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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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The AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is a fast mid-range desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 6 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (12 threads). The cores clock from 4.7 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). When all 6 cores are fully loaded, 5.3 GHz is the max. clock speed. 

The performance of the R5 7600X is clearly better than the old Ryzen 5 5600X thanks to the improved architecture and modern 5nm process. The single core performance is very good thanks to the high turbo clock speed (-400 MHz compared to the high end CPUs like the Ryzen 9 7950X). The multi-threaded performance is of course not that competitive due to only 6 cores.

The Raphael series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

The R5 7600X is rated 105 Watt TDP and Raphael is rather power hungry compared to the 5000 series.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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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.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 7600XAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Granite Ridge
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5)
Series: Granite Ridge (Zen 5, AM5) Granite Ridge
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X compare4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 compare3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X « 4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
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
Clock4700 - 5300 MHz3900 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache6 MB6 MB
L3 Cache32 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 126 / 12
6 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 5
TDP105 Watt65 Watt
TransistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
Technology5 nm4 nm & 6 nm
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size1x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)AM5
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2DDR5-5600 RAM, PCIe 5 + PCIe 4, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 7600X
44.1 pt (73%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ryzen 5 9600X
46.1 pt (77%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 134     avg: 134.5     median: 134.5 (67%)     max: 135 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 986     avg: 999     median: 999 (19%)     max: 1012 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 15006     avg: 15252     median: 15236 (14%)     max: 15510 Points
min: 17176     avg: 17529     median: 17528.5 (16%)     max: 17881 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1953     avg: 1964     median: 1965 (80%)     max: 1967 Points
min: 2180     avg: 2184     median: 2183.5 (89%)     max: 2187 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 759     avg: 761     median: 761 (83%)     max: 764 Points
858 Points (93%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5882     avg: 5973     median: 5966 (15%)     max: 6076 Points
min: 6719     avg: 6847     median: 6846.5 (17%)     max: 6974 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2434     avg: 2504     median: 2517 (16%)     max: 2536 Points
min: 2630     avg: 2691     median: 2691 (17%)     max: 2752 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 311     avg: 313.7     median: 314 (87%)     max: 315 Points
min: 341     avg: 342     median: 342 (95%)     max: 343 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 27.79     avg: 28.3     median: 28.3 (37%)     max: 28.69 Points
min: 30.86     avg: 31.4     median: 31.4 (41%)     max: 31.99 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.68     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (88%)     max: 3.72 Points
min: 4     avg: 4     median: 4 (95%)     max: 4.21 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8212     avg: 8455     median: 8480 (51%)     max: 8631 Points
min: 9324     avg: 9333     median: 9332.5 (56%)     max: 9341 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 48381     avg: 49427     median: 49430 (36%)     max: 49837 Points
min: 54599     avg: 55406     median: 55406 (40%)     max: 56213 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 88546     avg: 90010     median: 90309 (58%)     max: 91222 Points
min: 100227     avg: 101401     median: 101401 (65%)     max: 102575 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 15797     avg: 15925     median: 15948 (19%)     max: 16010 Points
min: 17470     avg: 17506     median: 17505.5 (21%)     max: 17541 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 74.491     avg: 78.5     median: 78.8 (1%)     max: 82.19 s
min: 71.513     avg: 72     median: 72 (1%)     max: 72.546 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 2.709     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (1%)     max: 2.933 s
min: 2.571     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (1%)     max: 2.617 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
16178 Points (26%)
min: 14438     avg: 14629     median: 14628.5 (23%)     max: 14819 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 65569     avg: 68816     median: 69291 (40%)     max: 70615 MIPS
min: 68220     avg: 68266     median: 68266 (39%)     max: 68312 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7661     avg: 7993     median: 8058 (95%)     max: 8101 MIPS
min: 7724     avg: 7760     median: 7760 (91%)     max: 7796 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
147.8 fps (4%)
min: 154     avg: 157     median: 157 (4%)     max: 160.05 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
367 fps (9%)
