AMD 7000 Series Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor 12 cores 24 Threads 76 MB Cache 3.8 GHz Upto 5.4 GHz AM5 Socket (100-100000590BOX) Socket AM5

First off, I enjoy building SFF (small form factor) type builds.

The current generation of CPU’s were more power hungry, which resulted in more heat to dissipate. Trying to cool a Ryzen 9 7900X on a CPU cooler rated for max 100W is quite difficult, so therefore you have to go towards cases like the NZXT H1 V2.

This particular chip allows you to not only have near identical performance to the Ryzen 9 7900X with PBO, but also gives you SFF allowable performance at a lower wattage that still provides you power.

So far today using this has been great, and I recommend this chip to anyone that wants a newer generation chip without the abismal power draws that have been required as of late.

Edit 1/17:

From normal use I have seen no difference between this model and the X model. I had both chips in my NZXT H1 V2, liquid metal as the thermal application, and by far the non X model does much better in this type of SFF build. It still will boost, however if you are like me, work from home, and use this all day long in most cases, you aren’t going to want the CPU blasting at full power over the entire work day.

Quick note: temps are much better, my fan curve was not changed and the temperature is a lot more tolerable compared to the X version, so my CPU radiator fan does not spool up as much as it did with the X. I let it hover between 50C-65C for daily use and the fans are quiet, with the X the fan was at half or more RPM constantly to keep it at around this temperature and would sometimes hover in the 70’s. So, if you are temperature concious then the non-x version is great.

With that said I am pleased with the product. I do feel though this model needed to be priced at $399, as we have seen the 7900X is selling at this time around $425 on sale.

Again, I will reiterate, the allowances in this chip should have been more prevalent in the X version, as I feel like we were kind of ripped off slightly this generation on CPU’s and GPU’s.

Edit 1/20:

This will be my final edit. I am boosting to around 5.5 MHz with the wattage anywhere from 60-90W. My temperatures are sustaining on load no more than 68C on a single 140mm AIO in the NZXT H1 V2. This is great, I am maintaining the frequency, but with a much lower power draw.

One item I would recommend is getting an aftermarket chip mounting plate for this chip, weirdly it did make a difference for this chip, around 1-2C lower than the stock MOBO chip mount. I’m using the following mount: Thermalright ASF-Black AM5 CPU Holder, Corrective Anti-Bending Fixing Frame, AM5 Full-fit Fixed Non-Marking Mounter, AM5 Anti-Bending Contact Frame, CPU Cooler Standard, I am also using the following paste: Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Thermal Grease – 1 Gram Set + 3 Applicators + Pads – Liquid Metal Thermal Paste for Cooling The CPU, GPU Value Pack.

So far so good, would recommend, and again this is what the first chip should have been – AMD is trying too much to be intel, sure make your server chips, but we buy AMD for efficiency, not brute power in most cases. Sure, there is threadripper, but most of us are casual users. Regardless, this is the chip we all wanted, it’s powerful, efficient, and over-clockable.

With AMD’s Ryzen Master software this CPU can OC to 5500mhz out of the box. I have this installed on a 650M motherboard with 128gb of DDR5 and a RTX 4070 card and it runs nice and cool in a ‘mesh’ style mATX case. Compared to my i7-10875H this CPU screams with half the heat produced. I am very impressed and glad I chose it over the 7900x or 7950x

How it Perfoms?
To be fair It’s 90% of 13700K with PBO on and if youre lucky with Curve Optimizer + PBO will perform 95% of 13700K. Mine works -20 with PBO easliy and got score of 30k in Cinebench R23.
You can try overclocking, but i strongly woudln’t suggest it.
In comparizon to 7900X3D it’s 20% slower in gaming but 10% faster in Productivity tasks and costs 30% less. In Comparizon to 7800X3D it’s 20% slower in gaming but 35% faster in Productivity tasks and costs 5% less.
So, if u just game then buy X3D chip and forget it.

Why You should buy it. Whats it’s USP?
It’s TDP, It will go max 180W to be precise, and will remain under 95’C under worst of worst condition unlike 13700K which easily touches 100’C and consumes max of 253W.
If you want to have a GPU with 450W+ TDP like 4090[Now] or say 5090 [in future :P] you can pair it with a >= 650W Gold PSU with this CPU. Use saved money into ssds or whatever.