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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is a mid-range desktop CPU of the Granite Ridge product family that sports 6 Zen 5 cores (12 threads) running at 3.9 GHz to 5.4 GHz along with PCIe 5 support and a basic RDNA 2 architecture iGPU. The Ryzen was launched in June 2024, with sales slated to start some time in August.

Architecture and Features

Like Strix Point APUs, Granite Ridge processors make use of the new Zen 5 microarchitecture. However, there are no efficient cores here; all of 9600X's cores are full Zen 5 cores with a "proper" Zen 5 implementation, not the simplified mobile version that has a lower AVX-512 performance. Furthermore, Granite Ridge is a multi-die design with only the CPU cores produced using a fairly modern 4 nm TSMC process. Strix Point processors are a single-die design, from what we know.

According to AMD, Zen 5 delivers a 16% IPC uplift over Zen 4 thanks to branch prediction improvements and other refinements.

Elsewhere, the 9600X has 32 MB of L3 cache and 24 direct PCIe 5 lanes (3.93 GB/s throughput per lane) with up to 12 additional PCIe 4 lanes available depending on the motherboard. It supports DDR5 RAM as fast as 5,600 MT/s (up to 8,000 MT/s if overclocked).

The Ryzen 5 is unlocked for overclocking. Naturally, this AM5 socket CPU fully supports Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10 as well as many Linux distros.

Performance

In our review, the 9600X delivered multi-thread performance similar to what the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, Core i5-12600K, Ryzen 7 8700G as well as the octa-core AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D deliver which is pretty impressive considering the price.

Graphics

The Radeon 610M comes equipped with just 128 unified shaders running at up to 2,200 MHz. Its gaming performance is extremely low but still sufficient for competitive titles (Counter-Strike 2 is perfectly playable at 1080p / Low) as well as really old titles (pre-2019).

It can HW-decode many popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1.

Power consumption

The CPU cores are built with TSMC's N4P process which delivers a good, as of mid 2024, power efficiency. (Apple is the leader in this regard with the second-generation 3 nm process.)

The Ryzen 5's long-term TDP is either 65 W or 105 W, with each user free to make their own choice. Overclocking the chip will cause its power consumption figures to go up significantly.

CodenameGranite Ridge
SeriesAMD Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5)

