AMD Ryzen 5 7430U vs Ryzen 5 9600X — Specs & Performance Compared
Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: AMD Ryzen 5 7430U vs Ryzen 5 9600X. Release years: 2023, 2024. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.
Ryzen 5 9600X
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | Ryzen 5 9600X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 6 |
| threads | 12 | 12 |
| base clock ghz | 2.3 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| tdp w | 15 | 65 |
| l2 cache mb | 3 | — |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | 32 |
| process nm | 7 | — |
| socket | FP6 | AM5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | Ryzen 5 9600X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 multi | 422 points | — |
| Cinebench 2024 single | 81 points | — |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 8,124 points | 16,286 points |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,323 points | 2,157 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 6,553 points | 14,940 points |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,864 points | 3,334 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 15,287 points | 30,089 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 2,899 points | — |
| PassMark Single Thread | 2,899 points | 4,571 points |
| PassMark single-thread | 2,900 points | 4,571 points |
| Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy | — | 280 rank |
| Y-cruncher 1B | — | 25 seconds |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization, prompt length, and source citations.
AMD Ryzen 5 7430U
No AI benchmarks on file. See the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U benchmark page →
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