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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 125.94

Overall Rank:
374th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
27th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
121st fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $238.31 USD (2025-04-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
30012
Single Thread Rating
4578

Samples: 907*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Integer Math89,969 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,111 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers231 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting36,057 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,628 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression340,405 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,999 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,935 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,578 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$238.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,327
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,492
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,012
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,194
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.40
Intel Core i9-13900K
 139.90
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.79
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 125.94
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 4,578
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2529761 - Apr 03 2025
29491
BL2529606 - Apr 03 2025
29510
BL2529288 - Apr 03 2025
30318
BL2528972 - Apr 03 2025
30586
BL2528836 - Apr 03 2025
31171
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,012
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,567 (+5.2%)
Intel Core i5-14600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,055 (-9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,053 (-9.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,525 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-14500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,275 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,633 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 26,320 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,349 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,237 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i5-14500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 23,358 (-22.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 34,475 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-14600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 33,411 (+11.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,390
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,356
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,537
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,821
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,703
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 6,979