AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2154
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1464
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
10898
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
88
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
641
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3257
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21559
Integer Math90 GOps/s68.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math60.1 GOps/s38.8 GOps/s
Prime Number Search231 M primes/s137 M primes/s
Random String Sort36.1 M strings/s25.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption16.6 GB/s15.6 GB/s
Data Compression340.4 MB/s251.9 MB/s
Physics2000 frames/s1287 frames/s
Extended Instructions279 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File Compression1550 MB/s1000 MB/s
Clang Compilation102.2 KLines/s64.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser299.1 pages/s191.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering375.3 MP/sec269.6 MP/sec
Text Processing353.7 pages/s217.4 pages/s
Background Blur77.1 frames/s29.5 frames/s
Photo Processing123.4 frames/s70.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing21.6 MP/sec16.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
153.47

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 231.2 PPW 139.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 461.8 PPW 331.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 14.9 PPW 9.9 PPW
Blender / W 3.36 PPW 2.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced June, 3, 2024 March, 15, 2022
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 3.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier39x35x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 8.3 billion n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W n/a
Socket AM5 AM4
Critical temp. 95 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 24

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 9600X the clear winner in this comparison.

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