AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Segment
  Desktop Desktop
• Series
  Ryzen 9000 Series Ryzen 9000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 12
• CPU Threads
  12 24
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.4 GHz 5.6 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  5.4 GHz 5.6 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU Frequency
  2200 MHz 2200 MHz
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics
• Graphics Cores
  2 2

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR5 DDR5
• PCIe
  PCIe 5.0 PCIe 5.0

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Default TDP
  65 W 120 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
  65 W 120 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Zen 5 Zen 5
• Codename
  Granite Ridge AM5 Granite Ridge AM5
• I/O die process
  TSMC 6nm FinFET TSMC 6nm FinFET
• L2-Cache
  6 MB 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  32 MB 64 MB
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-5-9600x.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/9000-series/amd-ryzen-9-9900x.html
• Release date
  2024-08-08 2024-08-15
• Socket
  AM5 AM5
• Technology
  TSMC 4nm FinFET TSMC 4nm FinFET
• Verification scope
  Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30