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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: 143.52

Overall Rank:
403rd fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
34th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
131st fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $208.99 USD (2025-05-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29994
Single Thread Rating
4572

Samples: 1384*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Integer Math89,893 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,059 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers231 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,962 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,621 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression340,334 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,002 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,942 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,572 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$208.99 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 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,687
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,311
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,032
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 29,994
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,139
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,473
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,174
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 235.95
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 163.35
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 161.93
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.08
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 143.52
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
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 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 4,572
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2644299 - May 22 2025
30642
BL2644233 - May 22 2025
29734
BL2644134 - May 22 2025
31040
BL2644030 - May 22 2025
30769
BL2643895 - May 22 2025
31191
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 29,994
Intel Core i5-14500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 30,999 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 24,554 (-18.1%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,432 (+4.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 28,429 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,057 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-14600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 26,907 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 23,668 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-14600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 33,139 (+10.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,370 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,629 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,367 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,338 (-15.5%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,155
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,593
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,690
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,467
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,424
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 6,982