Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ryzen 7 5700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5700 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 41%, including 2% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 2,150).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 5700. Released 2024 (Ryzen 5 9600X), 2022 (Ryzen 7 5700). MSRP range: $279 · $179. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 5

Ryzen 5 9600X

6 cores65W TDP$279 MSRP2024

Full Ryzen 5 9600X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 7 5700

8 cores65W TDP$179 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 7 5700 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 9600X	Ryzen 7 5700
cores	6	8
threads	12	16
base clock ghz	—	3.7
boost clock ghz	5.4	4.6
tdp w	65	65
l3 cache mb	32	16
process nm	—	7
socket	AM5	AMD 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 Phoronix, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCGamesN, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus, PassMark and Puget Systems; 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 9600X	Ryzen 7 5700
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCGamesN	29,442 pts	38,900 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, PCGamesN	2,192 pts	2,150 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus	14,869 pts	10,318 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus	3,330 pts	2,362 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Puget Systems	30,069 pts	24,375 marks
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,298 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,571 pts	3,296 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	25 seconds	—
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better) Source: StorageReview	25 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 9600X

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

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Ryzen 7 5700

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

All Ryzen 7 5700 AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 9600X or the Ryzen 7 5700?

The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5700 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 2% to 41%, including 2% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 2,150).

What did the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 5700 cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 9600X launched at a $279 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 5700 at $179. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.