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AMD Ryzen 5 7430U vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 50% to 118%, including 116% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 7,572).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600. Released 2023 (AMD Ryzen 5 7430U), 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.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7430UAMD Ryzen 5 9600
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 2.33.8
boost clock ghz 4.35.2
tdp w 1565
l2 cache mb 36
l3 cache mb 1632
process nm 74
socket FP6AM5

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, Laptophia, GadgetVersus, PCGamesN, StorageReview, TopCPU, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, SiliconCat, 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.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 5 7430UAMD Ryzen 5 9600
7-Zip 18.03 multi (MIPS) (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 35,812 MIPS—
Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU (seconds, lower is better) (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 788—
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: Laptophia, Notebookcheck		 400 points—
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better)
Source: Laptophia, Notebookcheck		 79 points—
Cinebench R20 multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 2,827 points—
Cinebench R20 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 507 points—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, StorageReview, TopCPU, Laptophia		 7,572 points16,335 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, StorageReview, Laptophia		 1,314 points2,171 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, TopCPU, Technical.city, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, Laptophia, SiliconCat, CpuTronic, Notebookcheck		 6,553 points14,295 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, TopCPU, Technical.city, GadgetVersus, StorageReview, Laptophia, SiliconCat, CpuTronic, Notebookcheck		 1,864 points3,167 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 15,449 pts29,287 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,899 points4,379 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U or the AMD Ryzen 5 9600?

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 50% to 118%, including 116% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,335 vs 7,572).

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