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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Spec score
Spec score 59
$152
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 7600X against Ryzen 9 5900X
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Spec score
Spec score 59
$229
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
55 vs 59 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 61 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 60 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 7600Xleft
65 vs 59 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
51 vs 56 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
46 vs 54 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Ryzen 9 5900Xright
50 vs 56 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 7600X: 59
Ryzen 9 5900X: 59
level
Gaming
Ryzen 5 7600X: 67
Ryzen 9 5900X: 59
8 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 7600X: 36
Ryzen 9 5900X: 50
14 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 7600X: 72
Ryzen 9 5900X: 67
5 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 7600X: 32.8
Ryzen 9 5900X: 25.8
27%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 7600X: $180
Ryzen 9 5900X: $229
$49to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 7600X: 6
Ryzen 9 5900X: 12
100%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 7600X: 12
Ryzen 9 5900X: 24
100%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 7600X: 5.3 GHz
Ryzen 9 5900X: 4.8 GHz
10%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 7600X: 142 W
Ryzen 9 5900X: 142 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 7600X leads in games by 14%.
- The Ryzen 9 5900X has 39% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 5 7600X is 7% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 7600X typically costs $49 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 7600X is the better buy: 32.8 points per $100 against 25.8.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 7600X | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 4 | Zen 3 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM4 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 12 / 24 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.7 GHz (better) | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.3 GHz (better) | 4.8 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 105 / 142 W | 105 / 142 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes (better) | No |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $180 (better) | $229 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.