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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: 107.56

Overall Rank:
537th fastest in multithreading out of 5813 CPUs
94th fastest in single threading out of 5813 CPUs
166th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $272.62 USD (2026-01-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29322
Single Thread Rating
4369

Samples: 173*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Integer Math86,672 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math58,645 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers228 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,282 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,337 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression336,525 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,965 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,510 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,369 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,415
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,258
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,937
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 29,322
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,683
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,592
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,130
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 161.18
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 145.64
Intel Core i5-12400F
 130.49
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.86
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.89
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 107.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,514
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 4,369
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3332766 - Mar 07 2026
22904
BL3324910 - Mar 04 2026
29592
BL3302581 - Feb 21 2026
30573
BL3300687 - Feb 21 2026
28139
BL3292702 - Feb 17 2026 [Excluded]
20040
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 29,322
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 28,015 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 25,602 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 25,230 (-14.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 32,293 (+10.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 31,127 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 30,979 (+5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 25,823 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-14600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 34,909 (+19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 31,574 (+7.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 30,947 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-14600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 27,180 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 26,306 (-10.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,375
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,445
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
 6,797