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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: 167.57

Overall Rank:
411th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
38th fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
132nd fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $178.99 USD (2025-06-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
29993
Single Thread Rating
4570

Samples: 1657*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Integer Math89,854 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math60,046 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers231 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting35,936 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption16,623 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression340,588 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,004 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions27,967 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,570 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$179.00 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 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,657
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,016
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 29,993
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,486
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,704
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.18
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 167.57
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 156.69
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 130.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 50.46
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 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 4,570
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
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
BL2703409 - Jun 17 2025 [Excluded]
18555
BL2703313 - Jun 17 2025
30555
BL2703184 - Jun 17 2025
28305
BL2702981 - Jun 17 2025
31329
BL2702100 - Jun 17 2025
30977
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 29,993
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 28,403 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,060 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 23,682 (-21.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 28,027 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 27,630 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,355 (-15.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 25,337 (-15.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,121 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 38,840 (+29.5%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 38,729 (+29.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 34,133 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-14500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 31,266 (+4.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,522
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,503
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
 6,987