to Adaptive before the Performance Switch option pops up. If you want to pursue the most powerful performance, Performance Switch Level 3 is the most powerful, with a maximum of 5.7 % R23 multi-core performance boost on the 9900X. For the 9900X, the maximum R23 multi-core performance increase is 5.7 %.

The Performance Switch feature is only supported on MSI motherboards above the mainstream positioning, but not on some entry-level motherboards.

∆ CPU Ratio Apply Mode is set to Adaptive for the Performance Switch option to pop up.

∆ Level 3 performance enhancement would be the best.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X CPU Computing, Rendering Performance, Score Software Tests

firstly CPU-Z Viewing the hardware information of this test platform, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X processor has 12 cores and 24 threads, series code name is Granite Ridge using TSMC 4nm FinFET process, motherboard uses MSI MEG X670E ACE supporting PCI-E 5.0 lanes, BIOS is 7D69v1I2(Beta version), memory uses XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 dual-channel capacity totaling 32 GB, and also ran CPU-Z internal test Version 17.01.64, and ran CPU-Z internal test Version 17.01.64. The motherboard uses MSI MEG X670E ACE supporting PCI-E 5.0 lanes, the BIOS is 7D69v1I2 (Beta version), and the memory is XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 with a total dual-channel capacity of 32 GB. The CPU-Z built-in test Version 17.01.64 was also run and the CPU scored 884.5 points for single-threaded execution, and 12998.5 points for multi-threaded execution.

∆ CPU-Z information at a glance.

∆ Version 17.01.64 built-in test score results.

 

AIDA64 Memory and Cache TestsThis time, XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 dual-channel memory was tested with EXPO on, the read speed was 70635 MB/s, write speed was 77124 MB/s, copy speed was 68017 MB/s, and the latency was 69 ns. From CPU-Z, we can see that the motherboard automatically maintains 1:1 operation between Memory Controller (uclk) and DRAM Frequency (memclk) after applying EXPO. From CPU-Z, we can see that the motherboard will automatically maintain 1:1 operation between Memory Controller (uclk) and DRAM Frequency (memclk) after applying EXPO.

The author also manually overclocked to DDR5 7800 MT/s, with a read speed of 81404 MB/s, a write speed of 94,098 MB/s, a copy speed of 75,971 MB/s, and a latency of 71.2 ns.

∆ AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AIDA64 cache and memory tests.

∆ AMD Ryzen 9 9900X manually overclocked to 7800 MT/s in AIDA64 cache and memory tests.

∆ AIDA64 GPGPU Benchmark_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

Processor score test software CINEBENCH R23It is often used to evaluate the 3D rendering and graphics performance of the processor itself, which was developed by MAXON based on Cinema 4D.

new version Cinebench 2024 MAXON ONE is Maxon's benchmark software for MAXON ONE software. MAXON ONE includes Cinema 4D, Red Giant Complete, Redshift, ZBrush, Universe, and Forger, and is a powerful tool for creating animation effects, motion design, motion graphics, film-grade portraits, and game art scenes. Each of these software programs fits together to provide a complete visual solution for creators.

Cinebench 2024 uses Cinema 4D's default Redshift rendering engine to test GPU and CPU performance. If multiple graphics cards are used to run Cinebench 2024 tests, the software utilizes multiple cards for the rendering tests at the same time, and Cinebench 2024 performs multiple rendering tests with six times the amount of computation when compared to Cinebench R23. Compared to Cinebench R23, the Cinebench 2024 multi-threaded rendering tests show a six-fold increase in the amount of computation for scenes. This reflects improvements in CPU performance and the higher hardware requirements that multimedia workers must now meet.

∆ CINEBENCH R23_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

∆ CINEBENCH 2024_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

blender benchmark launcher 4.2.0 It is a free benchmark software provided by blende, a 3D graphics software. In the benchmark, users can choose whether they want to test the CPU or the GPU, and the test process consists of three scenarios, namely monster, junkshop, and classroom, and the scores are based on the number of rendering samples that can be completed per minute in these three scenarios to present the performance.

∆ blender benchmark launcher 4.2.0_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

V-Ray 6 Benchmark The V-Ray engine test software is an image rendering program developed by Chaos Group. The free Benchmark examines the rendering speeds of CPUs and GPUs on the V-Ray engine, and the V-Ray program tests the rendering performance of the processor, with the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X test platform scoring 38,180 points.

