1.Price, availability, and specs2.Multi core performance3.Single core performance4.The competition5.Should you buy?
Nevertheless, any successor has a mountain to climb to receive the same praise as its 5000 Series precursor.
Here’s what I found in my testing.
AMD dropped its MSRP this year, but you’ll still need to spring for an aftermarket CPU cooler.
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Generational multi-core improvements are minimal, as the 105W 7600X still beats the 65W 9600X in specific tests.
AMD’s plate design is still an enemy of thermal paste cleanliness, but AM5 is at least supported until 2027.
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X good for gaming?
Yes, if you’re on a strict budget.
It even scores hot on the heels of my previous top gaming CPU recommendation: theRyzen 7 7800X3D.
AMD’s 65W Ryzen 9600X beats Intel’s 125W Core i5-14600K single-core performance in every benchmark.
Instead, the call for competitors comes from inside AMD’s house.
Ryzen 5 9600X: Should you buy?
Still, those on older processors with AM4 sockets will appreciate this affordable and versatile entry-level AM5 option.
The entry-level chip of any processor generation is never expected to blow the previous range out of the water.
However, AMD still delivers incredible single-core performance with the Ryzen 5 9600X.
Geekbench 6 tests the burst performance capability of CPUs.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
Cinebench 2024 runs a longer, sustained stress test.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
CPU-Z tests both single core and multi core performance in a short test.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
7-Zip’s benchmark simulates archive compression and decompression.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
The performance change from Ryzen 7000 to 9000 isn’t as much of a multi-core leap as the previous 5000 to 7000 Series.
In burst performance, the 9600X comes incredibly close to the 7800X3D.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
Sustained stress tests show more of a separation, as games would.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
Both of the new Ryzen 9000 chips come out on top in single core burst performance.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
It’s the same story in Cinebench, as AMD pulls ahead in single core scores.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
Intel still edges ahead in specific tests, like CPU-Z’s single core benchmark.(Image credit: Windows Central | CPU Monkey)
Even Intel’s 13th Gen Core i5 chips will crush the Ryzen 5 7600X in multi-core performance (if they’re stable enough.)
It’s a tricky position for the 9600X to open this new generation when it’s followed so closely by Ryzen 7000 chips.
