Both formulas are built for testosterone support, but Roman takes the more complete approach. It combines Tongkat Ali, Ashwagandha and Fenugreek with ingredients that support stress, recovery and core nutrient status. Here is how the formulas and research compare.
THE SHORT VERSION
Both formulas include Tongkat Ali, fenugreek and zinc. Roman then adds Ashwagandha, taurine, boron, vitamin D3 and vitamins K1/K2, giving it broader support across testosterone, stress, recovery and essential nutrients.
FORMULA VS FORMULA
Roman values are per 3-capsule daily serving. Gentec values below use its current official two-capsule daily protocol, which doubles the per-capsule amounts printed on the supplied box.
| Ingredient | Roman | Gentec X9 |
|---|---|---|
| Tongkat Ali |
✓
400 mg
100:1 extract |
✓
100 mg
200:1 extract · current 2-capsule daily serving |
| Ashwagandha |
✓
300 mg
10:1 root extract · 2.5% withanolides |
— |
| Fenugreek |
✓
500 mg
8:1 seed extract · 53% saponins |
✓
300 mg
4:1 extract |
| Taurine | ✓ 675 mg | — |
| Tribulus terrestris | — |
✓
200 mg
40% saponins |
| Avena sativa | — |
✓
200 mg
10:1 extract |
| Zinc |
✓
15 mg elemental
zinc bisglycinate |
✓
14 mg elemental
from 100 mg zinc gluconate on current official daily serving |
| Vitamin B6 | — |
✓
10 mg
current 2-capsule daily serving |
| Boron |
✓
3 mg elemental
Boron AAC |
— |
| Vitamin D3 |
✓
1,000 IU
25 µg |
— |
| Vitamin K1 + K2 |
✓
120 µg total
60 µg K1 + 60 µg K2 |
— |
| BioPerine® | — |
✓
5 mg
black pepper extract |
Gentec dosage note: the supplied box lists a serving size of 1 capsule and the amounts per capsule. Gentec's current official sales page instructs 2 capsules per day and publishes the doubled daily amounts shown above. This comparison uses that current daily protocol.
WHERE ROMAN PULLS AHEAD
Gentec markets X9 around free testosterone, strength, recovery, dense muscle and controlling high cortisol linked to stubborn midsection fat. Those are exactly the outcomes worth comparing. Looking at the disclosed formulas and the human evidence behind their ingredients, Roman has the stronger ingredient case across those major pillars.
Both formulas contain Tongkat Ali and fenugreek. Roman provides 400 mg Tongkat Ali extract and 500 mg fenugreek extract per day, compared with Gentec's current 100 mg Tongkat Ali and 300 mg fenugreek daily amounts. Dose alone does not prove a bigger clinical effect, but Roman puts more of its formula behind these core botanicals.
Roman does not just target testosterone. It combines Tongkat Ali with 300 mg Ashwagandha, giving it two ingredients with human research relevant to stress and cortisol. Gentec contains Tongkat Ali, but does not include Ashwagandha in the supplied X9 formula.
Gentec markets X9 around freeing testosterone, breaking lifting plateaus, improving strength and recovery, supporting dense muscle, and controlling high cortisol associated with stubborn midsection fat. When we judge the products by what is actually inside, Roman comes out ahead across those same pillars: a larger daily amount of Tongkat Ali extract, more fenugreek with disclosed 53% saponin standardisation, Ashwagandha for stress and cortisol support, taurine for performance and recovery support, plus boron, vitamin D3 and vitamins K1/K2.
This is an ingredient-level comparison, not proof that Roman produces more muscle or fat loss in a head-to-head trial.
Gentec keeps the protocol simple at two capsules per day and includes 5 mg BioPerine® as a bioavailability enhancer. That is a legitimate formulation feature, although BioPerine is not itself a testosterone-raising ingredient.
HOW WE COMPARE THEM
We look at the actual daily extract amount, the standardisation where disclosed, and whether comparable human studies support the outcome being advertised.
A 200:1 label is not automatically twice as effective as 100:1. Extraction ratio describes processing, not the size of a testosterone effect.
Where active markers are disclosed, they help make formulas more comparable. Roman's ashwagandha and fenugreek disclose standardisation; Gentec discloses Tribulus saponins.
The final question is whether comparable human studies show a meaningful effect on testosterone, cortisol, strength or other outcomes.