∆ V-Ray 6 Benchmark_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

Indigo Bench The Indigo 4 rendering engine is a free software that uses the OpenCL architecture to support NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics cards and processors for rendering performance testing. The test provides two sample renderings, bedroom and car, and the results are in units of rendering completion per second, so the higher the better, the better, and the results in the bedroom project are 4.322 (M samples/s) for the bedroom project and 10.086 (M samples/s) for the sports car project.

∆ Indigo Bench.

 

Corona Benchmark is a free test software based on the Corona 10 rendering core that evaluates the performance of a system by using Corona 10 rendered scenes to measure the rendering speed of the system in terms of rays per second (rays/s). More rays per second means faster rendering, and the scores are linearly scaled. For example, a system with 6 million rays per second will have twice the rendering speed and performance of a system with 3 million rays per second.

∆ Corona Benchmark_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

Geekbench 6 CPU Benchmark can be used to test CPU and memory performance, including data compression, image processing, machine learning, optical tracking, and many other daily use and professional productivity tests.

∆ Geekbench 6_ CPU Benchmark_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

CrossMark There are a total of 25 items, including productivity, creative content work, system responsiveness and other work simulation load test, the following three scores have different scoring criteria and use of the context, Productivity (Productivity) includes document editing, spreadsheets, web browsing, the second Creativity (Creativity) includes photo editing, photo organizing, video editing, the last Responsiveness (Responsiveness) has opened the file, document response speed, multi-processing context. The second category, Creativity, includes photo editing, photo organizing, and video editing, while the last category, Responsiveness, includes file opening, document response speed, and multitasking scenarios.

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scored 2116 total, 1877 productivity, 2747 creativity, and 1384 reaction points in this CrossMark test.

∆ CrossMark Everyday Use Scene Test Program_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

CrystalMark Retro 1.0.1 It is a comprehensive benchmark software that measures CPU, HDD, 2D graphics (GDI) and 3D graphics (OpenGL) performance. Developed by hiyohiyo and koinec, the authors of CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo, the results are individual scores and not in any common units.

∆ CrystalMark Retro 1.0.1_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

UL Procyon Two benchmarks are used for testing, Video Editing Benchmark for video editing and Photo Editing Benchmark for photo editing, both of which use Adobe software for benchmarking.

Video Editing Benchmark The video editing test is conducted using Adobe Premiere Pro on the computer. For editing media workers, there is no standardized test reference for Adobe Pr, and in this benchmark test, two video files will be imported, edited, adjusted, and set up effects, and then tested with H.264 (Youtube 1080P) / H.265 (4K) output. The total score will be obtained.

Photo Editing Benchmark The first item of the photo editing test will import the Digital Negative into Adobe Lightroom Classic and then crop, stretch and modify the DNG image to test, while the second item will use Adobe Photoshop to apply multiple layers of editing effects and then export them to derive a photo retouching score / batch processing score. Batch Processing Score.

∆ UL Procyon Video Editing Benchmark Video Editing Score_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

∆ UL Procyon Video Editing Benchmark Video Editing Score_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

PCMark 10 It also simulates test scenarios to determine the overall performance of the computer. The common basic functions include application launching, web browsing, and video conferencing tests, while productivity simulates document and spreadsheet writing, and the last item, video content creation, includes professional tests such as photo editing, video editing, and rendering.

In this test, the common basic functions include authorship (12298 points), productivity (13004 points), and image content creation (20104 points).

∆ PCMark 10 test_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

3DMark score test

Next up, the 3DMark series, one of the most benchmarks for gaming scores, was used to compare the theoretical results of the same graphics platform with different processors through a series of tests with different picture quality and different GPU APIs.

3DMark CPU Profile This test will measure the performance of MAX, 16, 8, 4, 2 and 1 threads respectively, while the performance of 16 threads and above is more for 3D rendering or audio/video professional work, most of the mainstream DirectX 12 games can refer to the score of 8 threads, while the score of 4 and 2 threads are related to the old games developed with DirectX 9.

