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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2025-05-13

This high-end desktop CPU is very fast in multi-threading and is suitable for demanding applications as well as gaming. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is a 16 core processor. It can handle 32 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2024. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is based on the 7. generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series and requires a mainboard with the socket AM5 (LGA 1718).

At a glance
Name:	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Family:	AMD Ryzen 9 (47)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 9000 (9)
Architecture:	Granite Ridge (Zen 5)
Technology:	4 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 16 CPU cores of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X clock with 4.30 GHz (5.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	16 / 32
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	16x Zen 5

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	AMD Precision Boost AMD PBO AMD EXPO
Frequency:	4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores):	5.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael), the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has an build in graphic solution. It has 2 SM processors, which have a total of 128 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	2.20 GHz
Compute units:	2
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2022

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	5 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X supports up to 256 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s.

DDR5-5600	89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	256 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	5.0 x 24
PCIe Bandwidth:	94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has a TDP of 170 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	170 W
TDP (PL2):	230 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has a 80.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	4 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	AM5 (LGA 1718)
L2-Cache:	16.00 MB
L3-Cache:	64.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date:	Q3/2024
Release price:	649 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
16C 32T @ 4.30 GHz (5.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	142
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 4.06 GHz	141
	Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU) 32C 32T @ 4.06 GHz	141
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	139
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	139
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	139
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	139

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	2504
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	2416
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2393
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2340
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24C 48T @ 4.50 GHz	2284
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	2271
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2177

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2317
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2288
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2288
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2262
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2262
	Intel Core i9-14900 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2242
	Intel Core i9-14900F 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2242

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz	49876
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz	44502
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	42986
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	42871
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	42871
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	42620
	Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU) 28C 28T @ 3.60 GHz	42000

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	3437
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	3410
	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8C 16T @ 5.50 GHz	3362
	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	3347
	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.50 GHz	3347
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	3342
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	3341

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX 24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz	23654
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	23051
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	23051
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	22430
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	22115
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	21234
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16C 32T @ 4.50 GHz	21079

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-13100E Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-13100T Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-13100TE Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	76060
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	70420
	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	68340
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	66972
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	66490
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 5.90 GHz	64470
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	64125

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	919
	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	908
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	908
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	900
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	893
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	893
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	881

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz	21066
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz	20747
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 3.20 GHz	17327
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 4.30 GHz	17108
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 3.90 GHz	16275

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 27,084 CB R23 MC @ 115 W	236
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 42,871 CB R23 MC @ 191 W	224
	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 23,127 CB R23 MC @ 104 W	222
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 42,871 CB R23 MC @ 195 W	220
	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 17,762 CB R23 MC @ 81 W	219
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 18,040 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	217
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 18,040 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	217

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
362 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
359 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
627 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
242 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
744 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
139 entries

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