The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is a desktop processor for gaming and content creation. It has 12 cores and 24 threads for multi-threaded workloads such as rendering. The base frequency is 4.4 GHz, and it can boost up to 5.5 GHz.
It has 140MB of total cache, including second-generation AMD 3D V-Cache technology. It is built on the AM5 platform and supports DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0. The TDP is 120W.
AMD states an 8% average performance improvement over the previous flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D and a 20% improvement over the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K. A compatible motherboard and a good cooling solution are needed to manage the heat the processor generates.
- Cores
- 12
- Threads
- 24
- Base clock
- 4.4 GHz
- Max boost clock
- Up to 5.5 GHz
- Cache
- 140MB total, with second-generation AMD 3D V-Cache
- TDP
- 120W
- Platform
- AM5
- Memory
- DDR5
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- Requirements
- Compatible motherboard and a good cooling solution