AMD Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X leak with 120W TDP and higher clocks

A new leak points to two more Zen 5 desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X. The listed specs show the Ryzen 7 9750X at 8 cores and 16 threads, 32MB of L3 cache, a 4.2 GHz base clock, up to 5.6 GHz boost, and a 120W TDP. The Ryzen 5 9650X is listed with 6 cores and 12 threads, 32MB of L3 cache, a 4.3 GHz base clock, up to 5.5 GHz boost, and the same 120W TDP. Those numbers would place both parts above AMD’s current 65W Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, which officially top out at 5.5 GHz and 5.4 GHz respectively.

This looks like a straightforward refresh rather than a new tier. Compared with the Ryzen 7 9700X, the leaked Ryzen 7 9750X gains 100 MHz on max boost and moves from 65W to 120W. The Ryzen 5 9650X would do the same against the Ryzen 5 9600X, also adding 100 MHz while nearly doubling the rated TDP. That should translate into higher sustained clocks under load, and likely better performance, assuming AMD is simply letting these chips run harder than the original non-X3D 6-core and 8-core Ryzen 9000 models.

AMD’s answer to Core Ultra 200S Plus

The timing is also interesting. Intel announced its Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop refresh six days ago, with retail availability set for March 26, 2026. That lineup adds the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, and both are positioned directly against mainstream desktop gaming and general-use builds.

The leaked Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X would fit the same part of the market, so the new names and higher power limits sound like a direct AMD response to Intel’s latest desktop update. That is still an inference for now, because AMD has not announced either SKU.

It’s worth adding that Chi11eddog was the first to leak the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, and also the 9950X3D2. The latter never saw the light of day.

Source: chi11eddog

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