AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X has 12 cores with 24 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM5 (LGA 1718) socket and was released in Q3/2024.
| Name: | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
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| Family: | AMD Ryzen 9 (40) |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 9000 (4) |
| Architecture: | Granite Ridge (Zen 5) |
| Technology: | 4 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 7 |
| Predecessor: | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 4.40 GHz (5.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 12 / 24 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 12x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 4.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 5.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (12 Cores): | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X uses the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael), which has 128 texture shaders and 2 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| 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
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| 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 & PCIeThe processor can use up to 256 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| 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 ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 120 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 120 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 76.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 4 nm |
|---|---|
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| L2-Cache: | 12.00 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: | 549 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
12C 24T @ 4.40 GHz (5.60 GHz)
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Benchmark results
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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.
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