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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 a newly released 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: 120.81

Overall Rank:
77th fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
10th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
15th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $548.88 USD (2025-04-09)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66310
Single Thread Rating
4743

Samples: 1943*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math242,905 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math159,540 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers345 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting95,025 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,574 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression901,482 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,299 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,975 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,743 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$548.88 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,310
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,727
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,714
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.37
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.06
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 120.81
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,743
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2545746 - Apr 10 2025
63580
BL2545704 - Apr 10 2025
66542
BL2545683 - Apr 10 2025
61084
BL2545667 - Apr 10 2025
67745
BL2545345 - Apr 10 2025
68003
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,310
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 68,022 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,117 (-10.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,879 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,137 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,727 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,796 (-17.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 56,540 (-14.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 52,871 (-20.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,776 (-11.4%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,208 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 52,752 (-20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 38,655 (-41.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,183
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,613
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,821
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,448
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,861