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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: 115.49

Overall Rank:
70th fastest in multithreading out of 4968 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 4968 CPUs
14th fastest in out of 1406 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $576.29 USD (2025-02-03)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66556
Single Thread Rating
4744

Samples: 1058*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math243,353 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,677 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers348 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting95,098 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,733 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression905,342 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,360 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions72,292 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,744 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$576.29 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 5th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,556
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,835
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,391
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,069
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,112
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,879
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,155
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 200.74
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 190.81
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.24
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.70
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 115.49
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.71
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 5th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,744
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
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
 2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2390561 - Feb 04 2025
67127
BL2390478 - Feb 04 2025
67876
BL2390173 - Feb 04 2025
66701
BL2390141 - Feb 04 2025
64322
BL2390047 - Feb 04 2025
68541
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 5th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,650 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,490 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,800 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,567 (-10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,415 (-24.3%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,835 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,070 (-12.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,871 (+2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 40,058 (-39.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,862 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,156 (-11.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,319 (-18.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,867
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,646
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,605
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,846
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,443
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,259
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,131
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,060
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,909
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,924