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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 36% to 95%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,567).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 5 9600X. Released 2020 (Ryzen 5 5600X), 2024 (Ryzen 5 9600X). MSRP range: $299 · $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 5600XRyzen 5 9600X
cores 66
threads 1212
boost clock ghz 4.65.4
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 Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, PassMark, Puget Systems and HWBOT; 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 5600XRyzen 5 9600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN		 11,520 pts29,442 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN		 1,567 pts2,192 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic		 8,973 pts14,869 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic		 2,166 pts3,330 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, Puget Systems		 20,368 pts30,069 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,366 points4,571 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,365 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
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview, HWBOT		 49 seconds25 seconds
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds

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 5600X

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

Ryzen 5 9600X

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 36% to 95%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,567).

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

The Ryzen 5 5600X launched at a $299 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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