iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

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: 126.45

Overall Rank:
84th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
13th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
17th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $523.04 USD (2025-05-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66137
Single Thread Rating
4741

Samples: 2397*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math242,465 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,291 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers344 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,704 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,469 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression898,995 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,273 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,788 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,741 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th 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$523.04 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

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
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,137
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,698
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
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 126.45
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 9950X
 4,741
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 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2634583 - May 19 2025
69137
BL2634481 - May 18 2025
66410
BL2634259 - May 18 2025
56483
BL2634122 - May 18 2025
65180
BL2634040 - May 18 2025
66673
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 19th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,137
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,525 (-5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,436 (-5.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,862 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,995 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,791 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,042 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,876 (-12.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,718 (-17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 40,016 (-39.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 55,548 (-16.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 70,432 (+6.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,828 (-11.1%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X
 6,833