Ryzen 7 9700F vs Ryzen 9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 7 9700F · 2025 Buy now

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X ≈ ₹35,400 today · 2024 Buy now

Verdict: Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 9 9900X are within a few percent in gaming performance, so pick on price, power and features.

Performance (estimate)

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Ryzen 7 9700F Ryzen 9 9900X

These are PC-Build's own estimates worked out from the specifications, not official AMD or Intel benchmarks and not frame rates. The real gap depends on the game, your graphics card, the resolution and the settings. How the scores work

Why pick Ryzen 7 9700F

55 W lower rated TDP (65 W vs 120 W)

Why pick Ryzen 9 9900X

4 more cores (12 vs 8)
Has integrated graphics: works without a graphics card

Specifications

	Ryzen 7 9700F	Ryzen 9 9900X
Architecture	Zen 5	Zen 5
Code name	Granite Ridge	Granite Ridge
Process	TSMC 4 nm	TSMC 4 nm
Cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.6 GHz
Base clock	3.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	64 MB
TDP (rated)	65 W	120 W
Socket	AM5	AM5
Memory	DDR5	DDR5
Max memory speed	DDR5-5600	DDR5-5600
PCIe	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Overclocking	Unlocked	Unlocked
Cooler in the box	Not included	Not included
Integrated graphics	—	Radeon Graphics (2 CU)
Released	2025-09-16	2024-08-15
Price today (≈)	—	₹35,400