AMD Ryzen 5 7600 65 W Review: Midrange US$220 gaming sweet spot that outperforms Core i9-12900K and all Zen 3 CPUs in single-core

Zen for the rest of us.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is a 65 W Raphael CPU that aims to lower the barrier for AAA gaming and content creation tasks. In this review, we test AMD's entry-level Zen 4 SKU, see how it compares with the competition including Intel Raptor Lake and Alder Lake along with other Zen 3 and Zen 4 offerings, and evaluate if this can be a viable CPU for your next mainstream build.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Published 04/27/2023 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 ...

AMD introduced the 65 W Ryzen 7000 family targeting budget price points at CES 2023. These are pretty much identical to the Ryzen 7000X CPUs save for slightly lower boost clocks, and come with support for overclocking.

Previously, we have reviewed the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 as one of the first such 65 W non-X parts. Now, we get to review the entry-level Ryzen 5 7600. A review of the top-end Ryzen 9 7900 will follow shortly.

An overview of AMD 'Raphael' Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 desktop processors

AMD Ryzen 7000 SKU	Cores / Threads	Base Clock	Turbo Clock	L2 Cache	L3 Cache	TDP	PPT	Launch Price
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	16 / 32	4.2 GHz	5.7 GHz	16x 1 MB	128 MB	120 W	162 W	US$699
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	16 / 32	4.5 GHz	5.7 GHz	16x 1 MB	64 MB	170 W	230 W	US$699
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	12 / 24	4.7 GHz	5.6 GHz	12x 1 MB	64 MB	170 W	230 W	US$549
AMD Ryzen 9 7900	12 / 24	3.7 GHz	5.4 GHz	12x 1 MB	64 MB	65 W	88 W	US$429
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	8 / 16	4.5 GHz	5.4 GHz	8x 1 MB	32 MB	105 W	142 W	US$399
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	8 / 16	3.8 GHz	5.3 GHz	8x 1 MB	32 MB	65 W	88 W	US$329
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	6 / 12	4.7 GHz	5.3 GHz	6x 1 MB	32 MB	105 W	142 W	US$299
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	6 / 12	3.8 GHz	5.1 GHz	6x 1 MB	32 MB	65 W	88 W	US$229

The Ryzen 5 7600 offers six cores and 12 threads with a boost clock of 5.1 GHz (against the 5.3 GHz boost of the Ryzen 5 7600X). The CPU is rated at a 65 W TDP and is currently retailing for ₹22,997 (US$281.5) in the Indian market.

AMD bundles a Wraith Stealth cooler in the box along with a three-year warranty.

The test bench: A Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 4090 combination

Our test bench for the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is based on the new B650 chipset. This includes the following components:

Cooler Master MasterFrame 700 test bench
Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus running BIOS version 1222
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
Kingston Fury Renegade 1 TB NVMe SSD for benchmarks and games
2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Beast RGB DDR5-6000 RAM with timings 36-38-38-80 at 1.35 V
Gigabyte M28U 4K 144 Hz monitor
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L V2 ARGB AIO cooler
Thermaltake ToughPower Grand RGB 850 W PSU
A fresh installation of Windows 11 22H2 with latest patches and drivers

We would like to thank AMD for supplying the Ryzen 5 7600 CPU and the Kingston DDR5 memory kit, and Asus for the TUF Gaming B650-Plus motherboard and the Kingston SSD. We also would like to thank Nvidia for the RTX 4090 GPU, Gigabyte for the M28U monitor, and finally Cooler Master for the test bench and AIO cooler.

Note: We are in the process of transitioning our GPU of choice from the RTX 3090 to the RTX 4090 for desktop CPU tests. As such, synthetic 3D and game comparisons using the RTX 4090 are available only for a limited number of CPUs at the moment. We hope to bench more CPUs with the RTX 4090 in the coming days.

CPU-only benchmarks should not be affected by this change.

CPU benchmarks: Beats all Zen 3 CPUs and Core i9-12900K in single-core

The 6C/12T AMD Ryzen 5 7600 at 65 W manages to be a hair's breadth faster than the 8C/16T Ryzen 7 5800X at 105 W in cumulative CPU performance but trails behind the Ryzen 5 7600X by about 7% due to lower boost clocks.

While we see leads of 11% compared to the Intel Core i5-12600K, the CPU also lags behind the Core i5-13600K by 15%.

Cinebench R20 and Cinebench R23 see the Ryzen 5 7600 easily surpassing all Zen 3 CPUs, including the Ryzen 9 5950X, in single core. AMD has consistently demonstrated excellent single-core performance with Zen 4, and we see that the Ryzen 5 7600 is just 8% and 10% behind the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 9 7950X3D parts, respectively in the aforementioned tests.

Although Cinebench tests show a sizeable delta between the Ryzen 5 7600 and the Core i9-13900K in single-core performance, we see this gap significantly narrowing in Geekbench. Here, the Ryzen 5 7600 manages to inch past the Core i9-12900K, which operates a much higher 125 W processor base power (PBP).

Multi-core scores and Blender CPU take a beating owing to the lower core and thread counts. Nevertheless, we see very good gains over the Ryzen 5 5600X and only a marginal deficiency compared to the Ryzen 5 7600X depending on the benchmark.

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	88.8 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K	88.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	87.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W ^-12!	83.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	77.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W ^-14!	75.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	69 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	66.6 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K	65.2 pt
Intel Core i9-12900K	65.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	64.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W ^-12!	63.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X ^-2!	61.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	60.2 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	55.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	54.3 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K	50.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	49.4 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	45.5 pt

