AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is an incredible processor, easily able to power through creative applications like Adobe Premiere and Photoshop. However, its gaming performance is a bit less impressive for the price, making it hard to recommend to dedicated PC gamers.

-- As reviewed by IGN

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Last revision on November 11, 2024

Reviewers Liked

Integrated GPU
Very easy to cool
Full-speed AVX-512 support
No risk of E-Cores complicating software compatibility
ECC support (depending on motherboard)

Reviewers Didn't Like

Very high price
Only small gains vs previous generation
Eco mode is rubbish
Not much faster than the 7900X in games
You can get the 16c/32t Ryzen 9 7950X for just $20 more, or 7900X for $140 less

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Expert reviews and ratings

AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X offers increases in performance over the aging 7900X CPU while increasing power efficiency and lowering the launch price.

By TweakTown on September 05, 2024

AMD’s last minute price hike of Ryzen 9 9900X makes the 9950X slightly more appealing.

By KitGuru on August 15, 2024

The Ryzen 9 9900X looks like a great option for content creators and other professionals, thanks to its stellar multithreaded performance, but if gaming is the main focus, then don't bother. Actually, don't bother full stop, as the Ryzen 9 7900X is just much better value for money.

By PCGamer on August 14, 2024

By IGN on August 14, 2024

AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X matches Intel's Core i7-14700K on performance while remaining far cooler and drawing less power, making it a compelling option for your desktop.

By PCMag on August 14, 2024

The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X is positioned as an entry-point into the most powerful AM5 processors. 12 cores make it a solid choice for gaming, content creation, and working with big data.

By XDA Developers on August 14, 2024

AMD could be surfing the wave between Intel’s troubles and this promising generation, provided that the prices of the latter drop in the next few weeks. Thanks to AMD France for making this Ryzen 9 9900X available, and we hope to be able to bring you the performance of the Ryzen 9 9950X soon.

By Overclocking on August 15, 2024

Now that all the (expected) AMD Zen 5 processors are released, we have clarity regarding AMD's lineup. It seems likely that AMD will release a 9950X3D and 9900X3D later this year, which will offer improved gaming performance, likely beating the Zen 4 X3D models, but AMD won't sell those cheaply. It's also highly probable there will be a 9800XD that will be priced a bit lower than the 9900X, so it might be worth waiting for.

By TechPowerUp on August 14, 2024

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

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