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Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (4% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 9800X3D takes 2 (27% in Y-cruncher 1B).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Both released in 2024. MSRP range: $279 · $479. 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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*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

SpecRyzen 5 9600XRyzen 7 9800X3D
cores 68
threads 1216
boost clock ghz 5.45.2
tdp w 65120
l3 cache mb 3296
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 AlkTech, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCGamesN, Igor's Lab, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, Club386, 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 9600XRyzen 7 9800X3D
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech		 —1,347 pts
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCGamesN		 29,442 pts22,976 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: AlkTech, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN		 2,192 pts2,099 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Igor's Lab, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, Club386		 14,869 pts18,391 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Igor's Lab, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io, Club386, Geekbench Browser		 3,330 pts3,305 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, Tom's Hardware, Puget Systems		 30,069 pts39,967 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,421 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,571 pts4,425 pts
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 4,571 points—
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 280 rank480 rank
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 25 seconds20 seconds
Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 25 seconds20 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

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Ryzen 7 9800X3D

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 7 9800X3D benchmark page →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 9600X or the Ryzen 7 9800X3D?

The Ryzen 5 9600X leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (4% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 7 9800X3D takes 2 (27% in Y-cruncher 1B).

What did the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 9600X launched at a $279 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D at $479. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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