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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: 112.74

Overall Rank:
65th fastest in multithreading out of 4931 CPUs
9th fastest in single threading out of 4931 CPUs
14th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $589.99 USD (2025-01-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66513
Single Thread Rating
4743

Samples: 824*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math243,262 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,367 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers348 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,891 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,718 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression904,601 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,373 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions72,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,743 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$589.99 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 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,513
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,881
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,412
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,085
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,108
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,230
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,733
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,603
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 197.15
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.71
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
 145.82
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.76
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 112.74
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.75
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 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,743
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,154
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2344806 - Jan 15 2025
69247
BL2344692 - Jan 15 2025
67275
BL2344521 - Jan 15 2025
65649
BL2344248 - Jan 15 2025
65955
BL2344226 - Jan 15 2025
60243
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,513
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,666 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,505 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,980 (-6.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,410 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,881 (-11.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 68,038 (+2.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 40,060 (-39.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,815 (-17.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900F vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,615 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,716 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,164 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,579 (-19.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,873
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,745
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,586
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,859
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,616
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,541
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,261
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,202
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,906
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,934