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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: 125.38

Overall Rank:
75th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
15th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $528.99 USD (2025-03-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66322
Single Thread Rating
4742

Samples: 1757*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math242,913 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,495 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers346 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting95,021 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,594 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression901,663 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,305 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,973 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,742 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th 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$528.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.com$599.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,322
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,754
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 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 125.38
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 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,742
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 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2515269 - Mar 28 2025
64117
BL2514948 - Mar 28 2025
66664
BL2514419 - Mar 28 2025 [Excluded]
53415
BL2514418 - Mar 28 2025
65063
BL2514219 - Mar 28 2025
66775
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,322
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 68,024 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,160 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,872 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,169 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,754 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,974 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,777 (-17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,271 (-15.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,067 (-24.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,714 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,274 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 52,781 (-20.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 29th 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 9950X
 6,867