AMD Ryzen 5 9600X & Ryzen 7 9700X Linux Performance With 105 Watt cTDP
During the web browser benchmarks with Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, the 105 Watt cTDP for the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X didn't make any impact. But that isn't unexpected given they are single-threaded tasks and not TDP-bound.
When switching though to more demanding workloads like compiling the default Linux x86_64 kernel, the 105 Watt cTDP helped the 9600X/9700X perform more competitively. A few seconds were shaved off the Linux kernel build time for both processors and in the case of the Ryzen 7 9700X now allowed it to match the build speed of the Intel Core i5 14600K.
When carrying out a full Linux kernel build with all possible x86_64 modules, the time savings with these Ryzen Zen 5 CPUs at the 105 Watt cTDP allowed for more measurable time savings.
Of course, this did come at increased power costs.
Obviously those doing a lot of code compilation would be best off using a higher-core Ryzen 9 or better desktop processor, but for those on a budget, enabling the 105 Watt cTDP with the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X did provide measurable time savings albeit with higher power use.