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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: 121.80

Overall Rank:
115th fastest in multithreading out of 5439 CPUs
19th fastest in single threading out of 5439 CPUs
25th fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $541.00 USD (2025-11-05)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
65892
Single Thread Rating
4732

Samples: 4208*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math241,759 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math158,884 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers345 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,015 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,272 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression894,457 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,263 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,441 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,732 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$541.00 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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,892
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,965
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,510
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,118
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,688
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 255.79
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F
 145.33
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K
 126.22
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 121.80
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.42
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.77
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 November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,732
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,893
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3030900 - Nov 06 2025
68972
BL3030872 - Nov 06 2025
67567
BL3030497 - Nov 05 2025
51539
BL5106289 - Nov 05 2025
67169
BL3030372 - Nov 05 2025
67209
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,892
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 60,494 (-8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,361 (-5.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,586 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,565 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,334 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 60,555 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,430 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,754 (-12.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,256 (-14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,586 (-17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 70,198 (+6.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,713 (-12.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,272
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,614
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,503
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,483
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,431
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,823