AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X The New Standard for a Gaming Processor Supported Technologies AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies Specifications: General Specifications Name AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700XFamily RyzenSeries Ryzen 9000 SeriesForm Factor Desktops , Boxed ProcessorMarket Segment Enthusiast DesktopAMD PRO Technologies NoConsumer Use YesRegional Availability GlobalFormer Codename Granite Ridge AM5Architecture Zen 5# of CPU Cores 8Multithreading (SMT) Yes# of Threads 16Max. Boost Clock Up to 5.5 GHzBase Clock 3.8 GHzL1 Cache 640 KBL2 Cache 8 MBL3 Cache 32 MBDefault TDP 65WProcessor Technology for CPU Cores TSMC 4nm FinFETProcessor Technology for I/O Die TSMC 6nm FinFETPackage Die Count 2Unlocked for Overclocking YesAMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology YesPrecision Boost Overdrive YesCurve Optimizer Voltage Offsets YesAMD Ryzen™ Master Support YesCPU Socket AM5Supporting Chipsets A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870CPU Boost Technology Precision Boost 2Instruction Set x86-64Supported Extensions AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64Thermal Solution (PIB) Not IncludedRecommended Cooler Premium air cooler recommended for optimal performanceMax. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 95°CLaunch Date 08/08/2024*OS Support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Connectivity Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports 4Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports 1PCI Express® Version PCIe® 5.0Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable) 28 , 24Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard X870E8x Gen4, X8704x Gen4, X670E12x Gen4, X67012x Gen4, B650E8x Gen4, B6508x Gen4NVMe Support Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10System Memory Type DDR5Memory Channels 2Max. Memory 192 GBSystem Memory Subtype UDIMMMax Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5600, 2x2R DDR5-5600, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600ECC Support Yes (Requires mobo support) Graphics Capabilities Graphics Model AMD Radeon™ GraphicsGraphics Core Count 2Graphics Frequency 2200 MHzUSB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode Yes