AMD Ryzen 5 9600

AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Benchmarks & Specs

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The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 presents itself as a very well-considered choice. It is intended for all those who are looking for a reliable foundation for their system. Its advanced Zen 5 architecture, internally called Granite Ridge, offers noticeable improvements. This processor is manufactured using the modern 4 nm process.

This promises not only high performance, but also good efficiency. A particular plus is certainly the support for PCIe 5.0. This allows you to optimally use your current graphics cards and very fast SSDs. Your system will therefore be well equipped for the future. The integrated AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) is also a significant advantage.

It often makes an additional graphics card unnecessary. For most daily tasks and media playback, this solution is perfectly adequate. In addition, there are 6 MB of L2 cache and 32 MB of L3 cache. These fast memories are directly available. We believe that the AMD Ryzen 5 9600 offers a balanced mix overall.

It could be a very smart decision for many users. Especially if you value current technology.
  • Zen 5 Architecture (Granite Ridge)
  • 4 nm manufacturing process
  • PCIe 5.0 Support
  • Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 54 / 474
In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
Rank 131 / 454
In segment Desktop
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-14700K
20C / 28T · 5.60 GHz
131 pts
Intel Core i7-14700KF
20C / 28T · 5.60 GHz
131 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz
128 pts
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
14C / 14T · 5.00 GHz
127 pts
Intel Core i9-12900K
16C / 24T · 5.20 GHz
126 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
978 pts
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
964 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz
955 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
947 pts
Intel Core i9-10900K
10C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
936 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 225
10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz
2,081 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C / 32T · 5.70 GHz
2,072 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz
2,051 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C / 32T · 5.70 GHz
2,043 pts
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
12C / 24T · 5.60 GHz
2,039 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-12600K
10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
17,660 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
17,460 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
17,215 pts
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
22C / 44T · 2.80 GHz
17,213 pts
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
10C / 10T · 3.30 GHz
17,020 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
3,210
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
3,210
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz
3,167
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
18C / 18T · 5.30 GHz
3,137
Intel Core Ultra 9 285T
24C / 24T · 5.40 GHz
3,131
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
8C / 16T · 4.70 GHz
14,326
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
10C / 10T · 4.70 GHz
14,312
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
14,295
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
8C / 16T · 4.60 GHz
14,229
Intel Core i5-13500
14C / 20T · 4.20 GHz
14,166
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-13100
Intel UHD Graphics 730
576
Intel Core i3-14100T
Intel UHD Graphics 730
576
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
563
Intel Core i3-12300
Intel UHD Graphics 730
557
Intel Core i3-12300T
Intel UHD Graphics 730
557

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen 9000 (17)
ArchitectureGranite Ridge (Zen 5)
Technology4 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)
Generation7
PredecessorAMD Ryzen 5 7600
Q1/2023
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 6x Zen 5
Frequency: 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):
L2-Cache6.00 MB
L3-Cache32.00 MB
OverclockingAMD PBO
AMD EXPO

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency0.40 - 2.20 GHz
CUs / Shader2 / 128
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology5 nm
Release dateQ3/2022

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR5-5600
89.6 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory256 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe5.0 x 24
PCIe Bandwidth94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP65 W
TDP (PL2)88 W
TDP up105 W
TDP down
T. junction max.95 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release dateQ1/2025
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
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