Series: Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5) Granite Ridge

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D compare4.3 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X compare4.3 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X compare4.4 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X compare3.8 - 5.5 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D compare4.7 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X « 3.9 - 5.4 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock Rate3900 - 5400 MHz
Level 2 Cache6 MB
Level 3 Cache32 MB
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 12
6 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 5
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)65 Watt
Manufacturing Technology4 nm & 6 nm
Max. Temperature95 °C
SocketAM5
FeaturesDDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5 + PCIe 4, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
GPUAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date06/02/2024
Product Link (external)www.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
46.1 pt (77%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
Intel Core i9-13900HX
44.9 -3%
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
45 -2%
Intel Core i9-13950HX
45.1 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
45.1 -2%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
45.7 -1%
Intel Core i9-13980HX
46 0%
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
46 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900
46.1 0%
Intel Core i7-13700K
46.1 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
46.1
Intel Core i9-14900HX
46.6 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
46.8 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
47.2 2%
Intel Core i9-14900
47.2 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
47.3 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 3%
Intel Core i7-14700K
47.5 3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
48.1 4%
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
48.6 5%
...
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 30%
0%
100%
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 134     avg: 134.5     median: 134.5 (76%)     max: 135 Points
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 986     avg: 999     median: 999 (19%)     max: 1012 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 17176     avg: 17529     median: 17528.5 (16%)     max: 17881 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2180     avg: 2184     median: 2183.5 (92%)     max: 2187 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
858 Points (93%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6719     avg: 6847     median: 6846.5 (17%)     max: 6974 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2630     avg: 2691     median: 2691 (17%)     max: 2752 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 341     avg: 342     median: 342 (95%)     max: 343 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 30.86     avg: 31.4     median: 31.4 (41%)     max: 31.99 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 4     avg: 4     median: 4 (95%)     max: 4.21 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 9324     avg: 9333     median: 9332.5 (56%)     max: 9341 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 54599     avg: 55406     median: 55406 (40%)     max: 56213 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 100227     avg: 101401     median: 101401 (65%)     max: 102575 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 17470     avg: 17506     median: 17505.5 (21%)     max: 17541 Points
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 71.513     avg: 72     median: 72 (1%)     max: 72.546 s
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.571     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (1%)     max: 2.617 s
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WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 14438     avg: 14629     median: 14628.5 (23%)     max: 14819 points
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 68220     avg: 68266     median: 68266 (39%)     max: 68312 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7724     avg: 7760     median: 7760 (91%)     max: 7796 MIPS
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 154     avg: 157     median: 157 (53%)     max: 160.05 fps
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 364     avg: 368.8     median: 368.8 (85%)     max: 373.5 fps
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 23.2     avg: 23.4     median: 23.4 (41%)     max: 23.6 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.3     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (40%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 2.2     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (39%)     max: 2.3 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 13.4     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (35%)     max: 13.6 GB/s
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 281     avg: 285     median: 285 (4%)     max: 289 Seconds
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 184     avg: 184.5     median: 184.5 (1%)     max: 185 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3389     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (7%)     max: 0.3426 sec
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 17706     avg: 17737     median: 17736.5 (38%)     max: 17767 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.614     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 7.672 s
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.336     avg: 16.4     median: 16.3 (1%)     max: 16.363 s
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 359.798     avg: 360.1     median: 360.1 (2%)     max: 360.414 s
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 83540     avg: 84299     median: 84299 (65%)     max: 85058 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 25717     avg: 25914     median: 25914 (64%)     max: 26111 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 113587     avg: 113789     median: 113788 (92%)     max: 113990 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 113517     avg: 113785     median: 113785 (92%)     max: 114053 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 116109     avg: 117823     median: 117822 (98%)     max: 119536 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 21053     avg: 21073     median: 21073 (53%)     max: 21093 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 33449     avg: 33456     median: 33455.5 (60%)     max: 33462 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 10821     avg: 10941     median: 10941 (46%)     max: 11061 Points
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Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
3320 points (83%)
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Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
15378 points (60%)
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Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3105 points (99%)
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Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
21003 points (86%)
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2490     avg: 2507     median: 2506.5 (98%)     max: 2523 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12751     avg: 12840     median: 12839.5 (23%)     max: 12928 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2305     avg: 2351     median: 2351 (10%)     max: 2397 points
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Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12556     avg: 12779     median: 12779 (40%)     max: 13002 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 9634     avg: 9696     median: 9695.5 (97%)     max: 9757 points
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Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 51644     avg: 52536     median: 52536 (52%)     max: 53428 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 389     avg: 390     median: 390 (0%)     max: 391 ms
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 338     avg: 338.5     median: 338.5 (93%)     max: 339 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 364     avg: 380     median: 380 (68%)     max: 396 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2103     avg: 2109     median: 2108.5 (79%)     max: 2114 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 213     avg: 239     median: 239 (41%)     max: 265 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 210     avg: 239.3     median: 243 (44%)     max: 265 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 117.7     avg: 119.8     median: 119.8 (79%)     max: 121.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 10.4     avg: 11.5     median: 11.5 (9%)     max: 12.5 Points per Watt
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Other CPUs of the series Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5)

» AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
   16x 4.3 GHz - 5.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
   16x 4.3 GHz - 5.7 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
   12x 4.4 GHz - 5.6 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
   8x 3.8 GHz - 5.5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
   8x 4.7 GHz - 5.2 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
   6x 3.9 GHz - 5.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
   8x 4.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 7 7700
   8x 3.8 GHz - 5.3 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
   16x 3.4 GHz - 4.9 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-13600K
   14x 3.5 GHz - 5.1 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 5 235
   14x 3.4 GHz - 5 GHz
» AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
   6x 3.9 GHz - 5.4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
   8x 4.2 GHz - 5 GHz
- Intel Core i9-12900
   16x 2.4 GHz - 5.1 GHz
- Intel Core i7-13700
   16x 2.1 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
   16x 3.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
   24x 3 GHz - 4.2 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2024-11- 9)