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haxxiy said:

It looks like the Ryzen 9000 series is just a more efficient 7000 series with small IPC improvements (5-10%).

Either TSMC is not delivering in the power-performance curves with N5/N4 or AMD overreacted to power consumption concerns (which, given Intel's current woes and how they were burned by FX a decade ago, it's understandable).

Some of those IPC improvements got eroded by lower clocks as well remember... There is a bell curve of frequency and power consumption that dictates efficiency for every node, so it may be a slight reduction for the newer node due to less than ideal characteristics. I.E. More leakage.
I.E:

* 9950X 4.3Ghz to 5.7Ghz.
* 7950X 4.5Ghz to 5.7Ghz.

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* 9900X 4.4Ghz to 5.6Ghz
* 7900X 4.7Ghz to 5.6Ghz.

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* 9700X 3.8Ghz to 5.5Ghz.
* 7700X 4.5Ghz to 5.4Ghz.

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* 9600X 3.9Ghz to 5.4Ghz.
* 7600X 4.7Ghz to 5.3Ghz.

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In saying that... These CPU's are NOT for 7000 series of users, it's a waste of money, they are better to wait for the next lineup.
For 5000 series users, it starts to become a consideration.

But it's the 1000, 2000 and 3000 series users who would get the biggest bang for buck here.