Ryzen 5 7600 vs Ryzen 5 9600X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 7600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 19%, including 18% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,852).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7600 and the Ryzen 5 9600X. Released 2023 (Ryzen 5 7600), 2024 (Ryzen 5 9600X). MSRP range: $229 · $279. 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 7600

6 cores65W TDP$229 MSRP2023

Full Ryzen 5 7600 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 5

Ryzen 5 9600X

6 cores65W TDP$279 MSRP2024

Full Ryzen 5 9600X 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 7600	Ryzen 5 9600X
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.8	—
boost clock ghz	5.1	5.4
tdp w	65	65
l3 cache mb	32	32
process nm	5	—
socket	AMD 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 TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, WePC, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, Guru3D, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, PCSpecs.io, cpu-monkey.com, NanoReview, PassMark, Puget Systems and numberworld.org; 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 7600	Ryzen 5 9600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, WePC, Notebookcheck, PCGamesN, Guru3D	13,433 points	29,442 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, StorageReview, WePC, Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN	1,852 points	2,192 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, HardwareDB, PCSpecs.io, cpu-monkey.com, NanoReview	12,486 points	14,869 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, HardwareDB, PCSpecs.io, Geekbench Browser, cpu-monkey.com, NanoReview	2,797 points	3,330 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Puget Systems	26,973 points	30,069 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,908 points	—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,908 points	4,571 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,908 points	—
PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,571 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware	—	280 rank
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: StorageReview, numberworld.org	30 seconds	25 seconds
Y-Cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: numberworld.org	30 seconds	—

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.

Ryzen 5 7600

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 7600 benchmark page →

Ryzen 5 9600X

llama3.1:70b: 18.5 tok/s (Phoronix)

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7600 or the Ryzen 5 9600X?

The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 7600 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 17% to 19%, including 18% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,852).

What did the Ryzen 5 7600 and the Ryzen 5 9600X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 7600 launched at a $229 MSRP and the Ryzen 5 9600X at $279. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.