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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 relatively new 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: 147.74

Overall Rank:
193rd fastest in multithreading out of 5479 CPUs
28th fastest in single threading out of 5479 CPUs
45th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $369.00 USD (2025-12-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
54517
Single Thread Rating
4674

Samples: 4069*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Integer Math180,998 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math120,014 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers435 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting71,721 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption33,374 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression681,683 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,353 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions55,034 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,674 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$369.00 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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,547
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,517
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,954
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 276.33
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 161.27
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 147.74
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.37
Intel Core i5-12400F
 112.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.11
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 4,674
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3111483 - Dec 06 2025
52491
BL3111469 - Dec 06 2025
51428
BL3111435 - Dec 06 2025
56910
BL3111062 - Dec 06 2025
51258
BL5108777 - Dec 06 2025
54203
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,517
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 51,329 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 48,168 (-11.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,784 (+7.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,698 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,547 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,342 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 52,215 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 52,210 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 44,096 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 41,440 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 40,945 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-13700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 45,729 (-16.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,798
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,454
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,445
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,482
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,416
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 8,162