AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Engineering Sample Seen Boosting Beyond Stock Limits
The recently announced AMD Ryzen 9000 series has introduced a brand new architecture (Zen 5), with four new models set to launch this July. The cheapest offering in the form of Ryzen 5 9600X featured similar clock speed characteristics as the predecessor with an 100MHz bump in boost clocks, though as seen by HXL’s (@9550pro) post on X (Twitter), the chip is seen running at higher clocks than stock.
A Potent Ryzen 5 9600X Engineering Sample
In this screenshot, the engineering sample of the Ryzen 5 9600X clocked a total of 7097 points in the CPU-Z multi-thread test, while the single core sees the processor registering 871 points. For comparison, the stock engineering sample (at 5.4GHz) registers 6201 and 776 points respectively, a figure very similar to an overclocked Ryzen 5 7600X at similar clock speeds (5.45GHz). That being said, many things may affect the scores, including power, thermals, motherboards, and more – so this is not a definitive result just yet.
It’s worth noting that this is an overclocked chip as all six cores are seen running near 5.7GHz, which is unfeasible to fit within the 65W power envelope AMD has imposed on this new mid-range chip. Compared to its predecessors, the 9600X will sip less power by default, as the old chip runs on a much higher 105W target. On paper, this opens the possibility for users to overclock these chips should the motherboard allows, with potentially a noticeable improvement in performance.
The chipmaker will be releasing this chip alongside the other three from the Ryzen 9000 family this July, so expect media reviews to arrive by then. Until then, take all benchmark results with an appropriate amount of salt.
Source: Videocardz
Pokdepinion: If this is done on an air-cooled system, PBO may be a pretty popular option for those who buy this chip.
