AMD Zen 6 beats 9950X3D in Geekbench 7

Medusa Point, based on AMD Zen 6 architecture, appeared in the Geekbench 7 database for the first time. A 10-core engineering sample of the chip expected to be used in the Ryzen mobile processor family was tested. Additionally, the results show that the processor can outperform some desktop models. However, these are still preliminary data.

AMD Zen 6 Stands Out in Single Core

Medusa Point scored 3,100 single-core and 18,313 multi-core scores in the test. This single-core result is 1.6 percent above the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, which scored an average of 3,051. In addition, the averages of Ryzen 9 9950X with 3,069 points and Ryzen 9 9900X with 3,023 points were also left behind. Thus, the chip was ahead of these three desktop models.

However, the processor could not surpass every competitor. For example, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D scored 3,131 points. Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is ahead of Medusa Point with its result of 3,164 points. Therefore, it is not possible to say that the chip is faster than all desktop processors.

The multi-core side is also interesting. Medusa Point's 18,313 points are 5.3 percent higher than the Ryzen AI MAX 390, which received an average of 17,393. On the other hand, the 12 Zen 5-core Ryzen AI MAX PRO 390 is only 1.2 percent ahead with 18,541 points. Thus, a chip with fewer cores came very close to a more crowded Zen 5 processor.

Kernel and Cache Structure

In the Geekbench listing, the processor is listed with the engineering sample code 100-000001713-32_Y and on a Lenovo testbed. The model has 10 cores and 20 threads. Additionally, the cores are divided into two clusters in a 4+6 arrangement.

The test log shows 16 MB L3 cache. In a different Medusa Point example that appeared in July, 32 MB L3 cache was reported. Therefore, it is conceivable that AMD tried different core and cache configurations. Because there is a distinct difference between the two records.

Clock Speeds and Comparison Limit

In the recording, the basic frequency is 2 GHz and the highest frequency seen is 1.996 MHz. Therefore, it appears that the final clock speeds have not been determined yet. On the other hand, the new results cannot be directly compared with the 3,329 single-core and 16,555 multi-core scores that Medusa Point previously received in Geekbench 6. Because the two test versions use different scoring systems and workloads.