AMD will allegedly increase the base TDP of the lower-end Ryzen 9000 processors from 65W to 105W. The rumor comes from @g01d3nm4ng0 on X, a reputed tipster with a flawless record. He claims that the base TDP (PL1 in Intel jargon) of the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 9700X will be scaled up to 105W, up from the previously advertised 65W. This means that the boost power limit (PPT/PL2) will also be increased from 88W to 142W (TDP * 1.35).
AMD will reportedly raise the TDP and PPT power limits of the Ryzen 5 9600 and the Ryzen 7 9700X with the upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.1a Patch A. Reviewers and YouTubers were provided with the AGESA 1.2.0.0a BIOS for testing these two processors. If the chipmaker makes this decision, then most reviews will become obsolete.
The Ryzen 7 9700X, in particular, is quite power-bound even in gaming workloads. Increasing the base TDP above the boost TDP/PPT will likely have a noticeable impact on performance even though this is a single-CCD 8-core CPU. We tested the 9700X across 18 gaming benchmarks and found it to be on par with the Intel Core i7-14700K. You can go through our preview here.