WHAT THE HUMAN RESEARCH SAYS
Roman and Gentec share several ingredients, but Roman uses a broader formula and different doses and forms. Human research on the actual ingredient and extract still matters more than simply having the ingredient on the label.
A systematic review and meta-analysis found a positive signal for total testosterone with Eurycoma longifolia. Roman uses more extract mass per day, but 100:1 and 200:1 extracts cannot be assumed clinically equivalent and a bigger mg number does not prove a proportionally bigger effect.
Ashwagandha is absent from X9. Human trials summarized by the NIH report lower perceived stress and serum cortisol versus placebo in several studies. Exact dose and extract standardisation still matter.
A 2026 systematic review found a small favourable association with total testosterone but very low certainty and no stable free-testosterone benefit. Roman uses a 53% saponin-standardised extract; Gentec lists a 4:1 extract without a saponin percentage on the supplied box.
Tribulus is a familiar bodybuilding ingredient, but recent systematic-review evidence does not show a reliable testosterone increase. Some studies suggest possible sexual-function benefits, which is a different outcome.
Zinc is important for normal male reproductive function. A systematic review found zinc status is related to testosterone, with supplementation most relevant when baseline zinc status is low. More zinc does not mean endlessly higher testosterone.
Roman combines Ashwagandha with Tongkat Ali. Ashwagandha has repeated human research around stress and cortisol, while a Tongkat Ali trial in moderately stressed adults also reported improvements in stress-hormone balance. Gentec contains Tongkat Ali, but not Ashwagandha in the supplied formula.
Gentec markets Avena Sativa around SHBG and free testosterone. The current sales page cites an older source, but robust modern human evidence for oat-straw extract materially lowering SHBG in men is not established in the evidence base used here.
Piperine can alter absorption and drug metabolism and is used as a bioavailability enhancer. That is a legitimate formulation role, but it is not itself evidence of a testosterone increase and it can create medication-interaction considerations.
WHERE EACH FORMULA IS STRONGEST
Roman combines a stronger testosterone-focused botanical core with Ashwagandha for stress and cortisol support, taurine for recovery support, and additional nutrients including boron, vitamin D3 and vitamins K1/K2. Gentec does add BioPerine and uses a simple two-capsule daily protocol.
Roman combines 400 mg Tongkat Ali, 300 mg Ashwagandha and 500 mg standardised fenugreek as the botanical centre of the formula, versus Gentec’s smaller daily Tongkat and fenugreek extract amounts.
Roman combines Tongkat Ali with 300 mg Ashwagandha. That gives it a dedicated stress-and-cortisol ingredient Gentec does not include in X9.
Roman adds boron, vitamin D3 and vitamins K1/K2 alongside zinc, extending the formula beyond the shared botanical ingredients.
Taurine adds a separate performance and recovery component not present in the supplied X9 formula, while Ashwagandha also has human research relevant to strength and recovery outcomes.
Gentec uses a straightforward two-capsule daily serving, which keeps the routine simple.
Gentec includes 5 mg BioPerine as a dedicated bioavailability enhancer, a sensible formulation feature even though it is not itself a testosterone ingredient.
Roman
Gentec X9 markets itself around the outcomes serious lifters care about: free testosterone, strength, recovery, dense muscle and controlling high cortisol. It also contains several useful ingredients and keeps the daily protocol simple.
But when we compare what is actually inside the two formulas, Roman wins across those same pillars. Roman provides 400 mg Tongkat Ali extract versus Gentec’s current 100 mg daily extract amount, 500 mg standardised fenugreek versus 300 mg, and adds 300 mg Ashwagandha that Gentec does not have.
That Ashwagandha matters because Roman is not weaker on the cortisol story. It strengthens it. Roman combines Ashwagandha with Tongkat Ali for stress and cortisol support, then adds taurine for performance and recovery support plus boron, vitamin D3 and vitamins K1/K2.
So even against the outcomes Gentec itself puts forward — testosterone support, strength, recovery, muscle-focused performance and cortisol support — Roman has the more complete, evidence-led formula. Roman is the clear winner.
Important: this is an ingredient-and-evidence comparison. No head-to-head clinical trial has tested Roman against Gentec X9, so the conclusion is about the disclosed formulas and research behind their ingredients, not a claim that Roman has clinically proven greater muscle gain or fat loss.
This comparison uses Roman's confirmed production formula, the supplied Gentec label, Gentec's current official sales page and published human research. No head-to-head clinical trial has compared the two finished products.
