AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 11,1% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X wins 2, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 30 (32 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +10,0 % 337,0fps 374,6fps Multi-thread +18,2 % 128,4points 157,1points Single-thread +4,5 % 149,6points 156,8points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +11,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points 21.219 points +15,7 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points 6.332 points +2,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points 57.239 points +14,4 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps 428,1 fps +14,4 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps 323,0 fps +10,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points 23.660 points +0,2 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps 413,6 fps +8,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps 333,5 fps +11,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps 385,1 fps +16,2 %

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps 437,8 fps +5,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +22,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS 230.436 MIPS +29,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s 33,0 s +33,3 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s 611,0 s +13,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s 53.488 KB/s +13,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points 6.405 points +26,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points 16.156 points +27,9 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points 13.323 points +28,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points 16.174 points +3,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points 16.513 points +19,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points 16.910 points +33,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points 9.451 points +3,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points 5.038 points +3,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points 2.596 points +3,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points 25.210 points +17,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s 13.052 px/s +24,2 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points 41.428 points +27,9 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points 21.953 points +7,5 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +4,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points 1.309 points +3,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points 2.564 points +2,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s 830,0 px/s +16,6 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points 2.277 points +2,5 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points 3.463 points +1,9 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Granite Ridge AM5
Series	Ryzen 9000	Ryzen 9000
Release	August 15, 2024	August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Cores / threads	12	16
Threads	24	32
Base clock	4.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP / base power	120 W	170 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	95 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
System power idle	122.2 W	153.9 W
System power load	292.1 W	329.9 W
CPU package idle	27.5 W	60 W
CPU package load	162 W	196 W
Temperature idle	44 °C	58 °C
Temperature load	90 °C	77 °C
Highest measured clock	5305 MHz	5437 MHz

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

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