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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: 131.42

Overall Rank:
144th fastest in multithreading out of 6006 CPUs
26th fastest in single threading out of 6006 CPUs
28th fastest in out of 1588 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $499.99 USD (2026-09-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
65707
Single Thread Rating
4727

Samples: 6730*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math241,432 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math158,521 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers343 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting93,687 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,170 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression891,112 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,253 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,190 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,727 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of September 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of September 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$499.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,707
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,221
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,076
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 34,288
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,592
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,823
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,543
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,034
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,651
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,123
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 171.85
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 170.69
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 131.42
Intel Core i5-12400F
 126.68
Intel Core i9-14900K
 123.88
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 114.30
Intel Core i9-13900K
 92.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,727
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,595
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,496
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,673
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,557
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3717333 - Sep 15 2026
64306
BL5125734 - Sep 15 2026
69956
BL5125733 - Sep 15 2026
69647
BL5125732 - Sep 15 2026
69697
BL3717033 - Sep 15 2026
65862
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 September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 65,707
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,921 (-8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,297 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,130 (-5.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,053 (-14.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 67,233 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,221 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,069 (-11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,200 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 57,439 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,312 (-17.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 70,096 (+6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 39,927 (-39.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 15,400
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
 12,522
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,398
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,107
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D
 12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,686
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
 10,656
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,380
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,355
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,058
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,804