Cinebench R23
Single Core
Intel Core i9-13900K	2267 Points +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2053 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2039 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2017 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2010 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	2001 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	1999 Points +8%
Intel Core i9-12900K	1998 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	1988 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	1986 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	1967 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	1930 Points +4%
Intel Core i5-12600K	1907 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	1852 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	1649 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1568 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	1554 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1541 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	1452 Points -22%
Multi Core
Intel Core i9-13900K	40103 Points +215%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	38248 Points +200%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	36291 Points +185%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	35693 Points +180%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	29882 Points +135%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	29480 Points +131%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	27062 Points +113%
Intel Core i9-12900K	27005 Points +112%
Intel Core i5-13600K	24268 Points +91%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	20634 Points +62%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	19509 Points +53%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	18760 Points +47%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	18667 Points +47%
Intel Core i5-12600K	17491 Points +37%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	15322 Points +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	15241 Points +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	14317 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	12735 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	11838 Points -7%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K	828 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	795 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	786 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	783 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	778 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	776 Points +7%
Intel Core i5-13600K	775 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	773 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	772 Points +7%
Intel Core i9-12900K	766 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	761 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	750 Points +4%
Intel Core i5-12600K	734 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	724 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	641 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	639 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	625 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	601 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	566 Points -22%
CPU (Multi Core)
Intel Core i9-13900K	15181 Points +177%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	14891 Points +171%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	14188 Points +159%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	13945 Points +154%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	11727 Points +114%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	11563 Points +111%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	10482 Points +91%
Intel Core i9-12900K	10240 Points +87%
Intel Core i5-13600K	9265 Points +69%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	8629 Points +57%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	7617 Points +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	7308 Points +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	7259 Points +32%
Intel Core i5-12600K	6692 Points +22%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	6068 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	5985 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	5487 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	5479 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	4567 Points -17%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-13900K	327 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	326 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	324 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	317 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	316 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	316 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	315 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	315 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	314 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	308 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	298 Points
Intel Core i5-13600K	289 Points -3%
Intel Core i9-12900K	286 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-12600K	275 Points -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	272 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	271 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	266 Points -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	254 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	241 Points -19%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	6236 (6091.06^min - 6236.36^max) Points +167%
Intel Core i9-13900K	6191 Points +165%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	5974 Points +155%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	5800 (5721.64^min - 5799.62^max) Points +148%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	4856 Points +108%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	4836 (4772.13^min - 4835.59^max) Points +107%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	4492 Points +92%
Intel Core i9-12900K	4057 Points +73%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	3717 Points +59%
Intel Core i5-13600K	3643 Points +56%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	3191 (3116.72^min - 3191.32^max) Points +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	3047 (2985.74^min - 3046.92^max) Points +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	3036 (2977.74^min - 3035.82^max) Points +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	2616 Points +12%
Intel Core i5-12600K	2555 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	2507 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	2413 (2388.2^min - 2413.42^max) Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	2339 (2319.92^min - 2338.77^max) Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1968 Points -16%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	260.2 Seconds * -19%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	219 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	212.6 Seconds * +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	203 Seconds * +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	196.8 Seconds * +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K	189.5 Seconds * +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	166 Seconds * +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	166 Seconds * +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	160 Seconds * +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	141 Seconds * +36%
Intel Core i5-13600K	135 Seconds * +38%
Intel Core i9-12900K	121.1 Seconds * +45%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	112.8 Seconds * +48%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	106 Seconds * +52%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	103 Seconds * +53%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	87 Seconds * +60%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	86 Seconds * +61%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	82 Seconds * +63%
Intel Core i9-13900K	80 Seconds * +63%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i9-12900K	4.924 s * -61%
Intel Core i5-12600K	4.725 s * -54%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	3.891 s * -27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	3.648 s * -19%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	3.059 s *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	3.037 s * +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	2.78 s * +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	2.72 s * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	2.538 s * +17%
Intel Core i5-13600K	2.527 s * +17%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	2.154 s * +30%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2.007 s * +34%
Intel Core i9-13900K	1.818 s * +41%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	1.781 s * +42%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	1.557 s * +49%
1024m
Intel Core i5-12600K	202.7 s * -142%
Intel Core i9-12900K	190.6 s * -127%
Intel Core i5-13600K	177.592 s * -112%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	113.9 s * -36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	92.572 s * -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	86.1 s * -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	83.811 s *
Intel Core i9-13900K	79.738 s * +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	74.491 s * +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	64.9 s * +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	62.625 s * +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	61.148 s * +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	39.954 s * +52%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	33.879 s * +60%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	30.427 s * +64%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-13900K	412 (410^min - 417^max) fps +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	392.5 (391^min - 397^max) fps +13%
Intel Core i5-13600K	388 (386^min - 388^max) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	383 (381^min - 386^max) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	376 (369^min - 378^max) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	373.5 (363^min - 381^max) fps +8%
Intel Core i9-12900K	368.5 (366^min - 369^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	368 (359^min - 370^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	367 (363^min - 371^max) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	347 (345^min - 352^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	339 (338^min - 341^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	338.5 (337^min - 340^max) fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	335 (325^min - 337^max) fps -3%
Intel Core i5-12600K	333.5 (332^min - 336^max) fps -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	320 (319^min - 321^max) fps -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	292 (290^min - 295^max) fps -16%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	274 (272^min - 274^max) fps +99%
Intel Core i9-13900K	267 (266^min - 271^max) fps +94%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	265.5 (263^min - 266^max) fps +93%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	241 (240^min - 242^max) fps +75%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	221 (220^min - 221^max) fps +60%
Intel Core i9-12900K	206 (206^min - 206^max) fps +49%
Intel Core i5-13600K	199 (198.5^min - 199.4^max) fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	191 (190^min - 192^max) fps +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	181.2 (181^min - 181.4^max) fps +31%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	174.95 (174.4^min - 175.5^max) fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	152 (151^min - 152^max) fps +10%
Intel Core i5-12600K	148 (147^min - 148^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	147.8 (147.7^min - 147.9^max) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	138.25 (137.7^min - 138.6^max) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	137.8 (136.9^min - 137.9^max) fps
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	117 (117^min - 117^max) fps -15%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	17225 KB/s +23%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	16178 KB/s +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	15779 KB/s +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	15604 KB/s +11%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	15449 KB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	14879 KB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	14860 KB/s +6%
Intel Core i9-13900K	14836 KB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	14431 KB/s +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	14038 KB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	13361 KB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	13282 KB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	12503 KB/s -11%
Intel Core i5-13600K	10937 KB/s -22%
Intel Core i9-12900K	10792 KB/s -23%
Intel Core i5-12600K	6239 KB/s -56%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	32.5 GB/s +160%
Intel Core i9-13900K	27 GB/s +116%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	26.9 GB/s +115%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	26.9 GB/s +115%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	21.2 GB/s +70%
Intel Core i5-13600K	18.8 GB/s +50%
Intel Core i9-12900K	18.5 GB/s +48%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	17.5 GB/s +40%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	15.9 GB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	15 GB/s +20%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	14.8 GB/s +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	13.8 GB/s +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	13.2 GB/s +6%
Intel Core i5-12600K	12.8 GB/s +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	12.5 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	10.7 GB/s -14%
Twofish Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K	5.4 GB/s +238%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	4.6 GB/s +188%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	4.2 GB/s +163%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	3.7 GB/s +131%
Intel Core i9-12900K	3.7 GB/s +131%
Intel Core i5-13600K	3.1 GB/s +94%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	2.9 GB/s +81%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2.8 GB/s +75%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	2.3 GB/s +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	2.3 GB/s +44%
Intel Core i5-12600K	2.2 GB/s +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	2 GB/s +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	1.9 GB/s +19%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	1.8 GB/s +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	1.6 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1.5 GB/s -6%
Serpent Mean 100MB
Intel Core i9-13900K	3 GB/s +173%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2.9 GB/s +164%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2.8 GB/s +155%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	2.4 GB/s +118%
Intel Core i9-12900K	1.9 GB/s +73%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1.8 GB/s +64%
Intel Core i5-13600K	1.7 GB/s +55%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	1.5 GB/s +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	1.5 GB/s +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	1.4 GB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	1.3 GB/s +18%
Intel Core i5-12600K	1.3 GB/s +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	1.2 GB/s +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	1.1 GB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	1.1 GB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	0.938 GB/s -15%

