AMD
Ryzen 5 9600X
Mid-range Zen 5 — excellent 1080p/1440p gaming for the money.
$175.99
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Our take on the Ryzen 5 9600X
The Ryzen 5 9600X is the smart budget entry to a modern AM5 build. Six Zen 5 cores deliver excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming when paired with a good GPU, and the AM5 socket means you can drop in a faster chip later without a new motherboard. For a value gaming build, it is a lot of performance for the money.
Strengths
- +Excellent gaming value
- +Low 65W power draw runs cool and quiet
- +Upgrade path on AM5
Trade-offs
- –Six cores limit heavy multi-threaded work
- –No 3D V-Cache, so it trails X3D in games
Best for: Value-focused 1080p/1440p gaming builds.
Specifications
- Cores/Threads
- 6/12
- Base Clock
- 3.9 GHz
- Boost
- 5.4 GHz
- L3 Cache
- 32MB
- TDP
- 65W
- Socket
- AM5