AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

amd

Brand

6/12

Cores/Threads

3.9GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

$279 Aug 2024 View Details
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

amd

Brand

6/12

Cores/Threads

4.2GHz

Base Clock

65W

TDP

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

$170 Apr 2024 View Details
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

$279 • Aug 2024

VS

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

$170 • Apr 2024

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

Specs Comparison

SpecificationAMD Ryzen 5 9600XAMD Ryzen 5 8400F
66
1212
3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
5.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
39 X42 X
65 W65 W
DDR5DDR5
L180 KB 64 KB
L21.00 MB1.00 MB
L332.00 MB 16.00 MB
Radeon GraphicsN/A
Ryzen 5 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)) Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
4nm4nm
amd socket am5amd socket am5
TSMCTSMC
70.6 mm² 178 mm²
Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)
8315 million25000 million
95°C95°C

Comparison in Tools

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Cinebench

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

Multi Core Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Geekbench

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

Multi Core Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Passmark

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

30019 (+22%)

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

24547

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

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Blender

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

Comparison in Games

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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F Wins!

Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks

1
Wins
AMD Ryzen 5...
VS
25% vs 75%
3
Wins
AMD Ryzen 5...
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

AMD • 6/12 • 3.9GHz

1
Wins
25%
Win Rate
Single
Multi
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

AMD • 6/12 • 4.2GHz

3
Wins
75%
Win Rate
Single
Multi

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