AMD · Zen 5
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X: specs, benchmarks and comparison
- 12 cores / 24 threads
- up to 5.6 GHz
- AM5
- Render rank
- 8 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 70% of the leader
- Launch price
- $499
- MSRP, US
- Release
- August 15, 2024
- TDP
- 120 W
- thermal design power
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
505 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 8 of 89 tested70% of the leader
505
0200400600800
Nearest models in this benchmark
Median of 368 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (11)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 545 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 511 samples/min | 10 of 49 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 520 samples/min | 10 of 39 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 537 samples/min | 9 of 22 |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 452 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 480 samples/min | 8 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 447 samples/min | 12 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 451 samples/min | 11 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.1.0 | 474 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 475 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 3.6.0 | 331 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Threads
- 24
- Base clock
- 4.4 GHz
- Max clock (Boost/Turbo)
- 5.6 GHz
- Unlocked multiplier
- yes
Cache
- L1 cache
- 960 KB
- L2 cache
- 12 MB
- L3 cache
- 64 MB
Platform
- Socket
- AM5
- Process node
- TSMC 4 nm FinFET
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory channels
- 2
- Official memory speed
- 5,600 MT/s
- Max memory capacity
- 256 GB
- PCI Express
- PCIe 5.0
- Integrated graphics
- AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)
Power
- TDP (AMD method)
- 120 W
Checked against the manufacturer’s official page on 2026-11-07. Fields missing from the page are left empty (unknown).
Specifications: AMD, checked November 7, 2026. Launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other AM5 CPUs
Same socket, so you can compare without changing the platform. Check support on a specific board in the board maker’s list.