Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Here it is, our first next-gen processor launch of the year, the AMD Ryzen 9000 series. These are the first AMD processors implementing the new Zen 5 microarchitecture. With 6 to 16 cores built into the existing Socket AM5 package, these are backwards compatible with all AMD 600-series chipset motherboards with a BIOS update. AMD hasn't updated CPU core counts with this generation so internal improvements will have to do the heavy lifting. Does AMD have another winner?

Full Reviews:
techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-9950x
techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-9900x
techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-9700x
techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-9600x

Intel Core i5
Core i5-12400F
Core i5-13400F
Core i5-12600K
Core i5-13600K
Core i5-14600K
AMD Ryzen 5
Ryzen 5 8500G
Ryzen 5 5600X
Ryzen 5 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel Core i7
Core i7-12700K
Core i7-13700K
Core i7-14700K
AMD Ryzen 7
Ryzen 7 5700G
Ryzen 7 5700X
Ryzen 7 7700
Ryzen 7 7700X
Ryzen 7 9700X
Ryzen 7 5800X
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i9
Core i9-12900K
Core i9-13900K
Core i9-14900K
AMD Ryzen 9
Ryzen 9 5900X
Ryzen 9 7900
Ryzen 9 7900X
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Ryzen 9 9900X
Ryzen 9 5950X
Ryzen 9 7950X
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Ryzen 9 9950X