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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 40% to 62%, including 50% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,462).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 5 9600X. Released 2022 (Ryzen 5 5600), 2024 (Ryzen 5 9600X). MSRP range: $199 · $279. 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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*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

SpecRyzen 5 5600Ryzen 5 9600X
cores 66
threads 1212
boost clock ghz 4.45.4
tdp w 6565
l3 cache mb 3232
socket AM4AM5

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, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, WePC, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, PassMark and Puget Systems; 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 5600Ryzen 5 9600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN		 10,953 points29,442 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, StorageReview, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN		 1,462 points2,192 pts
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: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus		 8,674 points14,869 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus		 2,052 points3,330 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, Puget Systems		 21,518 points30,069 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,253 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,254 points4,571 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,254 points—
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,571 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —280 rank

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 5600

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5600 benchmark page →

Ryzen 5 9600X

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 40% to 62%, including 50% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,462).

What did the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 5 9600X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 5600 launched at a $199 MSRP and the Ryzen 5 9600X at $279. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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