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Ryzen 5 5500U vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 83% to 151%, including 127% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 7,198).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500U and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 9600
cores —6
threads —12
base clock ghz —3.8
boost clock ghz —5.2
tdp w —65
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb —32
process nm —4
socket —AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, SiliconCat, TopCPU, CpuTronic and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5500UAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, StorageReview		 7,198 pts16,335 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, StorageReview		 1,172 pts2,171 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, SiliconCat, TopCPU, CpuTronic		 5,687 points14,295 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, SiliconCat, TopCPU, CpuTronic		 1,498 points3,167 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 12,662 CPU Mark29,287 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,379 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,393 points4,374 pts
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,377 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds
Y-Cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds
Y-Cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500U or the AMD Ryzen 5 9600?

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 83% to 151%, including 127% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 7,198).

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