The AMD Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700, and Ryzen 5 7600 Review: Zen 4 Efficiency at 65 Watts
by Gavin Bonshor on January 9, 2023 9:00 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Simulation
Simulation and Science have a lot of overlap in the benchmarking world. The benchmarks that fall under Science have a distinct use for the data they output – in our Simulation section, these act more like synthetics but at some level are still trying to simulate a given environment.
In the encrypt/decrypt scenario, how data is transferred and by what mechanism is pertinent to on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data - a process by which more modern devices are leaning to for software security.
We are using DDR5 memory on the 12th and 13th Gen Core parts, as well as the Ryzen 7000 series, at the following settings:
- DDR5-5600B CL46 - Intel 13th Gen
- DDR5-5200 CL44 - Ryzen 7000
- DDR5-4800 (B) CL40 - Intel 12th Gen
All other CPUs such as Ryzen 5000 and 3000 were tested at the relevant JEDEC settings as per the processor's individual memory support with DDR4.
Simulation
In our simulation-based tests, the AMD Ryzen 7000 65 W SKUs start to break away from each other as single-core IPC performance isn't as crucial as multi-threaded performance in some cases.
The 65 W implementation on the 6C/12 Ryzen 5 7600 starts to show its limitations as a hex-core part, with the Ryzen 9 7900 (12C/24T) performing above our expectations in the majority of our simulation tests.
As expected, the Ryzen 7 7700 (8C/16T) sits in the middle of the three Ryzen 7000 65 W series processors in regards to performance, but it also sits in the middle in terms of specifications, core count, and pricing.
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Zucker2k - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - link
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17418/amd-corrects-...65x1.35 =87.75ppt
105x1.35=141.75ppt
120x1.35=162ppt
125x1.35=168.75ppt
170x1.35=229.5ppt
juhatus - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
"Looking at the Ryzen 9 7900, it marginally beats out the Ryzen 9 _7950X_ and sits" - Typo, should be 5950X, above borderlands 3 test on conclusion page.Gavin Bonshor - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
Thank you for spotting that!MadAd - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
Did I miss the single core performance test?djsvetljo - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
I am concerned about Zen4 minimum power draw (idle). Judging by graphs on page 2, it seems like CPU consumes 20 watt on idle???Going back to the Zen4 X comparison vs 13th gen, Intel seems to have advantage at idle. Planning to update home server that sits on idle or very low load 80% of the day, but needs to be on 24/7. I eventually am planing to run VMs on it (rare gaming with GPU pass thru). Thoughts?
duploxxx - Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - link
thoughts? you are creating a wacko system. one site you want to have low low idle, and than intel is better although the latest generation is less difference... its not the cpu, its the total package with pci-e5 etc that is upping the idle power. on the other side you want GPU power which eats already 50% of your total idle power. so the diff between intel and amd will now be only way less vs total idle.. on top for VM you should have an AMD multicore for sure. my advise? wait for the 7000 APU it might fit both your needs.kpb321 - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
Is it just me or do the 7600x and 7700x just seem like bad deals compared to the newly released chips. $30 moves you up to the 7700 or 7900 respectively with the same rated boost clocks for ST task. Lower base clocks will hurt but the additional cores will help compensate in most MT situations. The 7700 beats the 7600x in many of the multi-threaded tests and does it for a small premium and while using a lot less power in the process.steveofwa - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
Seems like there is no reason for the "x" versions to exist. They can have their non X with good power efficiency, and the x3d for performance.Byte - Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - link
X is now the "founders" edition where rather than get discounts like kickstarter, you pay for the privilege for getting it first. Nvidia did this with the 2080Ti FE being $1200 whereas msrp was $999. They saw it work well so everyone taking a page. Ryzen traditionally launched with non-X and that was the go to. The X is mostly for emotional reasons which plays a bigger factor in marketing than you think. Most people will never lower themselves to a x700 series card for instance. That is why nvidia did two 4080s in the beginning but backtracked. Wrong move.AndrewJacksonZA - Monday, January 9, 2023 - link
Hi. For "(3-3) Dolphin 5.0 Render Test" you have the test results in your Bench different to the test results in the graph.In the graph:
Intel Core i9-12900KS = 182.2
In your Bench:
Intel Core i9-12900KS with DDR5 = 169
Intel Core i9-12900K with DDR4 = 181
Also, according to your Bench, for "(3-4c) Factorio v1.1.26 Test, 20K Hybrid," the i3-12300 with a score of 72 beats *ALL* the new Ryzen 7xxx CPUs. Can you confirm that please?
I haven't checked any of the other results to your bench but suspect that more might also be different. Also, are efforts underway to update the Bench to include these results, please?
Thank you