AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 86 88
Cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5.7 GHz
Rated power 120 W 170 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X better than the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 88 and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 86.
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 9 9950X.