Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 32%, including 25% in Cinebench R23 single (2,171 vs 1,730).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D and the AMD Ryzen 5 9600. Released 2025 (Ryzen 5 7500X3D), 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.

AMD · Zen 4

Ryzen 5 7500X3D

6 cores65W TDP2025

Full Ryzen 5 7500X3D benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 5

AMD Ryzen 5 9600

6 cores65W TDP2024

Full AMD Ryzen 5 9600 benchmarks →

*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

Spec	Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 9600
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	4	3.8
boost clock ghz	4.5	5.2
tdp w	65	65
l2 cache mb	6	6
l3 cache mb	96	32
process nm	5	4
socket	AM5	AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclock3D, NoobFeed, Benchmark.pl, VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview, ITC.ua, Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Overclocking.com, SiliconCat, BenchLeaks, TopCPU, Wccftech, 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.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 7500X3D	AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: Overclock3D, NoobFeed, Benchmark.pl	792 points	—
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: Benchmark.pl	105 points	—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview, ITC.ua	14,200 points	16,335 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview, ITC.ua	1,730 points	2,171 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Overclocking.com, StorageReview, SiliconCat, BenchLeaks, TopCPU, Wccftech, CpuTronic, ITC.ua	11,278 points	14,295 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Overclocking.com, StorageReview, Wccftech, SiliconCat, BenchLeaks, TopCPU, CpuTronic, ITC.ua	2,399 points	3,167 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	25,032 points	29,287 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,379 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,495 points	—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,495 points	4,374 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,496 points	4,379 points
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,377 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7500X3D or the AMD Ryzen 5 9600?

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 7500X3D on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 32%, including 25% in Cinebench R23 single (2,171 vs 1,730).