AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
  • Cores: 12
  • L3 cache: 64MB (shared)
  • TDP: 120 W (max. boost up to 162 W)
  • Transistor size: 4 nm
Ryzen 9 9900X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM5 that has 12 cores and 24 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4400 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 5600 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 64 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Radeon Graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
91
Multi-Core Performance
77
Power Efficiency
68
Integrated Graphics
28
NanoReview Final Score
85
Compare AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
137
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1810
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 763
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 7580
Cinebench Scores - 42nd place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3340
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
19543
File compression 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 191.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 361.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 534 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.5 pages/sec
Background blur 82.7 images/sec
Photo processing 118.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 45.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4672
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
54325
Integer math 180.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 119.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 432M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 71.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 33.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 678.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 3330 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 6489 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
454.53

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 162.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 452.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 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
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
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (Captain-Fleek)Cinebench 2024145 / 1965
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-25 (want7000)Cinebench 2024145 / 2041
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-13 (want7000)Cinebench 2024143 / 2009

Specifications

Ryzen 9 9900X technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released June 3, 2024
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i9 14900K

CPU

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

Package

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

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128
TMUs 8
ROPs 4
Execution Units 2
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS
See also: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) – integrated graphics of AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9900X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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Joe December 14, 2025 at 07:02 AM
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) -> 162W iGPU -> Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000)
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Serhii December 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Thank you very much, Joe.
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