Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Spec score
Spec score 82
$618
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 9 7950X against Ryzen 9 9900X
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Spec score
Spec score 81
$328
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 7950Xleft
87 vs 84 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
77 vs 80 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
76 vs 78 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 9 9900Xright
75 vs 77 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 7950Xleft
87 vs 81 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 7950Xleft
89 vs 81 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 9 7950Xleft
82 vs 79 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 7950Xleft
88 vs 82 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 9 7950X: 82
Ryzen 9 9900X: 81
1 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 9 7950X: 71
Ryzen 9 9900X: 74
3 ptsto the right
Multi-core
Ryzen 9 7950X: 93
Ryzen 9 9900X: 79
14 ptsto the left
Single-core
Ryzen 9 7950X: 85
Ryzen 9 9900X: 92
7 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 9 7950X: 16.4
Ryzen 9 9900X: 23.1
41%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 9 7950X: $501
Ryzen 9 9900X: $350
$151to the right
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 9 7950X: 16
Ryzen 9 9900X: 12
33%to the left
Threads
Ryzen 9 7950X: 32
Ryzen 9 9900X: 24
33%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 9 7950X: 5.7 GHz
Ryzen 9 9900X: 5.6 GHz
2%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 9 7950X: 230 W
Ryzen 9 9900X: 162 W
42%to the right
The verdict
- The Ryzen 9 9900X leads in games by 4%.
- The Ryzen 9 7950X has 18% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 9 9900X is 8% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 9 9900X typically costs $151 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 9 9900X is the better buy: 23.1 points per $100 against 16.4.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 9 7950X | Ryzen 9 9900X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 5 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 16 / 32 (better) | 12 / 24 |
| Base clock | 4.5 GHz (better) | 4.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.7 GHz (better) | 5.6 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 170 / 230 W | 120 / 162 W (better) |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $501 | $350 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.