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Ryzen 9 9900X Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Ryzen 9 9900X: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads12 / 24
Max boost clock5.6 GHz
TDP / base power120 W
SocketAM5
ArchitectureZen 5
ReleaseAugust 15, 2024

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 13/27 337,0fps 77 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 8/27 128,4points 82 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 5/27 149,6points 94 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 13/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.341 points #14/27 81 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 22.620 points

VR Mark Blue Room 6.204 points #27/27 50 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 12.410 points

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.031 points #15/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 64.725 points

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 374,2 fps #14/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 484,1 fps

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 293,0 fps #11/27 72 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 409,0 fps

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.617 points #13/27 99 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i5-14600K (0x125 Patch) with 23.904 points

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 381,9 fps #13/27 85 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 447,7 fps

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,7 fps #15/27 71 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 419,7 fps

Fortnite720p, Low 331,4 fps #19/22 56 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 589,9 fps

Counter-Strike 2 459,5 fps #4/24 93 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D with 494,8 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 8/27

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 178.176 MIPS #8/27 77 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 230.436 MIPS

Corona 1.3lower is better 44,0 s #8/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 33,0 s

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 695,0 s #5/27 88 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 610,0 s

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 47.354 KB/s #9/27 84 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 56.061 KB/s

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 5.061 points #8/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 6.437 points

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 12.630 points #8/27 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 16.675 points

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 10.368 points #8/27 72 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 14.332 points

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.710 points #13/27 65 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core i9-14900K with 24.267 points

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 13.830 points #8/27 73 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 19.042 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 12.659 points #4/27 75 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16.910 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.135 points #4/27 94 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 9.770 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.854 points #7/27 92 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 5.274 points

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.498 points #5/27 91 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.733 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 21.444 points #8/27 79 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 27.139 points

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 10.508 px/s #8/27 69 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 15.289 px/s

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points #4/8 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 42.618 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points #2/5 93 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 21.953 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 5/27

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.267 points #6/27 91 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 1.397 points

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.510 points #3/27 98 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 2.564 points

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 712,0 px/s #16/27 76 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) with 938,0 px/s

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points #3/8 97 %

Fastest CPU in this test: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with 2.417 points

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 points #2/5 98 %

Fastest CPU in this test: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 3.463 points

Price / performance

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

Specifications

Key details

Architecture: Zen 5
Codename: Granite Ridge AM5
Series: Ryzen 9000
Release: August 15, 2024
Unlocked multiplier: Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

Cores / threads: 12
Threads: 24
Base clock: 4.4 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.6 GHz
L2 cache: 12 MB
L3 cache: 64 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 120 W
Process: TSMC 4nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax): 95 °C

Platform and connectivity

Socket: AM5
Memory: DDR5, up to 5600 MT/s
Memory channels: 2
PCI Express: PCIe 5.0
Integrated graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

System power idle: 122.2 W
System power load: 292.1 W
CPU package idle: 27.5 W
CPU package load: 162 W
Temperature idle: 44 °C
Temperature load: 90 °C
Highest measured clock: 5305 MHz

Test system

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

Manufacturer specs from www.amd.com

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