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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D: price, specs & release date
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D, released 2025-Q1. Every price and spec below is linked to its source and dated — no guesses.
Source: cpubenchmark.net verified ✓ corroborated verify in ledger
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is listed at $599 on cpubenchmark.net as of 2026-06-27, #15 cheapest of 17 CPUs (median $359); other retailers may be lower. It earns a Bronze Deskmark — 58/100 pay-blind standing, #11 of 18 in class.
Verified Jun 27, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
- Best for Fastest 12-core chip in gaming; beats Intel's best (285K, 14900K) in gaming benchmarks; Strong productivity performance for a gaming chip; energy efficient under load.
- Skip if Priced in no-man's-land: cheaper 9800X3D and pricier 9950X3D make other 3D V-Cache chips the better alternative is a dealbreaker.
Price history
$599How we know these prices
The curve above is one dated record of this product's price on its own source page — our own tracking combined with Internet Archive snapshots reaching back before we began. Every archived point links to the snapshot that proves it, so you can verify each one yourself.
Verify each point — 2 archived snapshots
- 2025-05-04 — $689 · snapshot ↗
- 2025-08-24 — $596 · snapshot ↗
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D a good buy?
At $599, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is #15 cheapest of the 17 CPUs we track, where the median is $409. On the spec sheet, its l3 cache of 128 MB is the highest of the 18, its cores of 12 is below the median of the 18, and its threads of 24 is above the median of the 18. By release date, it is among the newer of the 18 we date.
Evidence of Record
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One independent lab measured this product across 2 physical metrics — gaming performance vs and power. These numbers rest on a single hands-on source so far.
Review consensus · sourced & dated
What reviewers say about the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
Only one whitelisted tester, Tom's Hardware, hands-on benchmarked this exact chip. Verdict: the fastest 12-core gaming CPU, beating Intel's best in gaming (28% over the Core Ultra 9 285K, 18% over the i9-14900K), but at $600 it is boxed in between the cheaper $480 Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the pricier $700 Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and it behaves like a six-core X3D chip while gaming. Hard to recommend without a price cut.
Based on 1 review · 1 lab-tested · 2025-04-09
Tested by Tom's Hardware
Consistently praised
- Fastest 12-core chip in gaming; beats Intel's best (285K, 14900K) in gaming benchmarks
- Strong productivity performance for a gaming chip; energy efficient under load
- Fully overclockable this generation, plus AVX-512 support
Commonly flagged
- Priced in no-man's-land: cheaper 9800X3D and pricier 9950X3D make other 3D V-Cache chips the better alternative
- Behaves like a six-core X3D CPU while gaming
- High idle power draw (37W vs 20W for Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K)
Where reviewers disagree Single-source consensus: only Tom's Hardware among whitelisted testers had a verifiable hands-on review, so no cross-source agreement or disagreement could be established. Notably, AMD did not sample the chip to press (Tom's Hardware bought it at retail), limiting independent testing. Two draft quotes were dropped as non-verbatim/absent from the source, and three draft measured values (20% vs 7900X3D, 27% 9950X3D productivity delta, sub-1% PBO gain) were dropped as unconfirmed in the fetched text.
The sources (1)
Gaming performance vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K: 9900X3D 28% faster · Gaming performance vs Intel Core i9-14900K: 9900X3D 18% faster · Active idle power draw: 37W (vs 20W for Intel Core Ultra 9 285K)
The $600 Ryzen 9 9900X3D is the fastest 12-core gaming chip on the market, but its high price point exposes it to competition from both higher- and lower-cost chips, making it hard to recommend unless it sees a significant price cut.
Specifications
| Price (US) | $599 US launch MSRP $599 (AMD-announced), confirmed by Tom's Hardware and HotHardware; launched March 12, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Brand | AMD |
| Released | 2025-Q1 |
| Cores | 12 |
| Threads | 24 |
| Base clock (GHz) | 4.4 |
| Boost clock (GHz) | 5.5 |
| L3 cache (MB) | 128 |
| Tdp (W) | 120 |
| Socket | AM5 |
| Igpu | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Source: cpubenchmark.net (verified 2026-06-15) · corroborated by hothardware.com. Specs from PassMark for AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D: 12 cores/24 threads, 4.4 GHz base, 5.5 GHz boost, 128 MB L3 (64 MB + 64 MB 3D V-Cache on one CCD), 120W TDP, AM5, Radeon Graphics iGPU, Q1 2025 (launched March 12, 2025). Launch MSRP corrected to $599 (was wrongly $499): AMD-announced $599, confirmed by Tom's Hardware ('AMD announces pricing for Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D at $699 and $599') and HotHardware.
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D worth it vs cheaper CPUs?
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D against its closest cheaper and pricier CPUs on the specs that matter — every value sourced. See all 17 ranked
| Product | Price | Cores | Threads | Base clock (GHz) | Boost clock (GHz) | L3 cache (MB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D this | $599 | 12 | 24 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 128 |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | $589 | 24 | 24 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 36 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | $649 | 16 | 32 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 64 |
Frequently asked questions
What do reviewers say about the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D?
Only one whitelisted tester, Tom's Hardware, hands-on benchmarked this exact chip. Verdict: the fastest 12-core gaming CPU, beating Intel's best in gaming (28% over the Core Ultra 9 285K, 18% over the i9-14900K), but at $600 it is boxed in between the cheaper $480 Ryzen 7 9800X3D and the pricier $700 Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and it behaves like a six-core X3D chip while gaming. Hard to recommend without a price cut. Praised: Fastest 12-core chip in gaming; beats Intel's best (285K, 14900K) in gaming benchmarks; Strong productivity performance for a gaming chip; energy efficient under load; Fully overclockable this generation, plus AVX-512 support. Flagged: Priced in no-man's-land: cheaper 9800X3D and pricier 9950X3D make other 3D V-Cache chips the better alternative; Behaves like a six-core X3D CPU while gaming; High idle power draw (37W vs 20W for Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K). (From 1 tester review, 1 lab-tested.)
How much does the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D cost?
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has a US price of $599 (US launch MSRP $599 (AMD-announced), confirmed by Tom's Hardware and HotHardware; launched March 12, 2025), as of 2026-06-15.
How does the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D compare on price?
At $599, the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is #15 cheapest of the 17 CPUs we track, where the median is $409.
Has the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D's price dropped?
Yes — since 2025-05-04 the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has fallen 13.1%, from $689 to $599.
What is the lowest price the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D has been?
The lowest we have recorded for the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is $596 on 2025-08-24.
Is now a good time to buy the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D?
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D is currently $599; the lowest we have recorded is $596 (2025-08-24). Every price is dated, so you can judge it against its own history.
When was the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D released?
The AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D was released 2025-Q1.
What are the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D's key specs?
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D (AMD): cores 12, threads 24, base clock ghz 4.4, boost clock ghz 5.5, l3 cache mb 128. Full sourced spec sheet verified 2026-06-15.
Price of record: $599 at cpubenchmark.net, 2026-06-27. Other retailers may be lower — check the current price:
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