AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
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 86 84
Cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5.5 GHz
Rated power 120 W 65 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X better than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X for gaming?
Yes — 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 9 9900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X.