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Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 9 9950X — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 9 9950X. All released in 2024. MSRP range: $359 · $649. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-07-23. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 9700XRyzen 9 9950X
cores 816
threads 1632
boost clock ghz 5.55.7
tdp w 65170
l3 cache mb 3264
socket AM5AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 9700XRyzen 9 9950X
Cinebench 2024 multi 1,255 pts—
Cinebench 2024 single 134 pts—
Cinebench R23 multi 19,884 points42,962 points
Cinebench R23 single 2,206 points2,284 points
Geekbench 6 multi 17,096 points20,550 points
Geekbench 6 single 3,430 points3,359 points
PassMark CPU Mark 37,070 pts65,750 points
PassMark Single Thread 4,649 pts4,729 pts
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy 105 rank3 rank
Y-cruncher 1B 22 seconds18 seconds
Y-cruncher 1B digits —18 seconds

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