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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Summary
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a processor suited for modern systems. It uses the advanced Zen 5 architecture, internally known as Granite Ridge, marking a significant step forward. Manufactured using the efficient 4nm process, this chip delivers balanced performance.
Whether for everyday applications or gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X proves reliable.
In Cinebench 2024, it achieves 133 points in the single-core and 978 points in the multi-core test. These values speak for its solid computing power. The integrated AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) often makes an additional graphics card unnecessary for normal operation, which we find very practical. Furthermore, this CPU offers full support for PCIe 5.0.
This is important to fully exploit the latest and fastest components. With 6 MB L2 and 32 MB L3 cache, the processor is well equipped. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a good option for users who value versatility.
In Cinebench 2024, it achieves 133 points in the single-core and 978 points in the multi-core test. These values speak for its solid computing power. The integrated AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) often makes an additional graphics card unnecessary for normal operation, which we find very practical. Furthermore, this CPU offers full support for PCIe 5.0.
This is important to fully exploit the latest and fastest components. With 6 MB L2 and 32 MB L3 cache, the processor is well equipped. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a good option for users who value versatility.
- Zen 5 Architecture
- Balanced Performance
- Integrated Graphics
- PCIe 5.0 Support
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
102 %
12C / 24T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
102 %
12C / 24T · 5.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
99 %
8C / 16T · 5.25 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
99 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
101 %
10C / 10T · 4.90 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
100 %
12C / 24T · 4.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
96 %
12C / 24T · 5.50 GHz
8C / 16T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
101 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
101 %
14C / 14T · 5.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
Intel Core i9-13900K
99 %
24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz
24C / 32T · 5.80 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
101 %
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G
101 %
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
16C / 32T · 4.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
98 %
6C / 12T · 5.20 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-14700K
101 %
20C / 28T · 5.60 GHz
Intel Core i7-14700KF
101 %
20C / 28T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3
101 %
14C / 28T · 2.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
Intel Core i5-12600K
100 %
10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-12600KF
100 %
10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.25 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900KF
100 %
24C / 32T · 6.00 GHz
Intel Core i9-14900K
100 %
24C / 32T · 6.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i9-13900T
101 %
24C / 32T · 3.90 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
100 %
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i9-13900
102 %
24C / 32T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
102 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.50 GHz
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-12600K
100 %
10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
Intel Core i5-12600KF
100 %
10C / 16T · 4.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
Intel Core i9-9960X
100 %
16C / 32T · 4.10 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
97 %
12C / 24T · 3.10 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-13100
102 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Intel Core i3-14100T
102 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
Intel Core i5-12400
99 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Intel Core i5-12400T
99 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
102 %
12C / 24T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
101 %
8C / 16T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 5.40 GHz
Intel Core i5-13600K
96 %
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
14C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i9-9920X
101 %
12C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
Intel Core i9-11900KF
101 %
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
100 %
6C / 12T · 3.90 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
99 %
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
16C / 32T · 2.10 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
Specifications
At a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (100) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen 9000 (17) |
| Architecture | Granite Ridge (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop |
| Socket | AM5 (LGA 1718) |
| Generation | 7 |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Q4/2022 |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal |
| Cores: | 6x Zen 5 |
| Frequency: | 3.90 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 5.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): | 4.90 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 6.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 32.00 MB |
| Overclocking | AMD Precision Boost AMD PBO AMD EXPO |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 - 2.20 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 2 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2022 |
Memory & PCIe
| Memory type | Memory bandwidth |
|---|---|
| DDR5-5600 | 89.6 GB/s |
| Property | Value |
| Max. Memory | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC | ✓ |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 24 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 94.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 88 W |
| TDP up | 105 W |
| TDP down | |
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 279 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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