Geekbench 5.5
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2311 Points +11%
Intel Core i9-13900K	2290 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2274 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	2252 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	2250 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2241 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	2218 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	2218 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	2205 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	2161 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	2088 Points
Intel Core i9-12900K	2042 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K	1967 Points -6%
Intel Core i5-12600K	1904 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	1682 Points -19%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1669 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	1665 Points -20%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1657 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	1622 Points -22%
Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	24343 Points +119%
Intel Core i9-13900K	24157 Points +118%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	23948 Points +116%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	22921 Points +107%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	20496 Points +85%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	19987 Points +80%
Intel Core i9-12900K	17854 Points +61%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	16891 Points +52%
Intel Core i5-13600K	16651 Points +50%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	14373 Points +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	13929 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	13889 Points +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12990 Points +17%
Intel Core i5-12600K	12797 Points +15%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	11917 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	11354 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	11095 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	10856 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	8980 Points -19%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K	2214 Points +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	2194 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2183 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2156 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	2126 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	2123 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	2078 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	2005 Points
Intel Core i9-12900K	1968 Points -2%
Intel Core i5-13600K	1931 Points -4%
Intel Core i5-12600K	1821 Points -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	1683 Points -16%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	1673 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1667 Points -17%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1587 Points -21%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	1526 Points -24%
5.0 Multi-Core
Intel Core i9-13900K	24021 Points +124%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	23720 Points +121%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	22891 Points +113%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	19975 Points +86%
Intel Core i9-12900K	17959 Points +67%
Intel Core i5-13600K	16635 Points +55%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	16570 Points +54%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	14215 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	13869 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12974 Points +21%
Intel Core i5-12600K	12746 Points +19%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	11880 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	11246 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	10836 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	10745 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	8926 Points -17%

Geekbench 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-13900K	9598 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	9240 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	9193 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	9023 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	8991 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8926 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	8753 Points +4%
Intel Core i9-12900K	8665 Points +3%
Intel Core i5-13600K	8618 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	8453 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K	8223 Points -3%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	7333 Points -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	7297 Points -14%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	7216 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	7187 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	6953 Points -18%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	87922 Points +99%
Intel Core i9-13900K	86695 Points +96%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	85554 Points +93%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	74731 Points +69%
Intel Core i9-12900K	63583 Points +44%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	63233 Points +43%
Intel Core i5-13600K	60407 Points +37%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	56909 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	55542 Points +26%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	51794 Points +17%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	47407 Points +7%
Intel Core i5-12600K	46557 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	44221 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	44131 Points 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	43687 Points -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	35617 Points -19%

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	159341 MIPS +147%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	158242 MIPS +145%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	151967 MIPS +135%
Intel Core i9-13900K	147068 MIPS +128%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	127792 MIPS +98%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	124975 MIPS +93%
Intel Core i9-12900K	97671 MIPS +51%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	95123 MIPS +47%
Intel Core i5-13600K	89647 MIPS +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	85789 MIPS +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	85624 MIPS +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	85260 MIPS +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	74306 MIPS +15%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	69518 MIPS +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	69291 MIPS +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	64613 MIPS
Intel Core i5-12600K	64260 MIPS -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	56607 MIPS -12%
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	8321 MIPS +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	8282 MIPS +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	8211 MIPS +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	8176 MIPS +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	8096 MIPS +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	8063 MIPS +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	8052 MIPS +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	7880 MIPS +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	7566 MIPS
Intel Core i9-13900K	7272 MIPS -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	6974 MIPS -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	6970 MIPS -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	6799 MIPS -10%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	6785 MIPS -10%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	6594 MIPS -13%
Intel Core i9-12900K	6571 MIPS -13%
Intel Core i5-13600K	6502 MIPS -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K	5944 MIPS -21%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	44 fps +126%
Intel Core i9-13900K	42.6 fps +118%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	42.4 fps +117%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	41.7 fps +114%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	36.2 fps +86%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	36.2 fps +86%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	31.8 fps +63%
Intel Core i5-12600K	30.1 fps +54%
Intel Core i9-12900K	30 fps +54%
Intel Core i5-13600K	27.6 fps +42%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	26.1 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	25.5 fps +31%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	25 fps +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	24.8 fps +27%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	21.1 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	20.8 fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	19.5 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	19.1 fps -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	15.7 fps -19%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	0.4784 sec * -18%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	0.4778 sec * -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	0.4556 sec * -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	0.4513 sec * -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	0.4509 sec * -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K	0.4456 sec * -10%
Intel Core i9-12900K	0.4216 sec * -4%
Intel Core i5-13600K	0.405 sec * -0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	0.4047 sec *
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	0.4022 sec * +1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	0.383 sec * +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	0.3776 sec * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	0.3773 sec * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	0.3769 sec * +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	0.3758 sec * +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	0.3749 sec * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	0.3736 sec * +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	0.372 sec * +8%
Intel Core i9-13900K	0.3539 sec * +13%

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Intel Core i5-12600K	71.8 s * -91%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	55 s * -47%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	47.65 s * -27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	45.97 s * -23%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	45.14 s * -20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	43.31 s * -15%
Intel Core i9-12900K	40.6 s * -8%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	39.5 s * -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	38.6 s * -3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	37.5 s *
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	36.8 s * +2%
Intel Core i9-13900K	36.6 s * +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	36.6 s * +2%
Intel Core i5-13600K	35 s * +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	34.9 s * +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W	34.1 s * +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	33.6 s * +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W	33.1 s * +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W	33 s * +12%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

AMD supplies Wraith coolers in the box for the 65 W Ryzen 7000 processors. Our Ryzen 5 7600 unit came with a Wraith Stealth low-profile cooler. The Wraith Stealth can get the job done if you are only using the CPU for basic tasks and multimedia.

