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Ryzen 9 9950X Benchmarks

Every benchmark we ran on the Ryzen 9 9950X: gaming fps at 720p, single- and multi-thread applications, power draw, temperatures and specs compared with other CPUs.

Cores / threads16 / 32
Max boost clock5.7 GHz
TDP / base power170 W
SocketAM5
ArchitectureZen 5
ReleaseAugust 15, 2024

Fastest CPU

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

Index (100 = fastest CPU tested)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) Rank 5/27 374,6fps 85 % of the leader Multi-thread Rank 1/27 157,1points 100 % of the leader Single-thread Rank 2/27 156,8points 98 % of the leader

Benchmarks

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Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Rank 5/27

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points #6/27 94 %

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

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points #18/27 51 %

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

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points #4/27 88 %

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

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps #4/27 88 %

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

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps #6/27 79 %

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

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points #8/27 99 %

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

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps #6/27 92 %

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

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps #10/27 79 %

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

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps #12/22 65 %

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

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps #5/24 88 %

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 1/27

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS #1/27 100 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s #1/27 100 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s #3/27 100 %

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

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s #4/27 95 %

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

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points #2/27 100 %

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

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points #3/27 97 %

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

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points #4/27 93 %

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

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points #11/27 67 %

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

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points #6/27 87 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points #1/27 100 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points #3/27 97 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points #3/27 96 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points #3/27 95 %

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

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points #5/27 93 %

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

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s #3/27 85 %

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

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points #3/8 97 %

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

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points #1/5 100 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Rank 2/27

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points #3/27 94 %

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

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points #1/27 100 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s #6/27 88 %

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

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points #5/8 94 %

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

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 points #1/5 100 %

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: 16
Threads: 32
Base clock: 4.3 GHz
Max boost clock: 5.7 GHz
L2 cache: 16 MB
L3 cache: 64 MB

Power and manufacturing

TDP / base power: 170 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: 153.9 W
System power load: 329.9 W
CPU package idle: 60 W
CPU package load: 196 W
Temperature idle: 58 °C
Temperature load: 77 °C
Highest measured clock: 5437 MHz

Test system

Motherboard: BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
Memory: Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler: DeepCool LS720
BIOS: ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )
Operating system: Windows 11 23H2
Settings: DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037

Manufacturer specs from www.amd.com

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