min: 364     avg: 368.8     median: 368.8 (9%)     max: 373.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 20.2     avg: 20.9     median: 21 (37%)     max: 21.4 fps
min: 23.2     avg: 23.4     median: 23.4 (41%)     max: 23.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (32%)
min: 1.3     avg: 1.4     median: 1.4 (40%)     max: 1.4 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.8 GB/s (31%)
min: 2.2     avg: 2.3     median: 2.3 (39%)     max: 2.3 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
13.2 GB/s (34%)
min: 13.4     avg: 13.5     median: 13.5 (35%)     max: 13.6 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 322     avg: 329.6     median: 328 (4%)     max: 344 Seconds
min: 281     avg: 285     median: 285 (4%)     max: 289 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 202     avg: 206.1     median: 205 (1%)     max: 214 Seconds
min: 184     avg: 184.5     median: 184.5 (1%)     max: 185 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3726     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.395 sec
min: 0.3389     avg: 0.3     median: 0.3 (7%)     max: 0.3426 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 16979     avg: 17291     median: 17290.5 (37%)     max: 17602 Points
min: 17706     avg: 17737     median: 17736.5 (38%)     max: 17767 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.4 s (2%)
min: 7.614     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 7.672 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16 s (1%)
min: 16.336     avg: 16.4     median: 16.3 (1%)     max: 16.363 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
367.1 s (2%)
min: 359.798     avg: 360.1     median: 360.1 (2%)     max: 360.414 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 82479     avg: 83000     median: 82999.5 (64%)     max: 83520 Points
min: 83540     avg: 84299     median: 84299 (65%)     max: 85058 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 25396     avg: 25731     median: 25731 (63%)     max: 26066 Points
min: 25717     avg: 25914     median: 25914 (64%)     max: 26111 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 92244     avg: 98319     median: 98318.5 (80%)     max: 104393 Points
min: 113587     avg: 113789     median: 113788 (92%)     max: 113990 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 92907     avg: 98466     median: 98466 (80%)     max: 104025 Points
min: 113517     avg: 113785     median: 113785 (92%)     max: 114053 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 94868     avg: 99772     median: 99772 (80%)     max: 104676 Points
min: 116109     avg: 117823     median: 117822 (95%)     max: 119536 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 19327     avg: 19377     median: 19377 (49%)     max: 19427 Points
min: 21053     avg: 21073     median: 21073 (53%)     max: 21093 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 30671     avg: 30681     median: 30681 (55%)     max: 30691 Points
min: 33449     avg: 33456     median: 33455.5 (60%)     max: 33462 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 10458     avg: 10645     median: 10645 (45%)     max: 10832 Points
min: 10821     avg: 10941     median: 10941 (46%)     max: 11061 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
3066 Points (71%)
3320 Points (77%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
13666 Points (53%)
15378 Points (60%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2159     avg: 2212     median: 2217 (75%)     max: 2230 Points
min: 2490     avg: 2507     median: 2506.5 (84%)     max: 2523 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11093     avg: 11914     median: 12003 (22%)     max: 12185 Points
min: 12751     avg: 12840     median: 12839.5 (23%)     max: 12928 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2070     avg: 2120     median: 2126 (9%)     max: 2137 Points
min: 2305     avg: 2351     median: 2351 (10%)     max: 2397 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11123     avg: 11886     median: 11982 (38%)     max: 12112 Points
min: 12556     avg: 12779     median: 12779 (40%)     max: 13002 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 8596     avg: 8967     median: 9021 (90%)     max: 9048 Points
min: 9634     avg: 9696     median: 9695.5 (97%)     max: 9757 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 45422     avg: 47461     median: 47694 (47%)     max: 48205 Points
min: 51644     avg: 52536     median: 52536 (51%)     max: 53428 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 441     avg: 447.8     median: 448 (1%)     max: 451 ms
min: 389     avg: 390     median: 390 (0%)     max: 391 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 295     avg: 298.3     median: 298 (78%)     max: 302 Points
min: 338     avg: 338.5     median: 338.5 (88%)     max: 339 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 356     avg: 373.3     median: 370.5 (67%)     max: 395 Points
min: 364     avg: 380     median: 380 (68%)     max: 396 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2104     avg: 2186     median: 2193 (82%)     max: 2256 Points
min: 2103     avg: 2109     median: 2108.5 (79%)     max: 2114 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
227 Watt (39%)
min: 213     avg: 239     median: 239 (41%)     max: 265 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
215 Watt (39%)
min: 210     avg: 239.3     median: 243 (44%)     max: 265 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
91.5 Watt (61%)
min: 117.7     avg: 119.8     median: 119.8 (79%)     max: 121.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
11.7 Points per Watt (9%)
min: 10.4     avg: 11.5     median: 11.5 (9%)     max: 12.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 7600X → 100% n=50

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 9600X → 108% n=50

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