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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 54%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,569).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT and the Ryzen 5 9600X. 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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Where to buy

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Specs side-by-side

SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600XTRyzen 5 9600X
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.7—
boost clock ghz 4.75.4
tdp w 6565
l2 cache mb 3—
l3 cache mb 3232
process nm 7—
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 TopCPU.net, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, SiliconCat, 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.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 5 5600XTRyzen 5 9600X
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net		 888 points—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN		 11,333 points29,442 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN		 1,569 points2,192 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, SiliconCat		 8,457 points14,869 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, GadgetVersus, PCSpecs.io, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, SiliconCat		 2,157 points3,330 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, Puget Systems		 22,290 pts30,069 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,467 points—
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,466 points—
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,470 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,466 pts4,571 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,467 points—
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,470 points4,571 points

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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT

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

Ryzen 5 9600X

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 32% to 54%, including 40% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,569).

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