AMD’s Ryzen 9 7900X processor has been sighted in a benchmark the place it exhibits a clear pair of heels to the mannequin it can quickly succeed.
The 12-core CPU which can debut in simply over every week replaces the 5900X and it has turned up in a Geekbench 5 outcome as flagged by @BenchLeaks on Twitter (by way of Tom’s {Hardware} (opens in new tab)).
[GB5 CPU] Unknown CPUCPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (12C 24T)Min/Max/Avg: 5265/5640/5589 MHzCPUID: A60F12 (AuthenticAMD)Scores, vs AMD 5800XSingle: 2167, +25.4percentMulti: 18446, +71.7percenthttps://t.co/OiagBx7UjJSeptember 16, 2022
The Ryzen 7900X recorded scores of two,167 for single-thread and 18,446 for multi-thread, which in each instances is roughly 30% quicker than the 5900X, going by typical Geekbench outcomes for the latter (really round 32% faster for multi-core). As ever with any leak, be skeptical and keep in mind there’s a chance that it may very well be faked.
That mentioned, the noticed 30% generational improve is what was touted by AMD for the single-thread uplift from next-gen chips, though the prediction was increased for multi-threaded workloads at 45%.
Evaluation: Warning first, and let’s not neglect the true battle right here
In these leak eventualities, we should not simply preserve warning on the forefront of our minds relating to authenticity, but in addition do not forget that even whether it is real, that is only a single benchmark – so a fairly restricted perspective of the (purported) efficiency of the Ryzen 7900X.
The truth that it traces up with AMD’s pre-release advertising figures for single-thread is reassuring, although, even when the multi-thread outcome isn’t fairly as spectacular a soar from the current-gen 5900X; albeit it’s nonetheless a considerable improve. We may effectively see higher outcomes for multi-core in different benchmarks, and it’s too early to begin judging these next-gen processors earlier than they’re even launched.
The Ryzen 9 7900X would be the mannequin below the flagship 7950X when Zen 4 processors debut on September 27, and it’ll be pitched on the identical worth level because the 5900X, specifically $399 (round £345, AU$590).
Intel’s Raptor Lake can be inbound, in fact, albeit rumored to be lagging behind Ryzen 7000 processors by way of really occurring sale, with Intel’s Thirteenth-gen CPUs not anticipated to be on cabinets till mid-October or barely thereafter.
The true battle, in fact, received’t be Ryzen 7000 versus 5000, however Ryzen 7000 versus Raptor Lake – and from what we are able to glean from rumors, it’s going to be a close-run battle. Pricing will probably be a key issue, clearly sufficient, and hints dropped from the grapevine counsel that Intel shouldn’t be more likely to need to go simple on the worth tags. Even so, we are able to’t think about Workforce Blue pitching its next-gen chips to look a poor worth proposition in comparison with AMD’s Zen 4 choices.