We recommend using a capable AIO cooler if you wish to use the CPU for any demanding workflows.

The Ryzen 5 7600 showed excellent sustained performance without any throttling in our Cinebench R15 multi-core loop test when used together with the Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L V2 ARGB AIO cooler.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Ryzen 5 7600: Ø2330 (2319.92-2338.77)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X: Ø6157 (6091.06-6236.36)

Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K: Ø6182 (6045.95-6213.11)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D: Ø5942 (5923.29-5966.59)

Intel Core i5-12600K Intel Core i5-12600K: Ø2545 (2497.35-2570.36)

Intel Core i5-13600K Intel Core i5-13600K: Ø3620 (3607.83-3632.07)

The Ryzen 5 7600 can momentarily boost up to a peak of 5.07 GHz during this test, which is near its rated boost clock of 5.1 GHz. However, the average core clock speed during the run is around the 4.8 GHz mark.

The package power consistently hits 90.2 W for the duration of each loop with the core temperatures touching 71.5 °C. The TjMax of 95 °C is not reached during the run, but there is enough thermal headroom for Precision Boost 2 to work its magic.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600: CPU parameters during Cinebench R15 multi-core loop

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

15780

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

46166

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

8122

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

3.51 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

26.4 Points

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit

190.02 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

298 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

344 fps

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2339 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

724 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

5487 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

12735 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1852 Points

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System performance: No major qualms with the Ryzen 5 7600

The Ryzen 5 7600 is able to edge out the Ryzen 9 5900X in 3DMark 11 Physics although 3DMark Time Spy Physics proves to be a bit of an uphill task for this chip.

In AIDA64, the Ryzen 5 7600 is able to beat its X-series cousin and other Zen 3 and Alder Lake chips in several CPU benchmarks.

For some reason, CrossMark did not run well on our test system. Nevertheless, overall system performance and responsiveness is not an issue with the Ryzen 5 7600.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | AIDA64

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	36991 Points +55%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	34239 Points +44%
Intel Core i9-13900K	32273 Points +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	31467 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	30945 Points +30%
Intel Core i5-13600K	30480 Points +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	28618 Points +20%
Intel Core i9-12900K	28211 Points +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	27236 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	25396 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	25367 Points +6%
Intel Core i5-12600K	25017 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	23854 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	23423 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	23381 Points -2%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	19649 Points -18%

3DMark - 2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-13900K	19392 Points +97%
Intel Core i9-12900K	18431 Points +88%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	17206 Points +75%
Intel Core i5-13600K	17124 Points +74%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	16616 Points +69%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	15856 Points +61%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	14182 Points +44%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	13918 Points +42%
Intel Core i5-12600K	13869 Points +41%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	13650 Points +39%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12633 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	11809 Points +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	11599 Points +18%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	10458 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	9819 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	8911 Points -9%

