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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: 110.79

Overall Rank:
64th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
11th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
14th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $599.00 USD (2024-12-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
66362
Single Thread Rating
4733

Samples: 585*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Integer Math242,775 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math158,672 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers348 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting94,426 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption44,687 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression902,750 KBytes/Sec
Physics3,387 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions71,761 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,733 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$599.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.com$649.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,362
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.18
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 110.79
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 4,733
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2291453 - Dec 21 2024
67345
BL2291347 - Dec 21 2024
68716
BL2291208 - Dec 21 2024
69090
BL2291104 - Dec 21 2024
66340
BL2291087 - Dec 21 2024
71404
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 66,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,682 (-5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,507 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 62,291 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 50,411 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i9-13900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 58,920 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 54,888 (-17.3%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,990 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i9-14900KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 59,420 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,691 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 53,203 (-19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 51,639 (-22.2%)
Intel Core i9-13900KS vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 61,475 (-7.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
 6,943