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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2025-05-14

This inexpensive processor is often used in budget gaming and offers sufficient performance for a very fair price. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X was released in Q3/2024 and has 6 cores. The processor can process 12 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket AM5 (LGA 1718).

At a glance
Name:	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Family:	AMD Ryzen 5 (93)
CPU group:	AMD Ryzen 9000 (9)
Architecture:	Granite Ridge (Zen 5)
Technology:	4 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	7
Predecessor:	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has 6 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is 3.90 GHz (5.40 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 12
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	6x Zen 5

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	AMD Precision Boost AMD PBO AMD EXPO
Frequency:	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):	4.90 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has the AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) installed, which has 2 streaming multiprocessors (128 shaders).

GPU name:	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
GPU frequency:	0.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	2.20 GHz
Compute units:	2
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q3/2022

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	5 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X supports a maximum of 256 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 89.6 GB/s.

DDR5-5600	89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	256 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	5.0 x 24
PCIe Bandwidth:	94.5 GB/s

Thermal Management The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	65 W
TDP (PL2):	88 W
TDP up:	105 W
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	95 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is made in 4 nm and has 38.00 MB cache.

Technology:	4 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	AM5 (LGA 1718)
L2-Cache:	6.00 MB
L3-Cache:	32.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date:	Q3/2024
Release price:	279 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz (5.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF 14C 14T @ 5.20 GHz	135
	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8C 16T @ 5.50 GHz	134
	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 14C 14T @ 5.20 GHz	134
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	133
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	132
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	132
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	131

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8700F 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	986
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	986
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	986
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	978
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHzNot verified	978
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	964
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	947

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 14C 14T @ 5.20 GHz	2175
	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	2165
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	2165
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	2163
	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2126
	Intel Core i7-13700KF 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	2126
	Intel Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2107

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	17762
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	17660
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	17660
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	17460
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHzNot verified	17460
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	16820
	Intel Core i5-13490F 10C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16572

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	3342
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	3341
	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C 16T @ 5.25 GHz	3305
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	3291
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	3289
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	3289
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	3228

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	14689
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz	14637
	Intel Core i9-13900T 24C 32T @ 3.90 GHz	14621
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	14418
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHzNot verified	14417
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	872
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	872
	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8C 16T @ 5.50 GHz	866
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	853
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265 20C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	847
	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C 16T @ 5.25 GHz	820
	Intel Core i7-13700K 16C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	815

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	6731
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	6702
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	6702
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	6675
	Intel Core i9-9960X 16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz	6671
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	6443
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	6419

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-13100E Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-13100T Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	Intel Core i3-13100TE Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.50 GHz	576
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	30321
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	29970
	Intel Core i9-12900TE 16C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	29965
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	29821
	Intel Core i9-9990XE 14C 28T @ 4.00 GHz	29744
	Intel Xeon Gold 6248 20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz	29512
	Intel Xeon Gold 6154 18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz	29475

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-13900 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	881
	Intel Core i9-13900F 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	881
	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12C 24T @ 5.60 GHz	878
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	862
	Intel Core i5-13600KF 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	829
	Intel Core i5-13600K 14C 20T @ 5.10 GHz	829
	Intel Core i9-12900KF 16C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	819

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6539
	Intel Core i9-9920X 12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	6483
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6455
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	6420
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6328
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v4 16C 32T @ 2.10 GHz	6324
	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6293

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 19,540 CB R23 MC @ 92 W	212
	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 14,067 CB R23 MC @ 68 W	207
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600G 14,067 CB R23 MC @ 68 W	207
	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 17,460 CB R23 MC @ 86 W	204
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 38,657 CB R23 MC @ 197 W	196
	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 20,399 CB R23 MC @ 104 W	196
	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF 25,188 CB R23 MC @ 131 W	192

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
363 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
360 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
647 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
628 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,887 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,821 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,458 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
243 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
745 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
139 entries

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