AMD Ryzen 9 9900X early gaming tests leaked by YouTuber, slightly behind Ryzen 7 7800X3D, lower power and temperatures

Again, while the chip retains the same clock frequency as the Ryzen 9 7900X, the base clock sees a drop of -300 MHz, which is again to fit within the 120W power limit, but again the 12 cores should boast some nice multi-threading capabilities.

As for the performance numbers, both AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core “Zen 5” and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D “Zen 4” processors were tested in various titles at 2160p, 1440p and 1080p resolutions. The first game on the list is Alan Wake 2 where the new Zen 5 chip was slightly faster in average FPS but the Zen 4 3D V-Cache chip managed to outperform it in both medium and low levels. In Cities Skylines 2, the Zen 4 3D V-Cache chip managed a 23% lead in average FPS while the low 1% and 0.1% were similar.

In Call of Duty Warzone 2, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D once again managed to outperform the Ryzen 9 9900X in average and low values ​​and matched it in average FPS numbers. Counter-Strike 2, a game that loves CPU performance, was once again led by the Ryzen 7 7800X3D dominating all three metrics (average/1%/0.1%). For Cyberpunk 2077, the Ryzen 9 9900X managed to be on par with 4K, which is a GPU-limited scenario, but at lower 1440p and 1080p resolutions, the Zen 5 chip once again led the way with double-digit increases. In Fortnite we also see 3D V-Cache CPU winning by a good margin. The differences are detailed below:

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gaming “AVG FPS” Benchmarks (Source: SaddyTech)

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gaming “1% Lows” Benchmarks (Source: SaddyTech)

AMD has officially stated that Ryzen 7 9700X will be about 2% faster on average compared to Ryzen 7 7800X3D. The Ryzen 7 9700X has a lower TDP and lower clock frequency than the 9900X but that may be true because the gaming range is what matters most. It just means we’ll need to see Zen 5 tested across a wider set of games to truly determine the gaming potential of these new chips.