AMD Zen5-based Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs now available



 videocardz.com news:

UPDATE: The Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X are now available.




It's official now, confirmed by several retailers stocking the new Ryzen 9000 CPUs or preparing for preorders and AMD themselves: the official launch date for Zen5-based desktop CPUs is July 31st, the last day of this month, fulfilling their promise.

The launch includes four SKUs: the 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X, 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X, 8-core Ryzen 7 9700X, and 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X. AMD has not yet disclosed pricing information, which is expected to be unveiled next week. This carefully planned approach may be to prevent Intel from gaining an advantage in pricing their Core Ultra 200K series, or to gather feedback from reviewers who are already testing the new series.



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BTW, I expect the 2011 PC with the A6-3620 to probably have hard drives. If so replacing the hard drives with a SATA SSDs would make a big difference. That is what I found when I replaced the hard drives with SSDs in my two older desktops.

My motherboard only has 1 x M.2 slot. It stated with a 500GB M.2 NVME SSD and 2 x hard drives. I replace the original SSD with a 2TB M.2 NVME SSD. I installed a PCIe card so I could add a 2nd 2TB M.2 NVME SSD. I also removed both hard drives.

I built this Ryzen desktop in 2017. It has a Corsair H60 AIO water cooler. I have a 2nd desktop (AMD FX8350 CPU) that also has Corsair H60 AIO water cooler. I added that cooler back in February 2012. Sure there is a chance of the water cooler leaking but I think the risks are highly exaggerated.

When I built my Ryzen desktop in April 2017 I installed Windows 10 Pro on it. I did the free upgrade to Windows 11 Pro in November 2021. I didn't like it so I went back to Windows 10 Pro.

I bought a new laptop in November 2022. It has a Ryzen 7 6800H CPU. It came with Windows 11 Home. In May 2023 I bought a Windows 11 Pro license. I upgraded the laptop to Windows 11 Pro.

With the experience of using Window 11 on my laptop I decide I would try again the free upgrade on my Ryzen desktop again. In January 2024 I upgraded it to Windows 11 Pro. This time there was no going back.

BTW, there has many debates on this and other forums on whether to buy Windows from official or unofficial sources. I bought Windows 10 Pro for about $200 from an official source and Windows 11 Pro for about $22 from an unofficial source. There are many unofficial source online for Windows. I have never read of any attempt by Microsoft to do anything about them. Many people like me think it is a personal choice in this manner. At least until Microsoft says otherwise.
did Replace Hard drive in A6-3620 system, made a little bit of difference, but still isn't fastest machine in the Household lol, not sure if worth upgrading its Ram now, with Windows 10 so close to end of support lol next year.

Anyhow i'll get it replaced at some point in the coming year here
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037AMD Ryzen 7700X32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600MhzRadeon 7800XT
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PreBuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7700X
    Motherboard
    MSI B650 VC WIfi Rev 1.0
    Memory
    32GB DDR 5 RGB 5600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 7800XT
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VG245H
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Evo Plus NVMe Boot
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB Game NVMe



    External
    Western Digital Elements 500GB
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Blue
    Western Digital My Passport 2TB Red
    Toshiba 2TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 8TB in External Enclosure
    Seagate 1TB Portable USB 3 External Drive
    Western Digital My Book 8TB (Primary Backup drive)
    Western Digital Black 4TB In External Enclosure
    PSU
    750 Watt High Power
    Case
    Lian Li Lan Cool 216 ARGB Airflow
    Cooling
    2 160MM Front, 1 140MM Rear Exhaust
    Keyboard
    Logitech G513
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 X
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1100Mb/35 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge Chromium and Bing Search
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    UEFI, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, Macrium Reflect X
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037Ryzen 7 7735HS16GB DDR 5AMD Radeon™ 680M & Radeon 7700S
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8037
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF A16 Advantage Edition FA617NT.A16.R7700
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 7735HS
    Motherboard
    OEM Asus Motherboard
    Memory
    16GB DDR 5
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon™ 680M & Radeon 7700S
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16inch FHD 165hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    512GB NVMe Boot Drive
    PSU
    Laptop PSU
    Case
    Laptop Case
    Cooling
    OEM Cooling
    Keyboard
    OEM Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    Touchpad & G502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit 1100 Download/35 Upload
    Browser
    MS Edge with Bing search
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Macrium Reflect X
did Replace Hard drive in A6-3620 system, made a little bit of difference, but still isn't fastest machine in the Household lol, not sure if worth upgrading its Ram now, with Windows 10 so close to end of support lol next year.

Anyhow i'll get it replaced at some point in the coming year here
I have two old desktops that I replaced the hard drives with Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSDs.
Desktop #1: Built in 2013. AMD FX8350 CPU
Desktop #2: Built in 2009. AMD Athlon Phenom 2 960T CPU

They both boot a lot faster with SSDs. For example, Desktop #1's boot time dropped from 4 minute down to 1 minute. They are also a lot more responsive at the desktop.

I just replaced the hard drive with an SSD in a Dell Latitude laptop bought in 2010. It is running Windows 7 and 10. With Windows 10 it had been getting really sluggish. With the SSD it is still not very fast but at least it is a lot more tolerable to use.
 

My Computers My Computers

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.6901)AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB...Crucial DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 32GB (2 x 16GB)NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB RAM)
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.6901)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2022)
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon 680M GPU (486MB RAM)
    Memory
    Crucial DDR5-4800 (2400MHz) 32GB (2 x 16GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB RAM)
    Sound Card
    n/a
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 300Hz
    Hard Drives
    2 x Samsung 990 Evo Plus (2TB M.2 NVME SSD)
    PSU
    n/a
    Mouse
    Wireless Mouse M510
    Internet Speed
    2100Mbps/300Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
  • At a glance

    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.8246)AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3DG.SKILL Flare X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3060TI-08G-V2-GAMING (RTX 3...
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200.8246)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II
    Memory
    G.SKILL Flare X 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX3060TI-08G-V2-GAMING (RTX 3060-Ti, 8GB RAM)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung G50D IPS 27"
    Screen Resolution
    1440p/180Hz
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 990 EVO Plus (2TB] M.2 NVME SSD
    SAMSUNG 990 EVO Plus (4TB) M.2 NVME SSD
    PSU
    Corsair RM750x (750 watts)
    Case
    Cooler Master MasterCase 5
    Cooling
    Scythe Mugen 6
    Keyboard
    Logitech K520 (MK540 keyboard/mouse combo)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (MK540 keyboard/mouse combo)
    Internet Speed
    2100 Mbps down / 300 Mbps up
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge, Chrome
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes (Premium)
    Other Info
    ASUS Blu-ray Burner BW-16D1HT (SATA) || Western Digital Easystore 20TB USB 3.0 external hard drive used with Acronis True Image 2025 backup software || HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Printer/Scanner
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