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Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7600 leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (16% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 2 (56% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 7600 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900. 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 7600AMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores 612
threads 1224
base clock ghz 3.83
boost clock ghz 5.14.7
tdp w 6565
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb —6
l3 cache mb 3264
process nm 57
socket AMD Socket AM5AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WePC, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, Guru3D, HardwareDB, NanoReview, cpu-monkey.com, Geekbench Browser, PassMark 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 7600AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: WePC, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, Guru3D		 13,433 points20,978 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: WePC, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic		 1,852 points1,594 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, NanoReview, cpu-monkey.com, Geekbench Browser		 12,486 points9,915 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: HardwareDB, NanoReview, cpu-monkey.com, Geekbench Browser		 2,797 points2,122 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 26,973 points33,954 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,908 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,908 points3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,908 points3,433 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 30 seconds—
Y-Cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 30 seconds—
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 30 seconds—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 7600 or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The Ryzen 5 7600 leads on 5 of 7 shared benchmarks (16% in Cinebench R23 single); the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 takes 2 (56% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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