Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 34% to 65%, including 49% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 10,953).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600. Released 2022 (Ryzen 5 5600), 2024 (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.

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600

6 cores65W TDP$199 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5600 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 5

AMD Ryzen 5 9600

6 cores65W TDP2024

Full AMD Ryzen 5 9600 benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 9600
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	—	3.8
boost clock ghz	4.4	5.2
tdp w	65	65
l2 cache mb	—	6
l3 cache mb	32	32
process nm	—	4
socket	AM4	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 TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, StorageReview, WePC, Geekbench Browser, 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.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, StorageReview	10,953 points	16,335 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, StorageReview	1,462 points	2,171 points
Cinebench R23 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	1,306 pts	—
Geekbench 5 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	1,386 pts	—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, SiliconCat, TopCPU, CpuTronic	8,674 points	14,295 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, SiliconCat, TopCPU, CpuTronic	2,052 points	3,167 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	21,518 points	29,287 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,379 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,253 points	—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,254 points	4,374 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,254 points	—
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,377 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600 or the AMD Ryzen 5 9600?

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 34% to 65%, including 49% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 10,953).