AMD Ryzen 7950X CPU is already breaking records, and without exotic cooling

Date:
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:17:30 +0000

Description:
AMDs flagship RDNA 3 processor produces eye-opening results with a plain old liquid cooler.

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AMDs incoming Zen 4 flagship has already broken CPU world records using standard liquid cooling, outperforming previous records that have used exotic cooling (like liquid nitrogen or similar).

The Ryzen 7950X set the records for the rankings on HWBOT, with two overclocking experts Sampson and Blueleader achieving four new all-time highs using just a Corsair H115i all-in-one liquid cooler (with the 7950X running in a number of different X670E high-end motherboards).

The specific world records set were in Cinebench R15, R20, R23 and 7-Zip, as Hot Hardware reports (via VideoCardz ), with the likes of Splave losing the top spot in these rankings as a result.

Whats also notable is that the 7950X, which is a 16-core processor, hit
5.4GHz to 5.5GHz boost speeds across all cores in this testing, with temperatures ranging from 87C to 108C and power usage running up to 244W at maximum. Analysis: The best is yet to come

For a chip using a (relatively) simple liquid cooler to beat the likes of Splaves previous records in these rankings is seriously impressive. As mentioned, Splave (and others populating the very top of these benchmark charts) used the likes of liquid nitrogen for cooling. Obviously thats not something that is feasible for an everyday PC, or the average enthusiast, but a Corsair H115i certainly is within reach of those folks.

Naturally, this makes us wonder exactly what the Ryzen 7950X will be able to achieve when it does get some exotic cooling and the overclocking ante truly ramps up. It's likely already going to nab a slot among our ranking of the best processors , after all.

Some skeptics are asking questions, such as what the ambient temperature in the room for these records was, but theres no denying this is an eye-opening feat and one that hopefully points the way to some seriously power-efficient processors further down the Ryzen 7000 range, where most people will be buying.

We do, of course, already know that AMD has made some big promises on the efficiency front with RDNA 3 graphics cards , and with vastly inflated energy costs hitting the pockets of a lot of people these days, thats got to be a
big plus point.

With RDNA 3, then, we could be looking at some attractive CPUs for both average users and overclocking fiends alike. Indeed, in recent times weve
also been hearing a lot about how Intels next-gen Raptor Lake is set to be a really good performer for overclocking already reaching 8GHz with the flagship so it seems that the entire sphere of next-gen processors could be
a tempting place for enthusiasts. Raptor Lake, however, when really pushed, wont hold that same efficiency level



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