AIDA64
FP32 Ray-Trace
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	62786 KRay/s +171%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	58359 KRay/s +152%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	57844 KRay/s +150%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	47514 KRay/s +105%
Intel Core i9-13900K	36939 KRay/s +60%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	33676 KRay/s +45%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	32035 KRay/s +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	29867 KRay/s +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	29659 KRay/s +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	28150 KRay/s +22%
Intel Core i5-13600K	23446 KRay/s +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	23391 KRay/s +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	23151 KRay/s
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	17633 KRay/s -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	17545 KRay/s -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	17125 KRay/s -26%
Intel Core i9-12900K	13266 KRay/s -43%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	12482 KRay/s -46%
Intel Core i5-12600K	8243 KRay/s -64%
FPU Julia
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	264044 Points +171%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	251718 Points +159%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	245308 Points +152%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	212888 Points +119%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	201995 Points +108%
Intel Core i9-13900K	183390 Points +88%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	144072 Points +48%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	133006 Points +37%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	128425 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	128212 Points +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	114330 Points +17%
Intel Core i5-13600K	111374 Points +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	103526 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	103015 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	97332 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	82429 Points -15%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	61688 Points -37%
Intel Core i9-12900K	59419 Points -39%
Intel Core i5-12600K	37321 Points -62%
CPU SHA3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	11001 MB/s +172%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	10362 MB/s +156%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	9704 MB/s +140%
Intel Core i9-13900K	9180 MB/s +127%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	8120 MB/s +101%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	7018 MB/s +74%
Intel Core i5-13600K	5253 MB/s +30%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	5214 MB/s +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	4961 MB/s +23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	4956 MB/s +23%
Intel Core i9-12900K	4952 MB/s +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	4569 MB/s +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	4044 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	3601 MB/s -11%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	3591 MB/s -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	3587 MB/s -11%
Intel Core i5-12600K	3250 MB/s -20%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	2542 MB/s -37%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	1920 MB/s -53%
CPU Queen
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	205588 Points +104%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	199943 Points +98%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	196106 Points +94%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	173696 Points +72%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	172637 Points +71%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	164437 Points +63%
Intel Core i9-13900K	159676 Points +58%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	138724 Points +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	137151 Points +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	129890 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	129569 Points +29%
Intel Core i5-13600K	120485 Points +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	113297 Points +12%
Intel Core i9-12900K	112694 Points +12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	107954 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	104367 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	100827 Points
Intel Core i5-12600K	88337 Points -12%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	85863 Points -15%
FPU SinJulia
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	32855 Points +181%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	32428 Points +177%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	32423 Points +177%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	29104 Points +149%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	26364 Points +125%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	24881 Points +112%
Intel Core i9-13900K	19920 Points +70%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	19353 Points +65%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	16496 Points +41%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	16425 Points +40%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	16050 Points +37%
Intel Core i9-12900K	14664 Points +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	13527 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	12794 Points +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	12774 Points +9%
Intel Core i5-13600K	12201 Points +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	11709 Points
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	10088 Points -14%
Intel Core i5-12600K	9510 Points -19%
FPU Mandel
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	138291 Points +165%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	131879 Points +153%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	131740 Points +152%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	110698 Points +112%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	106620 Points +104%
Intel Core i9-13900K	91721 Points +76%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	78269 Points +50%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	69986 Points +34%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	67376 Points +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	66267 Points +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	62547 Points +20%
Intel Core i5-13600K	57797 Points +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	56568 Points +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	54555 Points +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	52184 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	45369 Points -13%
Intel Core i9-12900K	38042 Points -27%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	33927 Points -35%
Intel Core i5-12600K	24230 Points -54%
CPU AES
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	379659 MB/s +181%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	370183 MB/s +174%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	364030 MB/s +170%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	324249 MB/s +140%
Intel Core i9-13900K	297727 MB/s +121%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	279956 MB/s +107%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	189933 MB/s +41%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	187326 MB/s +39%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	185246 MB/s +37%
Intel Core i5-13600K	175556 MB/s +30%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	153484 MB/s +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	144365 MB/s +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	134999 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	118228 MB/s -12%
Intel Core i9-12900K	94062 MB/s -30%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	82897 MB/s -39%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	66065 MB/s -51%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	62563 MB/s -54%
Intel Core i5-12600K	58635 MB/s -57%
CPU ZLib
Intel Core i9-13900K	2490 MB/s +179%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2441 MB/s +173%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	2325 MB/s +160%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	2315 MB/s +159%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	1965 MB/s +120%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	1848 MB/s +107%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	1727 MB/s +93%
Intel Core i9-12900K	1560 MB/s +74%
Intel Core i5-13600K	1426 MB/s +60%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	1345 MB/s +50%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	1224 MB/s +37%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	1181 MB/s +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	1181 MB/s +32%
Intel Core i5-12600K	988 MB/s +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	945 MB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	942 MB/s +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	894 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	890 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	719 MB/s -20%
FP64 Ray-Trace
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	33821 KRay/s +171%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	31732 KRay/s +154%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	30838 KRay/s +147%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	25132 KRay/s +101%
Intel Core i9-13900K	20298 KRay/s +62%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	18490 KRay/s +48%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	17051 KRay/s +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	16020 KRay/s +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	15819 KRay/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	15213 KRay/s +22%
Intel Core i5-13600K	12806 KRay/s +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	12613 KRay/s +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	12501 KRay/s
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	9488 KRay/s -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	9469 KRay/s -24%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	9090 KRay/s -27%
Intel Core i9-12900K	8078 KRay/s -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	6894 KRay/s -45%
Intel Core i5-12600K	5149 KRay/s -59%
CPU PhotoWorxx
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	53949 MPixel/s +39%
Intel Core i9-13900K	48674 MPixel/s +26%
Intel Core i5-12600K	48577 MPixel/s +26%
Intel Core i5-13600K	48434 MPixel/s +25%
Intel Core i9-12900K	48307 MPixel/s +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	40893 MPixel/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	40443 MPixel/s +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	40323 MPixel/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	40261 MPixel/s +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	38698 MPixel/s
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	32202 MPixel/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	32185 MPixel/s -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	31910 MPixel/s -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	31859 MPixel/s -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	27530 MPixel/s -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	25309 MPixel/s -35%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	25224 MPixel/s -35%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	24352 MPixel/s -37%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	21433 MPixel/s -45%

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | AIDA64

Performance Rating | AIDA64

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-12900K ^-1!	93.3 pt
Intel Core i5-12600K ^-1!	90.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	78.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	73.4 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K	73 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	72.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	72.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	72.5 pt
Intel Core i5-13600K	67.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	66.6 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	66.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	66.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	65.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	65.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	64.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	56.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	53.1 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	49.3 pt
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	43.7 pt

AIDA64
Memory Copy
Intel Core i9-13900K	74937 MB/s +25%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	73868 MB/s +24%
Intel Core i9-12900K	73146 MB/s +22%
Intel Core i5-13600K	71725 MB/s +20%
Intel Core i5-12600K	70749 MB/s +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	69140 MB/s +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	68962 MB/s +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	68843 MB/s +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	68526 MB/s +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	66130 MB/s +11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	59963 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	59949 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	59838 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	59803 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	59783 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	59171 MB/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	57120 MB/s -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	53947 MB/s -10%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	49404 MB/s -17%
Memory Latency
Intel Core i5-13600K	81.1 ns * -17%
Intel Core i9-13900K	76.5 ns * -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	69.3 ns * -0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	69.2 ns *
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	68.7 ns * +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	67.7 ns * +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	65.7 ns * +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	65.6 ns * +5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	65.3 ns * +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	65.1 ns * +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	65.1 ns * +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	64.3 ns * +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	63.9 ns * +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	63.8 ns * +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	63.3 ns * +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	60.9 ns * +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	58.4 ns * +16%
Memory Read
Intel Core i9-13900K	83883 MB/s +41%
Intel Core i9-12900K	81059 MB/s +36%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	80946 MB/s +36%
Intel Core i5-12600K	76864 MB/s +29%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	75798 MB/s +28%
Intel Core i5-13600K	75757 MB/s +28%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	75664 MB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	75590 MB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	75338 MB/s +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	70692 MB/s +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	63645 MB/s +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	62991 MB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	59405 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	59292 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	59238 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	59238 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	59007 MB/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	58988 MB/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	50995 MB/s -14%
Memory Write
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	85951 MB/s +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	81320 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	81193 MB/s
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	81041 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700	80948 MB/s 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X	80230 MB/s -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	76967 MB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	76732 MB/s -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	76721 MB/s -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	76515 MB/s -6%
Intel Core i9-13900K	74140 MB/s -9%
Intel Core i5-12600K	73824 MB/s -9%
Intel Core i9-12900K	73707 MB/s -9%
Intel Core i5-13600K	73484 MB/s -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	55525 MB/s -32%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X	48748 MB/s -40%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	30399 MB/s -63%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	28798 MB/s -65%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D	28787 MB/s -65%

Performance Rating | AIDA64

* ... smaller is better

3D and gaming performance: Highly capable gaming CPU

All Zen 4 processors have turned out to be excellent choices for gaming thus far, and the Ryzen 5 7600 is no different.