∆ 3DMark CPU Profile_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

In addition, the author has also used the commonly used game performance simulation test 3DMark Fire Strike、3D Mark Time SpyWhen tested with the NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scored 45,482 physics points in Fire Strike, a 1080p-quality DirectX11 GPU API contextual game simulation test, and 16,116 CPU points in Time Spy, a 1440p-quality DirectX 12 GPU API contextual game simulation test. Time Spy scored a CPU score of 16116 in the 1440p DirectX 12 GPU API contextual game simulation test.

∆ 3DMark Fire Strike_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

∆ 3DMark Time Spy_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X PBO Overclocking Performance Boosted Again

Unlike the last time I unboxed the Ryzen 7 9700X, I opened PBO manually from the very beginning. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X has a multi-core specification of 12 cores and 24 threads, and those who would buy a processor with this many cores would be professional creative workers, and such users usually don't know how to open Precision Boost 2 (PBO 2) in the BIOS. Boost 2 (PBO 2) in the BIOS, so the first half of the rendering and score testing will be done with the motherboard's default PBO Auto.

And the next part will be CINEBENCH R23 跟 Cinebench 2024 To show the performance growth after manually turning on Precision Boost 2 (PBO 2), and for gaming tests that pursue high processor frequencies, as well as processor temperature and power consumption tests that PC DIY gamers will also care about, the test data will be collected with "PBO on", after all, PC DIY gamers should be willing to manually turn on PBO. After all, all PC DIYers should be willing to manually turn on PBO, right?

The R23 multi-core score increased from 32500 to 33463 after opening PBO manually, while the newer Cinebench 2024 increased from 1803 to 1829, which means that you can get 2.9% and 1.4% multi-core performance increase after opening PBO manually, but basically no single-core performance enhancement.

In terms of multi-core performance difference between PBO Auto and startup, the Ryzen 9 9900X doesn't improve as much as the Ryzen 7 9700X which improves to around 10%, maybe the future BIOS or AGESA version optimization will improve it more? Maybe the future BIOS or AGESA version optimization will improve it more? Anyway, at this stage, the first release doesn't have much improvement.

∆ CINEBENCH R23_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (PBO enabled).

∆ CINEBENCH 2024_AMD Ryzen 9 9900X (PBO enabled).

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Three FPS-type gaming games are tested.

Three iconic games have been selected for testing in the FPS gaming category.Battle Attack 2_Overwatch 2, _Rainbow Six: Operation Siege_Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and theApex LegendsThe APEX is set to the "highest" setting in the game, and the APEX is set to the maximum frame rate of 144 fps by default, so manually input the code to the maximum of 300 fps.

With a standardized resolution of Full HD 1920×1080 to allow for side-by-side comparisons of processor performance under stress, average (AVG) and 1% Low fps were collected via NVIDIA GeForce's free FrameView software.

Of the three FPS-type gaming games, except for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, which has a built-in performance test, the other two games involve frame rate collection at the shooting range.

• Average fps: Record the number of frames generated during a test play session and divide by the total recording time to get the average value.
• 1% Low fpsThe 1% part of the frame value that represents the longest frame generation time (Frametime) during the test is calculated as the average value, the closer the value is to the measured average fps, it means that the game does not have a significant frame drop problem, in other words 1% Low fps is the fluctuation of the low frame rate.

∆ Three FPS-type gaming games tested: highest texture effects, FHD 1080×1920 resolution.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Six AAA Masterpiece Gaming Performance Tests

To test the AAA genre, which emphasizes on the experience of graphic performance and storytelling, the author chose to play "The Battle of the Birds", which is the first game in the AAA genre.Assassin's Creed: Viking Age_Assassin's Creed Valhalla_, theAvatar: Pandora's Edge_Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, TheHowl of War 6_Far Cry 6, _Watch Dogs: Freedom Corps_Watch Dogs: Legion, TheThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt_The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, TheHorizon: Expecting DawnSix 3A titles, including _Horizon Zero Dawn_, were tested.

Considering the fact that most players pursue the most beautiful screen performance rather than the highest frame rate performance when playing 3A masterpiece games, the author also set the built-in "Highest" option for texture effects in AAA-type games, and selected "Highest" and DLSS 3-quality quality mode for light tracking settings, to obtain a certain degree of frame rate enhancement while maintaining screen performance as much as possible, and the same for frame rate collection. The frame rate is collected using AVG and 1% Low fps.

