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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 relatively new 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: 123.69

Overall Rank:
120th fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
20th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
25th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $532.43 USD (2025-12-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
65855
Single Thread Rating
4729

Samples: 4667*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math241,663 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math158,804 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers345 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting93,931 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,239 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression893,957 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,261 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,414 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,729 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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$532.43 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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,855
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,554
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,349
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,952
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,547
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,142
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.41
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 123.69
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.30
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 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,729
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,677
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 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3133450 - Dec 14 2025
66800
BL3133310 - Dec 14 2025
68522
BL3133192 - Dec 14 2025
71753
BL3132966 - Dec 14 2025 [Excluded]
29677
BL3132866 - Dec 14 2025
67720
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 December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,855
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 60,520 (-8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,325 (-5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,276 (-5.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,461 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,554 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,358 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 52,202 (-20.7%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,216 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,349 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,735 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,318 (-14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,510 (-17.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,439
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,446
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,470
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,412
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,819