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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 16 Cores and 32 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 4.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.7 GHz

Cores: 16 Threads: 32

Typical TDP: 170 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 64 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 111.68

Overall Rank:
66th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
11th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
14th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $594.99 USD (2024-12-26)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66446
Single Thread Rating
4738

Samples: 708*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math243,101 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,067 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers348 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,657 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,710 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression903,479 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,385 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,909 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,738 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$594.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,446
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,913
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,102
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,236
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,738
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 195.20
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 177.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 143.36
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 111.68
Intel Core i9-13900K
 94.04
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,738
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2318015 - Jan 03 2025
60086
BL2317825 - Jan 03 2025
66198
BL2317710 - Jan 03 2025
67048
BL2317673 - Jan 03 2025
65703
BL2317586 - Jan 03 2025
65382
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,446
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,672 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,520 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,042 (-6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,408 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,424 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,913 (-11.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 68,072 (+2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,753 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,755 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,837 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,272 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,638 (-19.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,219
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,879
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,804
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,614
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,544
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,519
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,262
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,920
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,943