AMD Ryzen 5 9600
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AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. Specifications

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2025-02-19
AMD Ryzen 5 9600

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600
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2022-09-27
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 9600 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600 has a base frequency of 3.8 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2025-02-19.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X has a base frequency of 4.5 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2022-09-27.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 9600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    37 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.4 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    48 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    30 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 9600 AMD Ryzen 5 9600
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 9000 Series left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
  • CPU group
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Generation
    - left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5.2 GHz left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    - left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    - left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 5.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU Frequency
    2200 MHz left arrow 2200 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • Graphics Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 2
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2022
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 5 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    - left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    - left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    - left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and AMD Ryzen 5 9600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 left arrow DDR5
  • PCIe
    PCIe 5.0 left arrow PCIe 5.0
  • ECC
    - left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 83.2 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    - left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 9600 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 105 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 142 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 9600 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Codename
    Granite Ridge AM5 left arrow Raphael AM5
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-5-9600.html left arrow https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-7-7700x.html
  • Release date
    2025-02-19 left arrow 2022-09-27
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow AM5
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 5nm FinFET
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow 2026-09-30
  • Architecture
    - left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Chiplet
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    - left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    - left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-100000591WOF
  • Release price
    - left arrow 399 $
  • Verification scope
    - left arrow Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Virtualization
    - left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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