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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: 121.84

Overall Rank:
76th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
15th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $544.74 USD (2025-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66373
Single Thread Rating
4744

Samples: 1545*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math243,073 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,573 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers346 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting95,061 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,629 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression902,688 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,314 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions72,044 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,744 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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$544.74 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 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,373
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,794
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,332
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,053
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,512
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,873
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,201
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,624
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 212.38
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K
 138.30
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 121.84
Intel Core i9-13900K
 105.77
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.21
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 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,744
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
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
BL2481670 - Mar 14 2025
67400
BL2481503 - Mar 14 2025
70918
BL2481402 - Mar 14 2025
66138
BL2481375 - Mar 14 2025
65955
BL2481339 - Mar 14 2025
64376
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,373
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,608 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,478 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,188 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,258 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,918 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,218 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,794 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,990 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,703 (-17.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,755 (+2.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 40,089 (-39.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,798 (-17.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,502
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,524
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,831
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,723
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,518
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,476
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,467
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,257
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,878