AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPU Benchmark Results

AMD is gearing up to launch its next-generation Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, which are based on the Zen 5 architecture. Third-party OEMs and system integrators have started testing some systems, and today we have the Geekbench 6 scores for the Ryzen 9 9900X CPU. This 12-core, 24-thread processor has shown impressive performance improvements.

The Ryzen 9 9900X boasts a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz, with a TDP of only 120 W - a significant decrease from the previous generation's 170 W. In Geekbench 6 tests, the Ryzen 9 9900X achieved a single-core score of 3,401 and a multicore score of 19,756.

These results place the Ryzen 9 9900X ahead of Intel's current flagship Core i9-14900KS in single-core performance, as the i9-14900KS scored 3,189 points. However, in multicore tasks, the i9-14900K scored 21,890 points, still higher than AMD's upcoming 12-core SKU.

The benchmark for AMD's CPU was conducted on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard with 32 GB of DDR5 memory. Early benchmarks suggest that AMD will deliver a product that offers high performance while improving energy efficiency.

While the top tier models will maintain a 170 W TDP, some high-end and middle-end SKUs like the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X will see a TDP reduction to 65 W, down from 105 W in their previous versions.