A forum user recently shared initial benchmark results for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on the Anandtech forum. Using Aida64, the CPU’s performance in FP32, FP64, and AES encryption was evaluated and compared. What makes these tests significant is their use of AVX and, where available, AVX-512, which can deliver up to 60 percent higher performance compared to an Intel Core i9-13900K.
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The new Zen 5 processor also shows impressive performance when stacked against an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7975WX featuring 32 cores and a four-channel memory interface. In FP32 and FP64 tests, the 16-core processor lags by only 13 and 16 percent, respectively. This translates to over 80 percent higher computing power per core, thanks to a combination of higher clock speeds and significantly improved AVX performance.
These advancements make AMD‘s next generation of processors particularly appealing for 3D animation, emulators, and various other applications. For instance, animation giant Pixar predominantly relies on CPU rendering with AVX-512 and SSE 4.2 for its 3D animations. Given that large scenes require ample RAM for calculations, which can be more constrained with graphics cards, processors offering up to 192 GB of RAM pose no issue, even for desktop PCs. AVX-512 ensures that CPU performance remains competitive compared to graphics cards.
Don’t Expect Miracles for Everyday Use
However, initial tests of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X suggest that users should not anticipate substantial performance gains beyond AVX. In the CPU-Z benchmark, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X outperforms the Ryzen 5 7600X by 12 percent. AMD itself claims an average performance increase of 16 percent across various applications.
One contributing factor to this performance boost is the doubled speed of the L1 and L2 caches, as noted by user X 9550pro in their tests. The faster caches enable quicker delivery of instructions and data to computing units. Despite a modest increase of just 100 MHz in maximum clock frequency compared to its predecessor, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X also sees a reduction in TDP from 105 to 65 watts.
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