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 ...]

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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: NA

Overall Rank:
393rd fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
45th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
126th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

29481

Single Thread Rating

4432

Samples: 7*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Integer Math	88,501 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	59,375 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	233 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	35,490 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	16,249 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	332,930 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,944 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	27,245 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,432 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 9600

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
AMD Ryzen 5 9600		29,481
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
AMD Ryzen 5 9600		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
AMD Ryzen 5 9600		4,432
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2539360 - Apr 08 2025		29467
BL2538866 - Apr 07 2025		31255
BL2537745 - Apr 07 2025		29507
BL2535649 - Apr 06 2025		29916
BL2505198 - Mar 24 2025		29074

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 9600
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 9600		29,481
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		26,844 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		25,749 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		22,117 (-25.0%)
Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		33,142 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-13500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		31,530 (+7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		30,019 (+1.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		29,232 (-0.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		28,660 (-2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		28,444 (-3.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		28,116 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i5-12600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		27,859 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600		27,637 (-6.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
AMD Ryzen 5 9600		6,802

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