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AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600 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 9600 Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 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 9600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM5

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.2 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

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (2x1R DDR5-5600 2x2R DDR5-5600 4x1R DDR5-3600 4x2R DDR5-3600, ECC Supported)

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 101.37

Overall Rank:
505th fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
87th fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
157th fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $286.01 USD (2025-11-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
28993
Single Thread Rating
4344

Samples: 87*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Integer Math86,015 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math58,151 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers228 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting34,881 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,148 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression329,600 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,958 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,028 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,344 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$286.01 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,565
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,410
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,959
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 28,993
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,520
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,116
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 268.39
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 170.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 144.83
Intel Core i5-12400F
 142.62
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.60
Intel Core i9-13900K
 102.19
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 101.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,698
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 4,344
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3052461 - Nov 14 2025
30107
BL3052319 - Nov 14 2025
30398
BL3052272 - Nov 14 2025
30189
BL3052221 - Nov 14 2025
29891
BL3052085 - Nov 14 2025
30223
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 28,993
Intel Core i5-14500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 31,277 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 25,328 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 31,160 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 23,746 (-18.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 32,917 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-14600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 32,319 (+11.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 32,123 (+10.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 31,649 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i5-14600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 27,238 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-14500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 22,876 (-21.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 35,612 (+22.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 34,385 (+18.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,412
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,134
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,252
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,803
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,506
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,497
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,623
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,495
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,487
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,417
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 6,772