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AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 9600

Processor Released Feb 19, 2025

CPU cores: 6
CPU threads: 12
Maximum boost clock: 5.2 GHz
Thermal design power: 65 W

No matched benchmark results are available for this entry yet.

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 6
Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*
CPU threads: 12
Base clock: 3.8 GHz
Reported integrated GPU frequency: 2,200 MHz^*
L1 cache: 480 KB^*
Maximum boost clock: 5.2 GHz
L3 cache: 32 MB
L2 cache: 6 MB
Architecture: Zen 5^*
Socket / package: AM5
Manufacturing process: TSMC 4nm FinFET
Process node: 4 nm

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
32 MB

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2

Supported memory

DDR5^*

CPU memory support

DDR5
Technology
DDR5

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 65 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 28 fields

Name

AMD Ryzen™ 5 9600^*

L3 Cache

32^* MB

Default TDP

65^* W

L1 Cache

480^* KB

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

TSMC 4nm FinFET^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

CPU Socket

AM5^*

Thermal Solution (PIB)

AMD Wraith Stealth^*

Family

Ryzen^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

95^* °C

Launch Date

02/19/2025^*

*OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit^*

PCI Express® Version

PCIe® 5.0^*

System Memory Type

DDR5^*

Memory Channels

2^*

Graphics Model

AMD Radeon™ Graphics^*

Graphics Core Count

2^*

Graphics Frequency

2,200^* MHz

Series

Ryzen 9000 Series^*

Product ID Boxed

100-100000718BOX^*

Product ID Tray

100-000000718^*

Supported Technologies

AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies^*

Form Factor

Desktops, Boxed Processor^*

# of CPU Cores

6^*

# of Threads

12^*

Max. Boost Clock

5.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Qualification: Up to^*
Original declaration: Up to 5.2 GHz^*

Base Clock

3.8^* GHz

L2 Cache

6^* MB

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

type

cpu^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

brand

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

model

Ryzen 5 9600^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

official power w

65^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

what the figure is

Default TDP^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

socket

AM5^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

updated

2026-09-29^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

what_the_figure_is: Default TDP^*
updated: 2026-09-29^*
brand: AMD^*
model: Ryzen 5 9600^*
type: cpu^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

microarchitecture

Zen 5^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

5.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.8^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

6^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 467.55^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Radeon^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

65^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Ryzen 5 9600^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

* Provisional data