Name

AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X   

Family

Ryzen   

Series

Ryzen 9000 Series           

Form Factor

Desktops , Boxed Processor        

AMD PRO Technologies

No         

Former Codename

Granite Ridge AM5         

Architecture

Zen 5    

# of CPU Cores

8            

Multithreading (SMT)

Yes         

# of Threads

16          

Max. Boost Clock

Up to 5.5 GHz    

Base Clock

3.8 GHz

L1 Cache

512 KB 

L2 Cache

8 MB    

L3 Cache

32 MB  

Default TDP

65W     

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 4nm FinFET           

Processor Technology for I/O Die

TSMC 6nm FinFET           

Package Die Count

2            

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes         

AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology

Yes         

Precision Boost Overdrive

Yes         

Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets

Yes         

AMD Ryzen™ Master Support

Yes         

CPU Socket

AM5     

Supporting Chipsets

A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870            

CPU Boost Technology

Precision Boost 2             

Instruction Set

x86-64 

Supported Extensions

AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE ,   SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64  

Thermal Solution (PIB)

Not Included     

Recommended Cooler

Premium air cooler recommended for optimal performance         

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95°C     

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86   64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit  

CONNECTIVITY

Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports

4            

Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports

1            

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 5.0            

Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable)

28 , 24 

Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard

X870E   8x Gen4               

X870     4x Gen4               

X670E   12x Gen4            

X670     12x Gen4            

B650E   8x Gen4               

B650     8x Gen4               

NVMe Support

Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10    

System Memory Type

DDR5    

Memory Channels

2            

Max. Memory

192 GB 

System Memory Subtype

UDIMM

Max Memory Speed

2x1R      DDR5-5600       

2x2R      DDR5-5600       

4x1R      DDR5-3600       

4x2R      DDR5-3600       

ECC Support

Yes (Requires mobo support)     

GRAPHICS CAPABILITIES

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics               

Graphics Core Count

2            

Graphics Frequency

2200 MHz          

USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode

Yes         

KEY FEATURES

Supported Technologies

AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies