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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs Ryzen 9 9900X

87 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

We compared two 12-core desktop CPUs: the 4.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D against the 4.4 GHz Ryzen 9 9900X. 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
47.2
(Average)
Value Index
71.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9900X and 9900X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 7 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • 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 9900X3D
vs
Ryzen 9 9900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 763
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7580
Cinebench Scores (32nd and 42nd 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 9900X3D +9%
21380
Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
File compression 1820 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 195 Klines/sec 191.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 410.5 pages/sec 361.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 544.3 Mpixels/sec 534 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 343.9 pages/sec 350.5 pages/sec
Background blur 81.8 images/sec 82.7 images/sec
Photo processing 144.2 images/sec 118.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 45.3 Mpixels/sec 45.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9900X3D +3%
56131
Ryzen 9 9900X
54325
Integer math 179.6 GOps/sec 180.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 119.6 GOps/sec 119.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 547M Primes/sec 432M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 71.8M Strings/sec 71.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.3 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 684.8 MBytes/sec 678.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 5354 Frames/sec 3330 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 55.4B Matrices/sec 54.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1146 & 6489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9900X3D +3%
468.09
Ryzen 9 9900X
454.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 178.2 PPW 162.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 467.8 PPW 452.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.9 PPW 3.79 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 9900X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-24 (NB_desktop)Cinebench 2024136 / 1325
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (SprzatacZ)Cinebench 2024131 / 1757
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-20 (V3NT1N)Cinebench 2024137 / 1920
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-04 (petecitizen)Cinebench 2024132 / 1734
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 7, 2025 June 3, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 9900X3D -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (5th and 6th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 12
P-Threads 24 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 24 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 43x 44x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 128MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 120 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (10th and 15th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
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 9900X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 9900X
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) benchmarks

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 9900X3D official page AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 79

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Comments

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