RYZEN 9 9900X vs RYZEN 5 2600 - Apps & Gaming

SPECIFICATION
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
GPU	RTX 4090	RTX 4090
Chipset	Highest	Highest
Setting	Auto, Default	Auto, Default
CPU Cooler	AIO 360	AIO 360
APPLICATION BENCHMARK
Blender 4.1 (Render Time in Minutes – Lower is Better)	7.7	34.6
Chromium Code Compile (Build Time in Minutes – Lower is Better)	80	310.9
7-Zip Compression (MIPS – Higher is Better)	168992	47761
7-Zip Decompression (MIPS – Higher is Better)	217528	63166
Adobe Premiere Puget Systems Benchmark (Score – Higher is Better)	10380	5130
Adobe Photoshop Puget Systems Benchmark (Score – Higher is Better)	11385	5424
Power Consumption Blender (Watts – Lower is Better)	176.4	85.7
Efficiency: Blender (Wh – Lower is Better)	22.64	49.42
GAMING BENCHMARK
Dragon’s Dogma 2 1080p, High (Average FPS – Higher is Better)	89.9	49.7
(1% Low FPS – Higher is Better)	49.5	26.5
Baldur’s Gate 3 1080p, Medium (Average FPS – Higher is Better)	103.7	51.6
(1% Low FPS – Higher is Better)	63.2	33.1
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 1080p, Maximum (Average FPS – Higher is Better)	333.3	153
(1% Low FPS – Higher is Better)	162.7	80.3
F1 24 1080p, High (Average FPS – Higher is Better)	382.8	163.9
(1% Low FPS – Higher is Better)	210.7	94.2
Average FPS Higher is Better	227.43	104.55
1% Low Average FPS Higher is Better	121.53	58.53
FPS Consistency 1% Low / Avg. FPS (% – Higher is Better)	53.44	55.98