AMD Ryzen 7950X CPU is already breaking records, and without exotic cooling
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AMD’s incoming Zen 4 flagship has already broken CPU world records using standard liquid cooling, outperforming previous records using exotic cooling (like liquid nitrogen or similar).
The Ryzen 7950X set the rankings records on HWBOT, with two overclocking experts — Sampson and Blueleader — hitting four new all-time highs with just a Corsair H115i all-in-one liquid cooler (with the 7950X running high in a number of different X670Es). end motherboards).
The specific world records were in Cinebench R15, R20, R23 and 7-Zip, as Hot hardware (opens in new tab) reports (via VideoCardz (opens in new tab)), with the result that Splave loses the first place in this ranking.
Also notable is that the 7950X, a 16-core processor, achieves 5.4GHz to 5.5GHz boost speeds across all cores in this test, with temperatures ranging from 87C to 108C – and power consumption up to 244W.
Analysis: the best is yet to come
For a chip that uses a (relatively) simple liquid cooler to beat Splave’s previous records in this ranking is seriously impressive. As mentioned, Splave (and others at the very top of these benchmark charts) used liquid nitrogen for cooling. That is of course not feasible for an everyday PC or the average enthusiast, but a Corsair H115i is certainly within reach of those people.
Of course, this makes us wonder what exactly the Ryzen 7950X will be able to achieve if it gets some exotic cooling and really ramps up the overclocking ante. It will probably already have a place in our ranking of the best processors.
Some skeptics are asking questions, such as what the ambient temperature in the room was before these records, but there’s no denying that this is an eye-opening achievement – and one that hopefully points the way to some seriously energy-efficient processors further down the Ryzen 7000. range, where most people will buy.
We already know, of course, that AMD has made some big promises in efficiency with RDNA 3 graphics cards, and with huge energy costs hitting many people’s pockets these days, that must be a huge plus.
So with RDNA 3, we could be looking at some attractive CPUs for intermediate users and overclockers alike. Indeed, lately we’ve also been hearing a lot about how Intel’s next-gen Raptor Lake will be a really good performer for overclocking – already hitting 8GHz with the flagship – so it seems the whole vibe of next-gen processors could be a tempting one. place for enthusiasts. However, when really pushed, Raptor Lake will not maintain the same level of efficiency…