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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 a newly released 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: 143.90

Overall Rank:
153rd fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
23rd fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
36th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $380.26 USD (2025-05-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
54718
Single Thread Rating
4675

Samples: 2021*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Integer Math181,155 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math120,150 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers434 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting72,251 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption33,461 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression684,711 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,395 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions55,366 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,675 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$380.26 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 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,698
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,718
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K
 152.47
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 143.90
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
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 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 4,675
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2634287 - May 18 2025
58044
BL2634066 - May 18 2025
55755
BL2633937 - May 18 2025
50471
BL2633934 - May 18 2025
50471
BL2633688 - May 18 2025
55993
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 54,718
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 51,457 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 48,491 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,995 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,791 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 53,115 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 52,636 (-3.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 44,056 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 41,955 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 41,818 (-23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 62,525 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 61,042 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 58,698 (+7.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,324
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 8,207