AMD's new generation of Ryzen 9000 series processors will be released progressively over the next two weeks. Prior to this, the R9 9900X has made its debut on PassMark, marking the first Zen 5 processor to do so.

This processor, identified as "100-00000662," features a 12-core, 24-thread configuration, with a base clock speed of 4.4 GHz and a boost clock speed of 5.6 GHz. It boasts a 76MB cache and a thermal design power (TDP) of only 120W, significantly lower than the 170W TDP of the R9 7900X and even more so compared to Intel's Core i9-14900K, which has a TDP of 253W.

In terms of performance, the R9 9900X achieved a single-core score of 4652 points and a multi-core score of 53863 points on PassMark. For comparison, the 20-core Intel Core i7-14700K obtained an approximate multi-core score of 53400 points, and the Intel Core i9-14900K, with its 6.0 GHz clock speed, achieved single-core scores in the range of 4700 to 4750 points.

Compared to the Ryzen 9 7900X, the R9 9900X's single-core performance has improved by 9%, while its multi-core performance has seen a 4% improvement. Priced at approximately $449 USD , it is also more affordable than the R9 7900X, which costs $549 USD.