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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

The Ryzen 9 9900X is an upper mid-range desktop CPU of the Granite Ridge product family that features 12 Zen 5 cores (24 threads) running at 4.4 GHz to 5.6 GHz, PCIe 5 support and a basic iGPU. The Ryzen was launched in June 2024, with sales slated to start some time in August.

Architecture and Features

Just like Strix Point APUs, Granite Ridge processors make use of the new Zen 5 microarchitecture. However, there are no efficient cores here; all of 9900X's cores are full Zen 5 cores. Furthermore, Granite Ridge is a multi-die design with only the CPU cores produced using a fairly modern 4 nm TSMC process. Strix Point processors are a single-die design, from what we know.

According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC improvement over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.

Elsewhere, the 9900X has 64 MB of L3 cache and 24 direct PCIe 5 lanes (3.93 GB/s throughput per lane) with up to 12 additional PCIe 4 lanes available depending on the motherboard. It supports DDR5 RAM as fast as fast as 5,600 MT/s (up to 8,000 MT/s if overclocked).

The 9900X is unlocked for overclocking. Naturally, the AM5 socket CPU fully supports Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10 as well as many Linux distros.

Performance

If early July leaks are any indication, the CPU delivers multi-thread performance on par with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and the Intel Core i7-14700K. We'll update this section once we get our hands on a system powered by the 9900X.

Graphics

The Radeon 610M comes equipped with just 128 unified shaders running at up to 2,200 MHz. Its gaming performance is slated to be extremely low and only just sufficient for pre-2020 games in resolutions such as 1024x768.

Power consumption

The CPU cores are built with TSMC's N4P process for good, as of mid 2024, power efficiency. (Apple is the leader in this regard with the second-generation 3 nm process.)

The Ryzen 7's long-term TDP is 120 W. It'll probably consume at least 170 W when under heavy short-term loads. If overclocked, the power consumption figures will increase significantly.

SeriesAMD Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5)
CodenameGranite Ridge

Series: Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5) Granite Ridge

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X compare4.3 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X « 4.4 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X compare3.8 - 5.5 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X compare3.9 - 5.4 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock Rate4400 - 5600 MHz
Level 1 Cache768 KB
Level 2 Cache12 MB
Level 3 Cache64 MB
Number of Cores / Threads12 / 24
12 x 5.6 GHz AMD Zen 5
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)120 Watt
Manufacturing Technology4 nm & 6 nm
Max. Temperature95 °C
SocketAM5
FeaturesDDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5 + PCIe 4, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
GPU ( - 2200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date06/02/2024
Product Link (external)www.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
50.6 pt (84%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
2253 Points (96%)
74.4 -97%
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2116 -6%
2132 -5%
2159 -4%
2160 -4%
2184 -3%
2202 -2%
2211 -2%
Intel Core i9-14900
2212 -2%
2238 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
2253
2263 0%
2348 4%
0%
100%
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
5008 Points (32%)
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
38.7 fps (68%)
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.3 sec (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
44322 Points (79%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
2544 points (99%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
278 Watt (48%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
274 Watt (50%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
85.1 Watt (56%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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