AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 84 86
Cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Top speed 5.5 GHz 5.6 GHz
Rated power 65 W 120 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X better than the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X scores 86 and the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 84.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.