AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Overall performance index

83,7

Rank 9 of 27 CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 12,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,2 % 374,6fps 337,0fps Multi-thread +22,3 % 157,1points 128,4points Single-thread +4,8 % 156,8points 149,6points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 21.219 points 18.341 points +15,7 %

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +22,3 %

Individual results (17 tests)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +4,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

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

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

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

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

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 points 3.398 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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Cores / threads	16	12
Threads	32	24
Base clock	4.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.6 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB

Power and manufacturing

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

Platform and connectivity

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

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	W11 clean DDR5-6400 Ares, Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037 · Bei Last Springt Verbrauch kaum

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