Taking 3DMark 11 and 3DMark Time Spy into account cumulatively, we see that the Ryzen 5 7600 is on par with the more power hungry and expensive Core i9-13900K while being right on the heels of the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. In this comparison, the Ryzen 5 7600X appears to offer the highest performance.

In gaming, however, the Core i9-13900K gets a perceivable lead over the 65 W Ryzen 5. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D benefits from the 3D V-cache that helps it push many more frames at very low quality and resolution settings.

Nonetheless, if you are primarily looking for a gaming CPU for a capable midrange build, you cannot go wrong with the Ryzen 5 7600.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark | 3DMark 11

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	100 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	95.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	94.7 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	91.6 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K	91.4 pt

3DMark - 2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	37251 Points +3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	36836 Points +2%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	36665 Points +1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	36138 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K	36101 Points 0%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	116361 Points +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	107723 Points +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D	105886 Points +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600	100349 Points
Intel Core i9-13900K	99834 Points -1%

Gaming Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	96.8 pt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	92.2 pt
Intel Core i9-13900K ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.9 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	91.5 pt
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	83.7 pt
Average of class Desktop	79.5 pt

Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238.2 fps +25%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	210 (121.7^min) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	207 (96.4^min) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	190.3 (93.2^min) fps
Average of class Desktop (141 - 187.8, n=5, last 2 years)	163.4 fps -14%
1920x1080 Low Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	252 fps +24%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	241 (97.9^min) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	229 (93^min) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 (73.5^min) fps
Average of class Desktop (195.7 - 209, n=4, last 2 years)	199.7 fps -2%

F1 22
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	205 (168^min, 137^P1) fps +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	204 (138^min, 120^P1) fps +16%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	199.2 (162^min, 134^P1) fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	194.5 fps +11%
Average of class Desktop (128.7 - 219, n=13, last 2 years)	180.2 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	175.9 (125^min, 112^P1) fps
1920x1080 Low Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	475 (338^min, 264^P1) fps +35%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	443 (278^min, 245^P1) fps +25%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	417 (281^min, 236^P1) fps +18%
Average of class Desktop (357 - 498, n=10, last 2 years)	396 fps +12%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	387 (269^min, 215^P1) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	353 (238^min, 207^P1) fps

F1 2021 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	289 (248^min, 217^P1) fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	277 (233^min, 216^P1) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	271 (224^min, 205^P1) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	271 (216^min, 208^P1) fps +7%
Average of class Desktop (232 - 287, n=6, last 2 years)	258 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	254 (209^min, 187^P1) fps

Metro Exodus
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	201 (109.06^min) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	197.7 (103.17^min) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	193.5 (110.2^min) fps +5%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	191.2 (84.99^min) fps +4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	184.3 (97.77^min) fps
Average of class Desktop (6.41 - 226, n=16, last 2 years)	166.1 fps -10%
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	309 (157.23^min) fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	300 (162.95^min) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	293 (157.18^min) fps +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	284 (142.17^min) fps
Average of class Desktop (25.1 - 458, n=11, last 2 years)	279 fps -2%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	273 (121.97^min) fps -4%

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	320 (30^min, 161.1^P0.1, 244^P1) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	313 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	305 fps +11%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	297 (271^min, 271^P1) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	276 (241^min, 245.13^P1) fps
Average of class Desktop (7.8 - 369, n=29, last 2 years)	235 fps -15%
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	864.7 fps +34%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	826 (23.6^min, 360^P0.1, 574^P1) fps +28%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	747 (631^min, 633.24^P1) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	738 fps +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	645 (562^min, 563.71^P1) fps
Average of class Desktop (39.3 - 839, n=13, last 2 years)	546 fps -15%

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	248 (186^min) fps +42%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (153^min) fps +16%
Average of class Desktop (11 - 309, n=16, last 2 years)	189.5 fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188 (136^min) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187 (141^min) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	175 (124^min) fps
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	299 (201^min) fps +44%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	241 (180^min) fps +16%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	239 (191^min) fps +15%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	238 (182^min) fps +15%
Average of class Desktop (25 - 366, n=11, last 2 years)	231 fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	207 (162^min) fps

GTA V
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	168.6 (3.72^min, 142.9^P1) fps +16%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	162 (3.52^min, 111.1^P1) fps +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	160.2 (11.4^min, 111.1^P1) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	155.6 (8.2^min, 111.1^P1) fps +7%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	145 (4.43^min, 100^P1) fps
Average of class Desktop (9.61 - 170.7, n=13, last 2 years)	132.6 fps -9%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.3 (3.21^min, 200^P1) fps 0%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	188.1 (3.25^min, 200^P1) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.7 (2.38^min, 200^P1) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.7 (2.67^min, 200^P1) fps 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.6 (56.3^min, 200^P1) fps
Average of class Desktop (61.3 - 187.9, n=12, last 2 years)	165.4 fps -12%

X-Plane 11.11
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	187.1 fps +34%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	164.8 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	151.6 fps +9%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	148.5 fps +7%
Average of class Desktop (19.5 - 197, n=31, last 2 years)	142.3 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	139.4 fps
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	251 fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	225 fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	223 fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	217 fps +2%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	212 fps
Average of class Desktop (37.1 - 256, n=21, last 2 years)	191.7 fps -10%

Dota 2 Reborn
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	252.7 (208.9^min) fps +24%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	239.8 (204^min) fps +18%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	239.2 (203.6^min) fps +18%
Average of class Desktop (31.3 - 292, n=19, last 2 years)	225 fps +11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	224.3 (189^min) fps +10%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	203 (173.4^min) fps
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	314.1 (261.7^min) fps +22%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	310.6 (261.3^min) fps +21%
Intel Core i9-13900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	292.4 (248.2^min) fps +14%
Average of class Desktop (148.7 - 371, n=18, last 2 years)	290 fps +13%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	278.1 (211.4^min) fps +8%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	257 (218.5^min) fps

