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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 relatively new 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: 153.89

Overall Rank:
490th fastest in multithreading out of 5489 CPUs
51st fastest in single threading out of 5489 CPUs
152nd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $194.95 USD (2025-12-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
30002
Single Thread Rating
4568

Samples: 4436*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Integer Math89,891 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,069 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers232 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,875 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,631 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression340,783 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,009 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,992 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,568 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$194.95 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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,551
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,354
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,952
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,002
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,546
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 282.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 163.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 153.89
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.77
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.40
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 4,568
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3127201 - Dec 12 2025
29736
BL3127038 - Dec 12 2025
29917
BL3127026 - Dec 12 2025
29535
BL3127024 - Dec 12 2025
29535
BL3126845 - Dec 12 2025
29962
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,002
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 24,557 (-18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 28,012 (-6.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 26,719 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,634 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,294 (-15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,238 (-15.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 28,320 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,014 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,022 (-16.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,471 (+4.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,779 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,592 (-8.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,446
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,795
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,447
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,669
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,475
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,415
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 6,999