AMD Ryzen™ 9 9900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor.

Name

AMD Ryzen™ 9 9900X

Family

Ryzen

Series

Ryzen 9000 Series

Form Factor

Desktops , Boxed Processor

Market Segment

Enthusiast Desktop

AMD PRO Technologies

No

Regional Availability

Global

Former Codename

Granite Ridge AM5

Processor Architecture

Zen 5

# of CPU Cores

12

Multithreading (SMT)

Yes

# of Threads

24

Max. Boost Clock 

Up to 5.6 GHz

Base Clock 

4.4 GHz

L1 Cache

960 KB

L2 Cache

12 MB

L3 Cache

64 MB

Default TDP

120W

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 4nm FinFET

Processor Technology for I/O Die

TSMC 6nm FinFET

Package Die Count

3

Unlocked for Overclocking 

Yes

AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology

Yes

Precision Boost Overdrive

Yes

Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets

Yes

AMD Ryzen™ Master Support

Yes

CPU Socket

AM5

Supporting Chipsets

A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870 , B840 , B850

CPU Boost Technology

Precision Boost 2

Instruction Set

x86-64

Supported Extensions

AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64

Thermal Solution (PIB)

Not Included

Recommended Cooler

Liquid cooler recommended for optimal performance

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95°C

Launch Date

08/15/2024

*OS Support

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