Monday, July 8th 2024
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Benchmarked in Geekbench 6, Beats Intel's Best in Single-Core Score
As AMD prepares to roll out its next-generation Ryzen 9000 series of CPUs based on Zen 5 architecture, we are starting to see some systems being tested by third-party OEMs and system integrators. Today, we have Geekbench 6 scores of the Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, and the 12-core, 24-thread processor that has demonstrated impressive performance gains. Boasting a base clock of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock of up to 5.6 GHz, the CPU features only 120 W TDP, a significant reduction from the previous 170 W of the previous generation. 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 it ahead of Intel's current flagship Core i9-14900KS, which scored 3,189 points in single-core performance. Regarding multicore tasks, the i9-14900K scored 21,890 points, still higher than AMD's upcoming 12-core SKU. The benchmark of AMD's CPU was conducted on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard with 32 GB of DDR5 memory. As anticipation builds for the official release, these early benchmarks suggest that AMD will deliver a compelling product that balances high performance with improved energy efficiency. The top tier models will still carry a 170 W TDP, while some high-end and middle-end SKUs get a TDP reduction like the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X dial down to 65 W, decreased from 105 W in their previous iterations.
Sources:
Geekbench v6, via Wccftech
These results place it ahead of Intel's current flagship Core i9-14900KS, which scored 3,189 points in single-core performance. Regarding multicore tasks, the i9-14900K scored 21,890 points, still higher than AMD's upcoming 12-core SKU. The benchmark of AMD's CPU was conducted on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Gene motherboard with 32 GB of DDR5 memory. As anticipation builds for the official release, these early benchmarks suggest that AMD will deliver a compelling product that balances high performance with improved energy efficiency. The top tier models will still carry a 170 W TDP, while some high-end and middle-end SKUs get a TDP reduction like the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X dial down to 65 W, decreased from 105 W in their previous iterations.
105 Comments on AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Benchmarked in Geekbench 6, Beats Intel's Best in Single-Core Score
Unless Intel’s Arrow Lake Core Ultra parts are magically imparted with extra GHz from your crystal ball, they’ve got a clock speed deficit from rpl to overcome as well as as the removal of HT/SMT when it comes to MT applications and scenarios.
Im not quite sure why people are overestimating AL performance when all they have to base their conclusion on are mobile parts that have significant trade offs without moving the needle much.
They should have some very strong ST performance, but the 14900k, 7950x, and 9950x are highly likely to maintain a healthy advantage in MT.
Since when can "Zen 5 is not looking like it will beat Intel's up and coming lineup" be interpreted as me stating a fact? Why is that any different to you saying "but the 14900k, 7950x, and 9950x are highly likely to maintain a healthy advantage in MT"?
What's the difference here, or did you also dust off your "crystal ball"?
The main difference with AL lacking HT, and 1st gen core ultra mobile parts showing a large drop in MT performance, there actually being, ya know, some evidence to back the statement up. Might wanna try it sometime.
But yeah, new architecture is faster than an old one, woohoo, very cool. Would’ve been more of a news if it was somehow slower.
12700k/13700k/14700k are super solid I'll never support E cores lol.
Heck probably most users would be happy with 2P cores and 4E, provided the E cores don't slow down memory access by lowering ringbus speed
This is my 12900k at stock. It's a 2021 cpu matching the 9900x. Average power draw for the run was 19 watts. What the hell are you talking about man?That entirely depends on what you mean by equivalent? Going by AMD's naming scheme (and MSRP) their 7700x is equivalent to the 13700k. And I can tell you with utmost confidence, set them both at equal power, the 13700k will smash the 7700x in both performance and efficiency. It won't even be close actually. So yeah, I'd argue intel chips are more efficient.
For me, productivity is way more important than gaming, but any improvements in ST are welcome. I will be choosing my next cpu based on overall best performance, weighted more towards productivity. And I have high hopes X3D variants will suck way less this time round, so I can have my cake and eat it too. Still, I'm not dismissing Arrow Lake at all and can't wait for the next gen benchmarks.