Strange Brigade
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	595 (60.2^min, 433^P1) fps +5%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	569 (124.7^min, 414^P1) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	565 (104.9^min, 433^P1) fps -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	524 (115.8^min, 393^P1) fps -8%
Average of class Desktop (12 - 616, n=12, last 2 years)	417 fps -27%
1280x720 lowest AF:1
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	780 (275^min, 597^P1) fps +6%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	736 (61.8^min, 561^P1) fps
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	698 (182.7^min, 569^P1) fps -5%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	672 (259^min, 529^P1) fps -9%
Average of class Desktop (20.9 - 786, n=13, last 2 years)	532 fps -28%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187.6	187.5	185	145	147.7
The Witcher 3 (2015)	645	574	547	276		275
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	257	228	218	203		202
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	237	237	237		237	145.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	212	182.4	139.4			117.3
Far Cry 5 (2018)	207	187	182	175	170	158
Strange Brigade (2018)	736	600	580	569	509	279
Metro Exodus (2019)	284	243	221	184.3	173.6	133.6
F1 2021 (2021)	640	603	502	254	249	199.1
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022)	204	203	192.2	190.3	147.4	78.9
F1 22 (2022)	353	374	342	175.9	150	80.9

Energy Management: Higher power efficiency than Ryzen 7000 X-series

Similar to what we've seen before with the Ryzen 7 7700, the Ryzen 5 7600 continues to offer a higher performance per Watt in Cinebench R15 multi-core when compared to the Ryzen 7000 X-series — 49% more efficient than the Ryzen 5 7600X. That being said, a Ryzen 9 7950X capped at 65 W offers the highest power efficiency relative to the competition.

The Ryzen 5 7600 PC consumes the least amount power from the wall in comparison when running Prime95 in-place large FFTs, using just 134.5 W.

The Ryzen 5 7600 is seen to be 11% more efficient than the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in The Witcher 3 when used in combination with an RTX 4090 but trails by 21% in Cinebench R15 multi-core power efficiency.

As indicated before, we are in the process of transitioning to the RTX 4090 as the GPU of choice. Previous tests were mostly performed with an RTX 3090 or a Titan RTX, but we still see the Ryzen 5 7600 with RTX 4090 combination leading the efficiency charts in The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra.

Power Consumption: External monitor

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø134.5 (132.3-137.8)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø134.2 (132.2-134.8)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Cinebench R20 Single (external Monitor): Ø97.8 (96-131.3)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Cinebench R20 Multi (external Monitor): Ø134 (133-135.6)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø97.4 (96-129.5)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø133 (132.1-134.1)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø423 (414-442)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø81.5 (80.5-88.6)

Power Consumption: Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor) | Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor) | Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor) | Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor) | 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi Efficiency (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	25.2 Points per Watt +45%
Average of class Desktop (12.8 - 38, n=10, last 2 years)	22.9 Points per Watt +32%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	22.1 Points per Watt +27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	21.9 Points per Watt +26%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	20.4 Points per Watt +17%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	19.9 Points per Watt +14%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	17.4 Points per Watt
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	17.1 Points per Watt -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (10.4 - 21.9, n=17)	16.3 Points per Watt -6%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	15.8 Points per Watt -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	15.5 Points per Watt -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	15.5 Points per Watt -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	13.3 Points per Watt -24%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	12.9 Points per Watt -26%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	12.7 Points per Watt -27%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	12.5 Points per Watt -28%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	12.4 Points per Watt -29%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	11.9 Points per Watt -32%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	11.7 Points per Watt -33%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	11.6 Points per Watt -33%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	11.5 Points per Watt -34%

Power Consumption / Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.652 fps per Watt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (0.518 - 0.712, n=32)	0.593 fps per Watt -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	0.59 fps per Watt -10%
Average of class Desktop (0.113 - 0.647, n=28, last 2 years)	0.525 fps per Watt -19%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3699 fps per Watt -43%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3664 fps per Watt -44%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3592 fps per Watt -45%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.3522 fps per Watt -46%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	0.3447 fps per Watt -47%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.3397 fps per Watt -48%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3389 fps per Watt -48%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3373 fps per Watt -48%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3341 fps per Watt -49%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.332 fps per Watt -49%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3286 fps per Watt -50%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3284 fps per Watt -50%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.325 fps per Watt -50%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	0.3218 fps per Watt -51%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.3207 fps per Watt -51%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.3201 fps per Watt -51%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX	0.3002 fps per Watt -54%

Power Consumption / Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	480 (263^min, 277^P1 - 553^max) Watt * -258%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 95.2 W)	364 (357^min, 357^P1 - 373^max) Watt * -171%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	324.4 Watt * -142%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	313 (214^min, 221^P1 - 406^max) Watt * -133%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 134.2 - 548, n=24 W)	287 Watt * -114%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	286 (232^min, 235^P1 - 343^max) Watt * -113%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	273 (264^min, 264^P1 - 304^max) Watt * -103%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.4 W)	263 (262^min, 262^P1 - 265^max) Watt * -96%
Average of class Desktop (Idle: 127.5 - 428, n=10, last 2 years W)	246 Watt * -83%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W)	240 (236^min, 236^P1 - 252^max) Watt * -79%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78.1 W)	235.8 (204^min - 238^max) Watt * -76%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W)	226.1 (160^min - 249^max) Watt * -68%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 77.5 W)	220.7 (219^min - 222^max) Watt * -64%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	215 (134.8^min, 135.6^P1 - 259^max) Watt * -60%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (Idle: 102 W)	209 (208^min, 208^P1 - 212^max) Watt * -56%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	205.9 (145^min - 213^max) Watt * -53%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	196.1 (195.3^min, 195.3^P1 - 196.7^max) Watt * -46%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.1 W)	191.9 (191.1^min, 191.1^P1 - 192.5^max) Watt * -43%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 79.23 W)	170.1 (165^min - 210^max) Watt * -27%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 73.4 W)	149.4 (148.6^min, 148.6^P1 - 150.3^max) Watt * -11%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 81.5 W)	134.2 (132.2^min, 132.4^P1 - 134.8^max) Watt *

