AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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 7 8700F
1781
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2154
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
17662
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
110
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
1024
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
3902
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
31436
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
Integer Math101.6 GOps/s90 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math63.3 GOps/s60.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search103 M primes/s231 M primes/s
Random String Sort45.8 M strings/s36.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.4 GB/s16.6 GB/s
Data Compression381.6 MB/s340.4 MB/s
Physics1644 frames/s2000 frames/s
Extended Instructions288 M matrices/s279 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
2745
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
14313
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
File Compression1450 MB/s1550 MB/s
Clang Compilation107.4 KLines/s102.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser288.9 pages/s299.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering406.9 MP/sec375.3 MP/sec
Text Processing283.4 pages/s353.7 pages/s
Background Blur67.1 frames/s77.1 frames/s
Photo Processing112.9 frames/s123.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing24 MP/sec21.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
228.95
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 220.2 PPW 231.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 483.6 PPW 461.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.8 PPW 14.9 PPW
Blender / W 3.52 PPW 3.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced May, 14, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 8700F n/a
Integrated GPU No Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz 5.4 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier41x39x
L1 cache64 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 8.3 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 88 W 142 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

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1 (20%)
4 (80%)
Total Votes: 5

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