AMD hit refresh on Zen 5 with new Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X CPUs

AMD is currently prepping to release a pair of new Zen 5-powered Ryzen 9000 Series desktop CPU refreshes, according to new information from insider 'chi11eddog' on social media. The Ryzen 7 9750X and the Ryzen 5 9650X will reportedly increase both clock speeds and power draw (TDP) compared to their baseline models. And as these are non-X3D models, they'll utilize the standard 32 MB on-die L3 cache.

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Looking at the Ryzen 7 9750X, an 8-core, 16-thread processor, it gets a Base Frequency increase from 3.8 GHz on the Ryzen 7 9700X to 4.2 GHz. Likewise, the Max. Boost Frequency is also increasing from 5.5 GHz on the Ryzen 7 9700X to 5.6 GHz on the new Ryzen 7 9750X. This overclocked Ryzen 7 9750X, so to speak, also raises the TDP to 120W, a notable increase over the Ryzen 7 9700X's 65W TDP.

It's a similar situation for the Ryzen 5 9650X, a 6-core, 12-thread processor. It's also getting a Base Frequency and Max. Boost Frequency increase compared to the Ryzen 5 9600X, going from 3.9 GHz to 4.3 GHz and 5.4 GHz to 5.5 GHz, respectively. It also sees its TDP increase to 120W.

Here's a look at the Ryzen 7 9750X and the Ryzen 5 9650X refresh specs compared to current models. There's no word on pricing or availability, so stay tuned on that front.