AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 12 Cores and 24 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.6 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 120 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 123.79

Overall Rank:
117th fastest in multithreading out of 4851 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 4851 CPUs
26th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $439.00 USD (2024-09-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

54345

Single Thread Rating

4666

Samples: 41*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Integer Math	180,959 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	118,327 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	421 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	71,835 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	33,624 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	675,122 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,474 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	53,843 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,666 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$439.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$449.99 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		54,345
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,864
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,529
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,166

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.72
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		123.79
Intel Core i9-13900K		123.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		4,666
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,905
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,805
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2205737 - Sep 28 2024		55768
BL2205202 - Sep 27 2024		55329
BL2202188 - Sep 23 2024		56094
BL5074012 - Sep 23 2024		59226
BL5074001 - Sep 23 2024		58880

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
As of 28th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		54,345
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		48,853 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		53,313 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		53,198 (-2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		62,737 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		59,100 (+8.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		58,456 (+7.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		50,351 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		46,458 (-14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		45,990 (-15.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		45,629 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		43,952 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		43,532 (-19.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,408
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,150
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,037
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,479
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,391
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,968
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,522

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