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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: 143.23

Overall Rank:
130th fastest in multithreading out of 4987 CPUs
17th fastest in single threading out of 4987 CPUs
29th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $383.00 USD (2025-02-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
54856
Single Thread Rating
4681

Samples: 967*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Integer Math181,746 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math120,296 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers433 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting72,584 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption33,568 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression687,072 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,412 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions55,427 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,681 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$383.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.com$469.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,823
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,856
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,387
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,564
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,213
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,617
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,150
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 211.59
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 191.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.33
Intel Core i9-12900K
 145.73
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 143.23
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.65
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.10
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 4,681
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2414851 - Feb 14 2025
49280
BL2414454 - Feb 14 2025
58153
BL2414348 - Feb 14 2025
54493
BL2414208 - Feb 14 2025 [Excluded]
32029
BL2414138 - Feb 14 2025
53266
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
As of 15th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,856
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 51,541 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 48,635 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 59,492 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 59,129 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 53,452 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 52,943 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 43,639 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 42,286 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,059 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 46,192 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 66,517 (+21.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,865 (+7.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,866
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,609
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,603
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,844
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,525
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,348
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,085
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,017
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 8,224