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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Ryzen 7 9700X

85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
VS
76 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12-cores against the 3.8 GHz Ryzen 7 9700X with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
71.1
(Good)
Value Index
83.3
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9700X and 9900X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • Has 32 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 9900X
vs
Ryzen 7 9700X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 9 9900X +38%
1810
Ryzen 7 9700X
1313
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 763 760
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7580 4822
Cinebench Scores (42nd and 90th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9900X +12%
19543
Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
File compression 1510 MB/sec 1650 MB/sec
Clang compilation 191.4 Klines/sec 140.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 361.8 pages/sec 323.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 534 Mpixels/sec 501 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.5 pages/sec 351.5 pages/sec
Background blur 82.7 images/sec 88.2 images/sec
Photo processing 118.4 images/sec 127.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 45.5 Mpixels/sec 30.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 4 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9900X +47%
54325
Ryzen 7 9700X
36956
Integer math 180.5 GOps/sec 119.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 119.7 GOps/sec 78.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 432M Primes/sec 190M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 71.4M Strings/sec 46.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.3 GBytes/sec 21.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 678.8 MBytes/sec 434.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 3330 Frames/sec 2214 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.8B Matrices/sec 35.1B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6489 & 9483 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9900X +51%
454.53
Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.1 PPW 20.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.9 PPW 269.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 452.7 PPW 568.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.79 PPW 4.63 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2026773 / 7971
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2024139 / 1841
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Alenaes)Cinebench 2026763 / 7580
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-01 (PLL)Cinebench 2024137 / 1853
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (freziontechno)Cinebench 2026759 / 7584
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (none)Cinebench 2026705 / 4273
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (NDHK)Cinebench 2026712 / 4879
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-28 (Curry)Cinebench 2024137 / 1147
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2026779 / 5648
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Worldbreaker76)Cinebench 2024136 / 1323
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 7 9700X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released June 3, 2024 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 14900K - Intel Core i7 14700K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (6th and 17th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 8
P-Threads 24 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 24 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 44x 38x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 120 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 162 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Die Size - 70.6 mmΒ²
Desktop CPU ranking (15th and 34th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 9 9900X
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 9700X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page AMD Ryzen 7 9700X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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