Customer Ratings & Reviews

I upgraded to the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X for my new build, and it has been phenomenal. I paired it with a B650 Eagle AX motherboard, 32GB of DDR5‑6000, a 2TB NVMe SSD, and a Ryzen‑friendly Corsair 240mm AIO inside a Corsair 4000D case. The CPU performs flawlessly in this setup. Gaming with my RX 7800 XT feels incredibly smooth. Frame pacing is consistent, load times are nearly instant, and the CPU never feels like it’s bottlenecking my GPU even in CPU‑heavy titles. Temperatures stay surprisingly low for the performance you get; even under full load, the 9700X runs cool and quiet with my AIO. For everyday use, multitasking is effortless. Whether I’m running VMs, working on school projects, browsing with tons of tabs, or gaming + streaming, the 9700X handles everything with zero slowdowns. Power efficiency is a huge bonus — the chip delivers high-end performance without running hot or pulling crazy watts. If you're building an AM5 system and want something powerful, efficient, and future‑proof, the Ryzen 7 9700X hits the sweet spot. Easily one of the best upgrades I've made.

This is a good CPU for those who cannot afford the 9800X3D and whose primary purpose is gaming. It runs very cool (even in the 105W TDP mode, covered by warranty). To get the most out of this CPU, you should try to improve your infinity fabric and memory performance. It's faster than the 14900K in most games.

Unlike the mobile products introduced at the same time with the Zen 5 architecture, which feature heterogeneous big and small cores, updated integrated GPU architecture, and integrated NPU among other flashy features, the new Ryzen 9000 desktop series does not have major architectural changes compared to the previous generation. Instead, it achieves higher frequencies and improved performance through microarchitectural refinements and new manufacturing processes, while also optimizing heat control and power efficiency within the existing framework of core count and expandability. In terms of performance, the single-core performance this time unsurprisingly surpasses Intel’s 13th/14th generation Core processors, which are its competitors. The advantage further amplifies in environments that can efficiently utilize the AVX-512 instruction set. In the gaming scenarios we tested, the Ryzen 7 9700X, even with its default 65W TDP configuration, showed sufficient performance release. For games where the bottleneck is not heavily dependent on memory and cache, its performance is almost on par with the Core i7-14700K, although the latter consumes significantly more power and generates more heat. However, the Ryzen 7 9700X, with only eight cores, falls short in rendering and encoding scenarios that can fully utilize multiple cores. Even when the Ryzen 7 9700X is pushed to a TDP of 105W or higher, thus achieving an average performance boost of around 8% and a maximum of about 15% compared to the default 65W setting in these scenarios, it still cannot match the performance of the Core i7-14700K, which houses 8P (performance) cores and 12E (efficiency) cores and has had its default performance restrained. In this domain, the gap between the two products is such that they could hardly be considered direct competitors. In terms of heat control, this generation also shows noticeable improvements. Even when switching to higher PBO/TDP settings, the temperature limit is often not the first to be hit in many full-core, fully open scenarios. This gives users more flexibility in building systems with limited cooling conditions or manually optimizing fan speed control curves. In conclusion, the strength of the Ryzen 7 9700X lies in its commendable gaming performance and excellent power efficiency based on it. Its weaknesses are in multi-core performance and games sensitive to memory/cache performance. For these shortcomings, AMD plans to address them with the upcoming 12 and 16-core Ryzen 9 9900X/9950X and the “X3D” series with 3D V-Cache. Although the Intel Core i7-14700K remains stronger in absolute performance and versatility, its recent quality issues have caused many potential users to reconsider, thus providing more market space for the entire Ryzen 9000 series, including the Ryzen 7 9700X.

Purchased this Ryzen 7 9700x for a new build. Paired it with a B650 mb and 32GB DDR5 6000MTs. Upgraded from an intel i7 9700k. This cpu has been more than enough for any games out right now. Didn’t feel the need for the 3d v-cache. My timespy cpu score from the i7 9700k with a score of 8267, to the Ryzen 7 9700x with a score of 13450. That a performance uplift of roughly 62%. Picked this Ryzen up for $306, originally paid $350 for that intel processor years ago. Satisfied with this purchase.

Works great with my 5070ti. Getting 200+ fps on all titles 1440p

Despite what you can see in internet reviews, this is a great CPU with a great flexibility, you can set it by default in 65W mode for a balanced performance in every day tasks usage and low cost energy bill that is very important for some people, or unlock the 105W option for more demanding tasks and have a very good performance, paring this CPU with a good GPU and you will be happy with the end result, in conclusion, not every body needs to go with a RYZEN 3D CPU for good performance, this is a great long run cost/performance CPU in my humble opinion. (Had build two PCs with this CPU for work and gaming, very happy so far)

Huge upgrade from Amd 4. Paired with Kingston Fury Beast and a GIGABYTE 5070ti Oc Gaming card.

Very satisfied with the product that and the service

One of the best CPUs you can buy in today's market. Price to performance is the best around for the AM5 platform. AMD knew exactly what they were doing.

If you're building a new Gaming PC this is a GREAT choice. I used this ad part of an upgrade from an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. It Runs cool, doesn't burn itself out, and is a pretty straight forward item to install. I'm extremely pleased with the results at this price point.

Probably the best cpu I have ever had. Had the ryzen 7 7800x3d and this cpu is a little better I believe!

Awesome cpu, great for gaming not so much for editing/ rendering

Great CPU for all around use and you know youll have upgrade path later.

Amazing CPU competes with the top cpus out right now.

Nice height to midrange cpu but not compatible with my hoard so I had to update it Great for games like cod black ops 6 Fortnite sea of thrives and other games

Works perfect make sure you have a strong aio or air cooler cause it does produce significant heat

Switched from intel to amd an i love it very easy to set up an the bios are much more simpler to make adjustments an to understand

Works great with my X870 motherboard. First time switching to AMD and so far so good. Works great with the 4070 super. The higher temp while gaming at 240FPS Is 90°F.

the Ryzen 7 9700X is on another level. fast performance, smooth multitasking, and thermals that stay surprisingly cool. gaming, editing, or running virtual machines, this thing doesn’t sweat. Installation was a breeze. If you’re even thinking about upgrading — stop thinking and buy this. It’s easily the best value in the high-performance bracket right now.

Don't know why everyone talks down on this cpu, its a beast especially if you have a good cpu cooler. You can almost overclock this with good ram to perform almost similar to a 9800x3d at a way cheaper price which to me is a no brainer not to mention how its sold out and is going 300+ over retail also runs a lot cooler compared to a ryzen 9 7900x. I would recommend this cpu to people leaning more towards gaming but if your using your pc for productivity aswell then the ryzen 9 7900x would be the better option since it has more cores.