• Average fps: Record the number of frames generated during a test play session and divide by the total recording time to get the average value.
• 1% Low fpsThe 1% part of the frame value that represents the longest frame generation time (Frametime) during the test is calculated as the average value, the closer the value is to the measured average fps, it means that the game does not have a significant frame drop problem, in other words 1% Low fps is the fluctuation of the low frame rate.

∆ Nine AAA games tested: highest texture effects, FHD 1080×1920 resolution.

 

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Processor Temperature and Power Consumption Tests

The test platform was set up on an indoor barebones test platform with the water cooling setup running at full speed to test the CPU temperature and power consumption. The author used Cinebench 2024 (Multi Core_one round), AIDA64 FPU, AIDA64 CPU, Assassin's Creed, Valhalla, and other different scenarios to conduct real-world testing. Valhalla, and HWiFO64 to collect and record the maximum temperature, and convert the information into graphs for gamers' reference.

1. AIDA64 FPU_30 Minute
2. AIDA64 CPU_30 Minute
3. Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1920 x 1080 (FHD)_5 Minute
4. Cinebench 2024 Multi Core_1 Round

• CPU temperature is measured by the diode in the slot to measure the internal (core) or external (case) temperature, but there is no way to know exactly whether it is the internal or external temperature that is measured, and most monitoring software uses this item to display the CPU temperature.
• CPU (Tctl/Tdie) temperature is the actual maximum temperature of the CPU sensor in the chip.

∆ AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Cooling Results.

 

Conclusion

This unboxing of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is a CPU with more cores, so the user group will be more inclined to professional creative workers with multiprocessing needs. For CINEBENCH R23, in PBO Auto mode, the multi-core rendering performance is 12% higher than the previous generation Ryzen 9 7900X (around 29000 pts). The new Cinebench 2024 multi-core rendering is also almost 11.4% higher.

Compared to the previous test out-of-the-box AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Unlike the Ryzen 9 9900X, the Ryzen 9 9900X doesn't get the same 10% performance boost as the 9700X after manually turning on PBO. In actual testing, the Ryzen 9 9900X only gets 2.9% and 1.4% multi-core boosts from PBO, which is about the same amount of upgrade as the previous generation before and after PBO (i.e., almost the same amount of difference). This PBO is about the same as the previous generation (i.e. almost no difference).

In the gaming section, the 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 9900X achieved a total average of 172 fps in six 3A games, while the Ryzen 9 7900 achieved a total average of 165 fps. Therefore, if you want to switch to the new generation of Zen 5 Ryzen 9 9900X because of the gaming, the author can tell you directly: No, just save up your money. In most of the gaming tests, the difference in performance between the two generations of Ryzen 9 processors is not that big. The Ryzen 9 9900X can run at full capacity and so can the Ryzen 9 7900, and if you go back to look at the unboxing of the 9700X, you can even find that it's pretty much the same.

However, if you're looking for a professional rendering solution, and assuming that the price is similar in Taiwan, the new Ryzen 9 9900X is certainly recommended, as the multi-core performance for rendering has really improved, and if you're looking for an Adobe PR/PS/LR solution, you'll see an increase of 7% in the benchmark test.

The part of the cooler choice the author as recommended to be able to water on the water it! In order to get a more complete performance, even the bare test platform in the game also has 80 ° C, not to mention the long time multi-core rendering process, if the use of temperature is a taboo, you can through the motherboard itself to adjust the different use of different modes to make yourself a little bit more at ease.

XPG LANCER BLADE RGB DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 White was also used for the test. The built-in Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO Dual-Platform One-Click Overclocking Profile allows gamers to easily overclock up to DDR5 6000 MT/s in a single click, and the 6000 CL 30 EXPO Profile is exactly in line with AMD's recommended sweet spot frequency, so the platform will automatically maintain 1:1 operation between the Memory Controller (uclk) and DRAM Frequency (memclk) to bring the best performance. Moreover, the built-in 6000 CL 30 EXPO Profile is exactly in line with AMD's recommended sweet spot frequency, so after applying the profile, the platform will automatically maintain 1:1 operation between Memory Controller(uclk) and DRAM Frequency(memclk) to bring the best performance. If there is a 2DIMM overclocking board, I believe the frequency can be even higher.