Since our last AMD Ryzen 9 9950X ES leaked benchmarks story, AnandTech forum member Igor_Kavinsky has continued posting new Engineering Sample benchmarks in his original thread. The enthusiast has now undertaken 253W PPT and "Unlimited" Package Power Tracking (PPT) testing. This is in addition to the previously-covered 90W, 120W, 160W, and 230W PPT results we've covered. We've also included our own Ryzen 9 7950X benchmarking results for a quick comparison with the newer chip.
In our last article on these benchmarks, we noted that the Ryzen 9 9950X seems to boast significant efficiency improvements over the Ryzen 9 7950X, not just higher performance in general. In particular, it was noted that the Ryzen 9 9950X seems capable of outperforming the Ryzen 9 7950X even when operating at a lower maximum wattage. It also remained fairly competitive with the 170W Ryzen 7950X at wattages as low as 120W.
