AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

[W1zzard]

The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X excels in energy efficiency and single-threaded performance. It offers great FPS for gamers and solid application performance. Our review confirms: at just $280, the 9600X is a compelling option against the pricier 7800X3D.

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[W1zzard]

Please do note that there's a lot of general discussion around Zen 5 going on in the comments for the 9700X review: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-ryzen-7-9700x.325081/

 

[SL2]

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Cinebench looks swapped for 7600.

 

[kapone32]

Excellent review. Confirms for me my next chip will be the 9900X3D. I love the power draw on the 6 core variants. I theorize they can maintain longer boost clocks with less heat generated from 2 less cores in the CCD.

 

[W1zzard]

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Cinebench looks swapped for 7600.

fixed, thanks!

 

[Quicks]

Disappointing to say the least. You can just as well buy the older cheaper series or just try and get 78003D on the cheap and call it a day for the next couple of years.

 

[Rabit]

As R5 7600 user nothing to be exited here skipping this gen

 

[Vincero]

I wouldn't say it's disappointing - progress is progress even when it's minimal.

This release reminds me a lot of when Intel released Haswell after Ivy Bridge - small IPC improvement and really a product where the main focus was efficiency - almost a mobile first approach, with baked in efficiency gains better than the move to a new process alone delivered.

I forsee a lot of people having a similar opinion and complaining how little an improvement it is...
And to be fair they are right to do so - AMD were pushing a Zen5 uplift that will not be that apparent for some depending on what apps they use - and non-existant if using certain games.

On the plus side, anyone who has bought a 7600/x will have little to be upset about - the new equivalent product is not something that makes the older 7600 seem immediately obsolete. If the price of the 7600 CPUs drops significantly below the 9600 I can see a lot of people getting the 7600 quite happily as they are not really missing out on anything except for the weird Zen4 / 1st gen AM5 thermal behaviour.

 

[Gucky]

Only if you take the release price. I can get a 7700 without cooler for sub 200$...

 

[cerulliber]

my Ryzen 5 also have 32mb cache and 4ghz. it's bang/buck at 80$ 89% in 4k, ryzen 3600. still seeking reasons to justify upgrade, but can't see reasons past 5800x3d. anyway, zen5 isn't as bad as looking, still have plenty of improovements vs zen4 and avx512 is a neat part, while Incels removed it on 12th. time to unsubscribe from those youtubers claiming 40% IPC.

 

[mahoney]

I really don't get it? What's with these titles? Best under $300 gaming cpu, Magic of Zen5?
What's going on? Like these chips are so meh that I really hope these titles are you being sarcastic.

 

[codex5600x]

Disappointed

 

[cellar door]

TLDR - you can and should get a vanilla 7600/board combo for the same money.

 

[Gameslove]

Ryzen 7 5800X3D stay as king here.

 

[Dyatlov A]

And it is still not better than an overclocked Intel 12400