AMD’s mid-range Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors are rated at 65W but if the rumor comes out to be true, the processors can see a noticeable increase in performance. While this may feel like a good start, the performance per watt of these chips will still remain inferior to the previous generation.
A new AGESA patch for increasing the power limit of Ryzen 9600X and 9700X might be in the way
Reviews for Zen 5-based AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X are already out but it didn’t look good for AMD since the performance uplifts are marginal. A lot of discussions are going on regarding the power-efficiency of Ryzen 9000 CPUs and it turns out that these processors aren’t as power-efficient as previously thought. Now with the rumored AGESA patch, AMD is planning to increase the TDP rating of both the chips by 40W.
As reported by chi11eddog, with the AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A, the TDP for both the mid-range chips will increase from 65W to 105W, matching the TDPs of the predecessors. While it isn’t official, chi11eddog has been spot-on in most of his leaks. With the new patch Ryzen 9600X and 9700X will be able to draw more power from the motherboard, thus enhancing the performance noticeably. Even though at the current state when the TDP remains at 65W, they can still reach higher power consumption as they offer overclockability.
With a 105W TDP rating, the power consumption can increase drastically, resulting in more heat generation. However, it could also result in higher clock speeds, which these chips lack compared to the 7600X and 7700X. This is something that has resulted in significantly lower boost clock speeds on all cores. The difference in their clocks can be in several hundred MHz but with this patch, the processors have one more chance to prove that they can offer some good uplifts.
That said, AMD isn’t looking good in the CPU market. If we go by the sales, the Mindfactory sales stats show that both CPUs didn’t sell more than 50 units in Germany in the first week. Not only the minimal performance uplift is the reason why the Ryzen 9000 chips aren’t received well but their official pricing has made things worse. At the moment, you can find the last-gen Ryzen 7600X for less than $200 and Ryzen 7700X for just $290. Both these CPUs go head-to-head with their successors while remaining significantly cheaper.
