General Specifications
Name
AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X
Family
Ryzen
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
Form Factor
Desktops , Boxed Processor
Market Segment
Enthusiast Desktop
AMD PRO Technologies
No
Consumer Use
Yes
Regional Availability
Global
Former Codename
Granite Ridge AM5
Architecture
Zen 5
# of CPU Cores
8
Multithreading (SMT)
Yes
# of Threads
16
Max. Boost Clock 
Up to 5.5 GHz
Base Clock 
3.8 GHz
L1 Cache
640 KB
L2 Cache
8 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB
Default TDP
65W
Processor Technology for CPU Cores
TSMC 4nm FinFET
Processor Technology for I/O Die
TSMC 6nm FinFET
Package Die Count
2
Unlocked for Overclocking 
Yes
AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology
Yes
Precision Boost Overdrive
Yes
Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets
Yes
AMD Ryzen™ Master Support
Yes
CPU Socket
AM5
Supporting Chipsets
A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870
CPU Boost Technology
Precision Boost 2
Instruction Set
x86-64
Supported Extensions
AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64
Thermal Solution (PIB)
Not Included
Recommended Cooler
Premium air cooler recommended for optimal performance
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)
95°C
Launch Date
08/08/2024
*OS Support
Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports
4
Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports
1
PCI Express® Version
PCIe® 5.0
Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable)
28 , 24
Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard
X870E8x Gen4
X8704x Gen4
X670E12x Gen4
X67012x Gen4
B650E8x Gen4
B6508x Gen4
NVMe Support
Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10
System Memory Type
DDR5
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory
192 GB
System Memory Subtype
UDIMM
Max Memory Speed
2x1RDDR5-5600
2x2RDDR5-5600
4x1RDDR5-3600
4x2RDDR5-3600
ECC Support
Yes (Requires mobo support)