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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 6 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.

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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 7500X3DAMD Ryzen 5 9600
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 43.8
boost clock ghz 4.55.2
tdp w 6565
l2 cache mb 66
l3 cache mb 9632
process nm 54
socket AM5AM5

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, VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview, 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 7500X3DAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: Overclock3D, NoobFeed		 792 points—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview		 14,200 points16,335 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: VividRepairs, PCGamesN, StorageReview		 1,730 points2,171 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Overclocking.com, StorageReview, SiliconCat, BenchLeaks, TopCPU, WCCFTech, CpuTronic		 11,232 points14,295 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Overclocking.com, StorageReview, WCCFTech, SiliconCat, BenchLeaks, TopCPU, CpuTronic		 2,399 points3,167 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,032 points29,287 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 points4,374 pts
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,377 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds
Y-Cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —25 seconds

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 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 32%, including 25% in Cinebench R23 single (2,171 vs 1,730).

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