CONCLUSION

   The entire Ryzen 7000 series of desktop processors performed well above my expectations (both in terms of performance and power consumption) and that of course includes the Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 9 7900X models. Each of the 4 models I reviewed has its own target audience and so even though the Ryzen 5 7600X is great for daily use the Ryzen 7 7700X is clearly aimed towards gamers and the Ryzen 9 7900X and 7950X models are obviously aimed towards enthusiasts and professionals (very demanding professionals however will probably go with one of their Threadripper models). Needless to say, the Ryzen 7 7700X desktop processor has been my favourite during tests, not only its performance in games is the same or better compared to the Ryzen 9 models but power consumption has been extremely low (for what you’re getting) and you can effortlessly push it up to 5.5GHz (temperatures are good too). Speaking of clocks, I was a bit surprised to see that I couldn’t push the Ryzen 9 7900X over 5.4GHz (not without going over 1.4V, something I didn’t want so 5.4GHz at 1.32V was the clear choice) even though it has a boost clock of 5.6GHz but it is what it is I guess (likewise I chose 5.3GHz for the Ryzen 5 7600X since 5.4GHz and above was not practical).

   The Ryzen 7000 Series of Desktop Processors by AMD have been available for exactly 8 days now and currently the Ryzen 5 7600X model retails for USD315.38 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 369.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) whereas the Ryzen 9 7900X model retails for USD549 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 689.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). As expected, these price tags are well above the MSRP released by AMD a few weeks back (especially in the EU - inflation does that I guess) so all that’s left is to see how the new Intel desktop processors do and how much they’ll retail for. That being said both the Ryzen 5 7600X and the Ryzen 9 7900X models deliver exactly what their target audiences have been waiting for (performance, power consumption and thermals) and for that they deserve the Platinum Award.

PROS

- Excellent Performance (Ryzen 9 7900X)
- Top Clocks (5300MHz / 5600MHz)
- EXPO DDR5 RAM (Low Latencies / Compatibility)
- Power Consumption (TDP)
- Integrated RDNA 2 Radeon Graphics
- Ryzen Master Software (Overclocking / Reduced Power Consumption)
- Pin Less Design
- AM5 Socket (Same As AM4)

CONS

- Imminent Launch Of Intel’s 13th Gen CPUs