Power Consumption / Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	471 (414^min, 427^P1 - 561^max) Watt * -250%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	348 (283^min, 288^P1 - 496^max) Watt * -159%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 95.2 W)	335 (311^min, 312^P1 - 364^max) Watt * -149%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	319 (310^min, 311^P1 - 357^max) Watt * -137%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 134.5 - 537, n=23 W)	300 Watt * -123%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	279.6 (261^min - 357^max) Watt * -108%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	276 (267^min, 267^P1 - 329^max) Watt * -105%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	256.5 (238^min - 275^max) Watt * -91%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.4 W)	254 (247^min, 247^P1 - 268^max) Watt * -89%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W)	252.3 (227^min - 259^max) Watt * -88%
Average of class Desktop (Idle: 130.1 - 400, n=10, last 2 years W)	250 Watt * -86%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 77.5 W)	242.3 (222^min - 254^max) Watt * -80%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78.1 W)	235.6 (211^min - 284^max) Watt * -75%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W)	230 (216^min, 217^P1 - 265^max) Watt * -71%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	227 (218^min, 219^P1 - 245^max) Watt * -69%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (Idle: 102 W)	226 (221^min, 222^P1 - 234^max) Watt * -68%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	189.8 (184.1^min, 184.2^P1 - 204^max) Watt * -41%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.1 W)	186.8 (180.7^min, 180.9^P1 - 201^max) Watt * -39%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 79.23 W)	175.8 (170^min - 179^max) Watt * -31%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 73.4 W)	163.2 (156.6^min, 156.8^P1 - 174.5^max) Watt * -21%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 81.5 W)	134.5 (132.3^min, 132.5^P1 - 137.8^max) Watt *

Power Consumption / The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (Idle: 102 W)	561 (533^min, 542^P1 - 582^max) Watt * -33%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	555 (547^min, 549^P1 - 607^max) Watt * -31%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 95.2 W)	539 (534^min, 535^P1 - 547^max) Watt * -27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 105 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.4 W)	539 (252^min, 535^P1 - 573^max) Watt * -27%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 93.1 W)	539 (534^min, 534^P1 - 547^max) Watt * -27%
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	533 (520^min, 525^P1 - 568^max) Watt * -26%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X ECO 65 W, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	524 (515^min, 517^P1 - 533^max) Watt * -24%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	519 (510^min, 513^P1 - 564^max) Watt * -23%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 73.4 W)	519 (511^min, 512^P1 - 532^max) Watt * -23%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	517 (508^min, 510^P1 - 539^max) Watt * -22%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Idle: 89.8 W)	516 (512^min, 512^P1 - 529^max) Watt * -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 423 - 600, n=32 W)	508 Watt * -20%
Intel Core i5-13600K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090	500 (491^min, 493^P1 - 528^max) Watt * -18%
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.5 W)	463 (439^min - 490^max) Watt * -9%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78 W)	440.5 (420^min - 466^max) Watt * -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 78.1 W)	439.6 (419^min - 497^max) Watt * -4%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Idle: 81.5 W)	423 (414^min, 415^P1 - 442^max) Watt *
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 77.5 W)	418.7 (403^min - 452^max) Watt * +1%
Average of class Desktop (Idle: 59.4 - 692, n=34, last 2 years W)	412 Watt * +3%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 79.23 W)	409.2 (381^min - 434^max) Watt * +3%
Intel Core i5-12600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX (Idle: 70.45 W)	408.9 (401^min - 460^max) Watt * +3%

* ... smaller is better

Pros

+ Beats Zen 3 CPUs and the Core i9-12900K in single-core

+ Manual and PBO overclocking support

+ Highly power-efficient

+ Integrated RDNA 2 iGPU in I/O die

+ Included Wraith Stealth cooler

Cons

- Cannot match up to the Core i5-13600K in CPU benchmarks

- No backwards compatibility with DDR4; DDR5 prices still on the higher side

- Initial platform upgrade cost can be high

Verdict: A smart choice for midrange gaming builds

AMD Ryzen 5 7600. Review unit courtesy of AMD India.

Although the 65 W Ryzen 7000 non-X processors may seem superfluous at first glance, these CPUs offer a viable option for those looking at budget builds without perceivable performance penalties compared to the Ryzen 7000X series.

AMD has managed to offer significant performance increases with the Ryzen 5 7600, beating the majority of Zen 3 CPUs and even a behemoth of the likes of an Intel Core i9-12900K in single-core — that too, at a very economical 65 W TDP that can go up to 90 W under load. This is also reflected in the processor's excellent power efficiency numbers.

The Intel Raptor Lake Core i5-13600K still has the upper hand in overall CPU performance, but the Ryzen 5 costs US$100 less as per current prices and treads right on the Core i5-13600K's heels in single-core tests. The Intel chip does have the core/thread count advantage in multi-core, but the actual impact of this will depend on your specific workflow.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 ticks all boxes for a viable gaming and content creation CPU at a price that doesn't break the bank, initial expenditure in the Socket AM5 platform notwithstanding."

Gaming, in general, has been Zen 4's forte right from the start. The Ryzen 5 7600 can be just about 9% slower than a Ryzen 9 7950X or a Core i9-13900K at lower settings, and this gap can potentially narrow further at higher quality settings and resolutions.

The processor comes with an RDNA 2 iGPU in the I/O die as well. While this cannot really provide any impetus to anything more than basic, casual 720p gaming, it works great as a hardware accelerator for media encode and decode. This also comes in handy during times when the stars don't align and the discrete GPU gives up on you.

The only thing that can possibly hold back your purchase is the initial cost of adopting the AM5 platform and DDR5 memory. If you don't mind swallowing this pill and your primary use case is gaming, the Ryzen 5 7600 offers a great bang for the buck and can keep your modern graphics card happily fed with no perceivable bottlenecks.

Price and Availability

The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is currently available at a discounted price of ₹22,997 on Amazon India.

In the US, this 65 W processor can be had for US$220 on Amazon US together with a Star Wars: Jedi Survivor game bundle. The Ryzen 5 7600 is also retailing at its US$229 MSRP pricing on Best Buy.

The affected AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Asus X670 parts due to an apparent spike in SoC voltage. (Image Source: u/Speedrookie on Reddit)

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Noctua's NH-P1 is keeping the Ryzen 9 7900 cool without any noise. (Image Source: Club386)

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. (Image Source: AMD)

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Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 2023-04-27 (Update: 2023-04-27)

An overview of AMD 'Raphael' Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 desktop processors

The test bench: A Ryzen 5 7600 and RTX 4090 combination

CPU benchmarks: Beats all Zen 3 CPUs and Core i9-12900K in single-core

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System performance: No major qualms with the Ryzen 5 7600

3D and gaming performance: Highly capable gaming CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 with Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Energy Management: Higher power efficiency than Ryzen 7000 X-series

Power Consumption: External monitor

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Verdict: A smart choice for midrange gaming builds

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