AMD is purportedly preparing to raise the TDP for the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, which rival the best CPUs on the market. According to hardware leaker Chi11eddog on X, an upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A update will reportedly increase the TDP of the two Zen 5 chips from 65W to 105W. Since it's a rumor, take the information with a big grain of salt.
Assuming the rumor has some belief, the increased TDP for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X suggests AMD wants to improve both CPU's multi-core performance to increase their competitiveness against Intel's outgoing 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and prepare against the forthcoming Arrow Lake army.
