AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 32MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W (max. boost up to 142 W)
  • Transistor size: 4 nm
Ryzen 5 9600X - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM5 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3900 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 5400 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 32 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Radeon 610M.

Review

Single-Core Performance
90
Multi-Core Performance
46
Power Efficiency
69
Integrated Graphics
26
NanoReview Final Score
71
Compare AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with other CPUs

Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
135
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1031
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 720
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3701
Cinebench Scores - 147th place

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15031
File compression 1550 MB/sec
Clang compilation 102.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 299.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 375.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 353.7 pages/sec
Background blur 77.1 images/sec
Photo processing 123.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 21.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 2 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
4571
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
30080
Integer math 89.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 60.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 233M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 343.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1978 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 28.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 8962 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
218.13

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 231.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 462.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.36 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (Byrno5263)Cinebench 2026720 / 3701
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 (JUANCHO)Cinebench 2026524 / 3801
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-16 (StarSophia)Cinebench 2024131 / 909
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-03 (awolution)Cinebench 2024137 / 1000
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-01 (GandΕΎi)Cinebench 2024134 / 954
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Pablo)Geekbench 6 CPU3217 / 14691
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-09 (Whyrde)Cinebench 2024139 / 1000
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-24 (Simen)Cinebench 2024137 / 999

Specifications

Ryzen 5 9600X technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released June 3, 2024
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i5 14600K

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Transistors 8.3 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W
Socket AM5
Peak Temperature 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 49th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128
TMUs 8
ROPs 4
Execution Units 2
TGP 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS
See also: Radeon 610M – integrated graphics of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28
Technologies
- Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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