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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Ryzen 9 9900X

92 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
VS
85 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16-cores against the 4.4 GHz Ryzen 9 9900X with 12-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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
53.8
(Average)
Value Index
71.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9900X and 9950X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 9950X
vs
Ryzen 9 9900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 9 9950X +28%
2320
Ryzen 9 9900X
1810
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 724 763
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7630 7580
Cinebench Scores (10th 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 9950X +11%
21758
Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
File compression 1710 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 226 Klines/sec 191.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 391.9 pages/sec 361.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 586.8 Mpixels/sec 534 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 351.6 pages/sec 350.5 pages/sec
Background blur 84.3 images/sec 82.7 images/sec
Photo processing 144.4 images/sec 118.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 55.7 Mpixels/sec 45.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 9950X +21%
65714
Ryzen 9 9900X
54325
Integer math 241.5 GOps/sec 180.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 158.5 GOps/sec 119.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 343M Primes/sec 432M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 93.7M Strings/sec 71.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 44.2 GBytes/sec 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 891.3 MBytes/sec 678.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3254 Frames/sec 3330 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 71.2B Matrices/sec 54.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6583 & 6489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 9950X +32%
598.37
Ryzen 9 9900X
454.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 13.6 PPW 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 128 PPW 162.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 386.6 PPW 452.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.52 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 9950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (greenmonalisa)Cinebench 2024136 / 2307
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Malanore)Cinebench 2026724 / 7630
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 -> TukiGeekbench 6 CPU3607 / 23374
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (jimmygeneris)Cinebench 2024136 / 2114
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Capt Jack Swallows)Cinebench 2024136 / 2162
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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 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X

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)
Model number 9950X -
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 14900K - Intel Core i9 14900K
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (3rd and 6th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 12
P-Threads 32 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.7 GHz 5.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 32 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 64MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 170 W 120 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 230 W 162 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (6th and 15th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock - 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units - 128
TMUs - 8
ROPs - 4
Execution Units - 2
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 9 9950X
n/a
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 9950X official page AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

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