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AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

Processor Released Mar 12, 2025

CPU cores: 12
CPU threads: 24
Maximum boost clock: 5.5 GHz
Thermal design power: 120 W

No matched benchmark results are available for this entry yet.

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 12
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*
CPU threads: 24
Base clock: 4.4 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Reported integrated GPU frequency: 2,200 MHz^*
L1 cache: 960 KB^*
Maximum boost clock: 5.5 GHz
L3 cache: 128 MB
L2 cache: 12 MB
Architecture: Zen 5^*
Socket / package: AM5
Manufacturing process: TSMC 4nm FinFET
Process node: 4 nm

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
128 MB

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Rated memory bandwidth: 89.60 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR5^*

CPU memory support

DDR5
Technology
DDR5

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 120 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 29 fields

Name

AMD Ryzen™ 9 9900X3D^*

L3 Cache

128^* MB

Default TDP

120^* W

L1 Cache

960^* KB

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 4nm FinFET^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

CPU Socket

AM5^*

Thermal Solution (PIB)

Not Included^*

Recommended Cooler

Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance^*

Family

Ryzen^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95^* °C

Launch Date

03/12/2025^*

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 5.0^*

System Memory Type

DDR5^*

Memory Channels

2^*

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*

Graphics Core Count

2^*

Graphics Frequency

2,200^* MHz

Series

Ryzen 9000 Series^*

Product ID Boxed

100-100001368WOF^*

Product ID Tray

100-000001368^*

Supported Technologies

AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies^*

Form Factor

Desktops, Boxed Processor^*

# of CPU Cores

12^*

# of Threads

24^*

Max. Boost Clock

5.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Qualification: Up to^*
Original declaration: Up to 5.5 GHz^*

Base Clock

4.4^* GHz

L2 Cache

12^* MB

Specifications 2 · 40 fields

name: Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
Release Date: Jan 6th, 2025^*
Part#: 100-000001386^*
Frequency: 4.4^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 5.5 GHz^*
I/O Process Size: 6^* nm
I/O Die Size: 122^* mm²
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 44.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: Yes^*
I/O Transistors: 3,400 million^*
PPT: 230^* W
Codename: Granite Ridge^*
Retail Release: Mar 12th, 2025^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM5^*
Generation: Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))^*
Memory Support: DDR5^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 12^*
# of Threads: 24^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: Radeon Graphics^*
Cache L1: 80 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 1 MB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2^*
Foundry: TSMC^*
Rated Speed: 5,600^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 89.6^* GB/s
tJMax: 95°C^*
Launch Price: $599^*
PCI-Express: Gen 5, 24 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 4^* nm
Cache L3: 128 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620^*
Transistors: 16,630 million^*
Die Size: 2x 70.6 mm²^*
Package: FC-LGA1718^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

microarchitecture

Zen 5^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

5.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

4.4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

12^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 539.98^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Radeon^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

120^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 4 · 11 fields

boost ghz

5.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

cores

12^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

last verified

2026-07-29^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

model

Ryzen 9 9900X3D^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

performance tier

flagship

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

ram type

DDR5^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

socket

AM5^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

supported chipsets

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

tdp w

120^* W

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

threads

24^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

vendor

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

native_source_declaration: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-9000-series-ryzen-9-9900x3d-granite-ridge-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113886^*
last_verified_claim: 2026-07-29^*
source_kind: cpu^*

* Provisional data