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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 12 Cores and 24 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 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 9900X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.6 GHz

Cores: 12 Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 120 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 148.23

Overall Rank:
136th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
19th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
31st fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $369.55 USD (2025-03-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
54777
Single Thread Rating
4677

Samples: 1481*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Integer Math181,500 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math120,282 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers432 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting72,511 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption33,517 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression685,777 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,395 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions55,414 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,677 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$369.55 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.com$469.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,754
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,777
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.43
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 148.23
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 4,677
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2515208 - Mar 28 2025
54431
BL2514935 - Mar 28 2025
56714
BL2514742 - Mar 28 2025
48845
BL2514700 - Mar 28 2025
59426
BL2514652 - Mar 28 2025
58798
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,777
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 48,549 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 59,160 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,872 (+7.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,714 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 53,274 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 52,781 (-3.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 44,176 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 41,978 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 57,974 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 46,369 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 46,117 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 66,322 (+21.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,292
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 8,200