Boost Gaming with Ryzen 9000: AMD Provides Community Update

Differences between AMD's own and third-party gaming tests

For the Ryzen 9000 series launch, AMD conducted internal testing that showed an average 9% performance boost in 1080p gaming compared to the Ryzen 7000 series and a 6% performance boost in over 30 games compared to the competition. However, these results don’t always match up with the measurements of external reviewers. The discrepancy is due to a variety of factors:

1. Match selection testAMD gaming tests cover a wide range of esports, AAA games, and older games that are CPU and GPU-heavy. Game selection can have a significant impact on performance results.

2. Storage configuration:AMD testing tested Intel systems with similar DDR5-6000 memory and default power settings. These settings may have a slight impact on gaming performance.

3. Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS): AMD is testing with VBS enabled, a feature that is enabled by default in Windows and recommended by Microsoft to improve security. However, this setting can impact gaming performance.

4. Branch prediction: The Zen 5 architecture features advanced branch prediction, which resulted in better results in AMD's Admin mode tests. These improvements were not included in the Windows version used by external reviewers.

Ryzen 9000 Series Performance Compared to Previous Generation and Competition

The Ryzen 9000 series shows a ~10% performance boost in productivity and creative tasks, ~25% improvement in AI applications, and ~5-8% increase in gaming performance compared to the Ryzen 7000 series. Compared to the competition, using optimal settings such as higher memory speeds and Windows 11, version 24H2, there is a double-digit advantage in productivity and creative applications, a ~30% advantage in AI tasks, and a comparable gaming advantage in the most popular games – performance.

Recommendations for improving the Zen 5 architecture.

For Zen 5 processor users, AMD recommends using the improved branch prediction code that will be available in Windows 11, build 24H2. This preview build can be installed via the Windows Insider Program (Preview Channel – build 26100) or by downloading the ISO file. Performance may vary depending on the application and system configuration, but performance gains can be expected in certain areas.

AMD would like to thank the reviewer community for their feedback, which will support further development of future AMD Ryzen firmware updates. As with previous architectures, Zen 5 uses user and press feedback to further improve processor performance. Ryzen 9000 series users are invited to share their experiences to further improve product performance.

source: AMD