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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 170 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 127.04

Overall Rank:
86th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
15th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
18th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $520.29 USD (2025-06-03)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66097
Single Thread Rating
4739

Samples: 2755*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math242,162 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,151 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers345 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,540 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,403 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression897,786 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,281 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,724 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,739 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$520.29 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,097
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,150
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,168
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
 130.37
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 127.04
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.24
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 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,739
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2695129 - Jun 14 2025
66025
BL2695095 - Jun 14 2025
68695
BL2694607 - Jun 13 2025
72615
BL2694527 - Jun 13 2025
67732
BL2694523 - Jun 13 2025
72834
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,097
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,512 (-5.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,815 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,895 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,701 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 60,719 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,665 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,819 (-12.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,457 (-14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,710 (-17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 70,325 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 40,004 (-39.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,429 (-5.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,584
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,509
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,842